Monthly Archives: March 2022

A breath test for any disease

Posted on March 20, 2022

Israel’s Breath of Health (BOH – see here previously) was featured on I24 News. Its trial at Israeli hospitals showed that it could replace the PCR test for COVID detection. Its blow test pattern analysis can be adapted to detect … Continue reading →

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Improving outcomes for cancer patients

Posted on March 20, 2022

The Israeli-developed Intelligent Care platform of US-based Canopy improves life-saving care provided to cancer patients. Canopy’s suite of intelligent, electronic health-record integrated tools helps cancer centers engage with their patients and streamline clinical processes. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkgqe9lfc https://www.canopycare.us/

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550 Bnei Menashe return to Jerusalem

Posted on March 13, 2022

Some 550 new immigrants from India’s Bnei Menashe community visited the Western Wall for the first time, accompanied by Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau. The community claims descent from one of the 10 lost tribes of Israel … Continue reading →

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Discovery on the way to Israel

Posted on March 13, 2022

When an official from the Jewish Agency called the names of two Ukrainian women with the same surname waiting to fly to Israel, they discovered they had the same father. Valentina’s father had previously divorced Mariana’s mother. Both half-sisters have … Continue reading →

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Animal therapy for Ukrainian refugees

Posted on March 13, 2022

Israeli NGO MyIsrael is publicizing the efforts of its 18 adopted charities to help refugees arriving in Israel from Ukraine. The first charity to be called upon is Animal Angels (HAMA) that is taking animals that have been rescued from … Continue reading →

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100 Jewish Ukraine orphans arrive in Israel

Posted on March 13, 2022

100 children, ages 2-18, traveled more than 400 miles by bus from the northern Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr to Romania before flying to Israel, where they were greeted by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Refugees on another flight showed their delight … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the world

Posted on March 13, 2022

Jewish schoolteacher Chani Kochav Lev and her husband Eliezer fled Kyiv, Ukraine, just in time for their baby boy to be born safely at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/323223

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Chabad’s mobile crisis center for Ukrainian Jews

Posted on March 13, 2022

In the Israeli village of Kfar Chabad, dozens of Russian-speaking Chabad volunteers work in a high-tech crisis-management center. They use emergency hotlines to provide the Jews of Ukraine with food, evacuation, refugee aid, housing, or access to medical assistance. https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5432293/jewish/Crisis-Center-in-Israel-a-Lifeline-for-Jews-of-Ukraine.htm

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550+ community Purim Megillah readings

Posted on March 13, 2022

The organizers of “Megillah in the Community” have scheduled more than 550 in-person group Purim readings of the Esther Megillah across Israel. The initiative will take place in community centers, public parks, hospitals and more, and geared to all ages … Continue reading →

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Fanfare for Israeli President at Istanbul synagogue

Posted on March 13, 2022

President Herzog’s arrival at the historic Neve Shalom Istanbul synagogue was met with music and loud blasts of the shofar (ram’s horn). The President followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who visited the synagogue. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/323669 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmUHNLhAzcw

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