Monthly Archives: September 2019

The world’s smartest building

I reported previously (Oct 2016) that Intel was building what it called “the World’s smartest building” in the Israeli city of Petach Tikva. The 75,000 sqm building is now complete. Some 14,000 sensors control lights, temperature, smart elevators, low energy … Continue reading

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The Israeli town with the most kidney donors

The religious community of Yitzhar in Samaria has the highest proportion of kidney donors in Israel. The ten Jewish donors didn’t know any of the recipients, who included secular left-wingers. Their only regret was that they could only donate once. … Continue reading

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Christian Zionists help Jewish farmers harvest grapes

US evangelical group HaYovel (“The Harvest”) brings Christian volunteers to Israel to help Jewish farmers. They are currently harvesting grapes in the Samarian community of Shiloh – where the Biblical Tabernacle stood, prior to the Temple in Jerusalem. https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/09/16/christian-evangelicals-harvest-grapes-in-settlement-of-shilo/

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The class of Hillel

Over four years ago, after the passing of Rosh Yeshiva Rav Hillel Zaks, many parents in Modi’in Illit named their sons “Hillel” in his memory. So now in the new class at the kindergarten of Talmud Torah Medrash Meir in … Continue reading

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Home in the Homeland

Dina and Eli Kamionski, in their mid-30s, with four children, left the US for a new life in Israel. They documented their Aliya journey in a series of some 50 short videos entitled “The Kami Klan” to help others intending … Continue reading

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JR’s 35 years since Aliya

Regular readers will know that Jacob Richman is a prolific blogger and provider of vital information and photos on Israel and Jewish holidays. He made this video to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his Aliya from Brooklyn.  He introduces it, … Continue reading

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AI search of David Ben Gurion diaries

Ben-Gurion University and Microsoft Israel have teamed up to bring David Ben-Gurion’s archive to life. They are developing an advanced Artificially Intelligence-based system that will be able to search the entire archive, printed and handwritten materials alike. https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/bgarchives/Pages/archives.aspx

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What’s that falling from the sky?

Some parts of Israel experienced their first Autumn rains last week. It arrived early this year and made a pleasant change to the long, hot, dry summer weather. It is so important, that it has a special Hebrew name – … Continue reading

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Paralympic swimmer smashes world record

Israel’s Mark Malyar, who has cerebral palsy, broke the world record in winning the 400m freestyle S7 at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.  The event took place in London after Malaysia was removed as host for refusing to let … Continue reading

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The world’s 7th best slice of pizza

Bezzo Pizza in Tel Aviv ranked seventh on Big 7 Travel’s list for “The 50 Best Slices of Pizza in The World”. Big Travel 7 said, “they are also melt-in-the-mouth good. Bezzo Pizza is up there with the best pizza … Continue reading

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