No Israeli athletes or coaches jumped into the stadium with Queen Elizabeth II, but 36 were part of the official Israeli delegation to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London – the 30th Olympiad. In...
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Free Beer
On May 12, 2011, I wrote an essay as part of my application for the Sofaer International MBA at the Recanati School of Business at Tel Aviv University that I am two weeks away from completing. The...
Bridging the Gaps That Divide Us: Coping With the Tragedies in Aurora and Bulgaria
We mourn the twelve victims and fifty-eight wounded in the senseless slaughter in Aurora. We also mourn the suicide bombing which murdered five Israelis and two Bulgarians, and wounded dozens of...
Crocs & a T-Shirt
No, “Crocs & a T-Shirt†is not the name of some up and coming indie band from Bensonhurst. It’s the unavoidable truth that helps describe and even define the high-tech scene in Israel...
From American-Israeli to Israeli-American in less than 365 days
It’s hard to say exactly at what point that change happened, but the small things that used to drive me crazy, I now can’t imagine living without. If/when I go back to sunny California...
The 2012 Muslim Jewish Conference: Muslims Like Gefilte Fish, Too
How does a Muslim celebrate Ramadan in Las Vegas? This was just one of the many questions addressed at the 2012 Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC) held in Bratislava, Slovakia last week. The MJC is an...
Some Serious Schmoozing
Recently, I had the privilege of attending some exciting networking events and conferences throughout Israel. At the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, I saw President Shimon Peres present an...
To Assassinate or Not to Assassinate?
Less than 24 hours ago, Hamas senior operative Kamal Ranaja was found assassinated in his home in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Hussein Murtada, director of Iran’s al-Alam TV station, says...