Monthly Archives: July 2022

An alternative to psychiatric hospitals

Posted on July 17, 2022

An interesting report and separate analysis of the performance of three of Israel’s 13 Soteria Houses for psychiatric patients. Their compassion and supportive environments contrast with alternative psychiatric hospitals that focus on anti-psychotic drugs and more invasive therapies. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychiatry-through-the-looking-glass/202206/alternative-psychiatric-hospitals https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17522439.2022.2057578

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Early warning of patient problems

Posted on July 17, 2022

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center has just completed a clinical study of patients using the wearable vital signs monitor from Israel’s BioBeat (see here previously). It shows that the telehealth device can detect patient deterioration 38 hours before clinical deterioration, in … Continue reading →

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How do the astronauts feel

Posted on July 17, 2022

Another experiment conducted by astronauts on the Axiom One Rakia mission to the International Space Station was the helmet of Israel’s Brain.Space (see here previously). Here is a detailed description of the experiment and the implications for future space travel. … Continue reading →

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Mosaics of biblical Deborah & Yael unearthed

Posted on July 10, 2022

Archeologists have unearthed nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics in an ancient Jewish synagogue at Huqoq in Israel’s Lower Galilee. They are the earliest known depictions of the biblical heroines Deborah and Yael as described in the book of Judges. https://worldisraelnews.com/earliest-depictions-of-biblical-deborah-yael-in-unearthed-in-ancient-synagogue/

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Ukrainian Jewish refugees to marry in Israel

Posted on July 10, 2022

Yakov and Malka, refugees from Ukraine, are to marry on July 10 in Tiberias, a city on the shore of Israel’s Lake Kinneret. Both headed dormitories at a Kyiv yeshiva but only became friends after the Russian invasion. Quiet Yakov … Continue reading →

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A 3-min tour of the City of David

Posted on July 10, 2022

A short video of the excavations revealing 5,000 years of the Biblical history of Jerusalem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cmd3i-UtUs

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150 more Ethiopians arrive

Posted on July 10, 2022

One hundred and fifty new immigrants from Ethiopia landed in Israel as part of Operation Tzur Israel. One of them said, “This is a very great privilege. We have been waiting for many years to make Aliyah and do not … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Book of Psalms rescued

Posted on July 10, 2022

After a separation of over thirty years, an Ethiopian family has finally been reunited with their precious Book of Psalms that they had to abandon when fleeing to Israel in Operation Solomon. The book, written in the ancient Ethiopian language … Continue reading →

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Wandering Jewish wheat

Posted on July 10, 2022

The normally anti-Israel BBC made this video of Israeli wild wheat seeds.  Just like the Jewish story, the seeds have learned to move to places where they can take root and thrive. The re-discovery of hardy Israeli wild wheat (see … Continue reading →

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Indian Jews celebrate Bar Mitzva at Kotel

Posted on July 10, 2022

At a moving bar mitzvah ceremony at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, dozens of young Indian Jews celebrated their Bnei Mitzvot.  The group was on a trip with Birthright, an organization that brings Jewish youth to Israel to experience their ancestral homeland. … Continue reading →

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