Monthly Archives: January 2012

ISRAEL365? App: Connect with Israel Every Day

Posted on January 8, 2012

“United with Israel” has launched a new iPhone application called “Israel 365.” The app consists of a 2012 calendar, photos, historical stories, and Hebrew lessons, which will allow people to connect to the country, people and Land of Israel on … Continue reading →

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The top 10 Israeli innovations in 2011

Posted on January 8, 2012

Here is a list (not mine) of the best Israeli products to hit the market in 2011. It includes the “ash-poopie” – one of my favourites. http://sizedoesntmatter.com/blog/go-got-the-boys-ladies-and-headlines-time-for-top-10-innovations-of-2011/

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Tel Aviv – “one of the world’s most creative cities”

Posted on January 8, 2012

Canada’s top magazine has published a great article about the innovations emanating from Israel’s hi-tech centre. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-worlds-most-creative-cities/article2286363/

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The best B&B in the Middle East

Posted on January 7, 2012

What an accolade. TripAdvisor have awarded top slot to the Artists’ Colony Inn in Safed (Tzfat) in its 2012 “Travellers’ Choice” list of the top 25 B&B’s and inns in the Middle East. Some of the guests were “blown away … Continue reading →

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Why I serve

Posted on January 1, 2012

Have you seen the amazing film “Defiance” about the Bielski brothers who fought the Nazis and saved 1200 Jews? Well Zus Bielski’s grandson Elan is now a paratrooper in the Israeli army. He is a lone soldier and proud to … Continue reading →

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It is never too late

Posted on January 1, 2012

Moshe Burnstein, 82, from Tiberias, has just celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall. In 1943, just before his 13th birthday, Burnstein, was taken to a concentration camp together with his family and was unable to celebrate the traditional … Continue reading →

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A long journey to base

Posted on January 1, 2012

Decorated for his service to Israel, Doron Horowitz flies here from Canada every year to join his Border Police unit. http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=250651

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Alighting for Chanukah

Posted on January 1, 2012

Seventy-six new immigrants from the USA landed at Ben Gurion Airport on a Nefesh b’Nefesh flight in time to light their first night Chanukah candles in their new homeland. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4164965,00.html

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US students bring ‘Tooth Fairy’ to Israel

Posted on January 1, 2012

Victims of terrorist attacks often suffer from acute dental issues that demand immediate, extensive and expensive treatment. Three American graduate students have launched a “Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund” for survivors and their families to obtain dental care they otherwise could … Continue reading →

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A daily dose of kindness

Posted on January 1, 2012

If you would like to read examples of regular acts of kindness performed by individuals from the Jewish State, I recommend subscribing to the following daily email subscription issued by Shmuel Greenbaum. Shmuel started the service following personal tragedy and … Continue reading →

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