Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

IDF soldier makes connection in Sri Lanka

Posted on March 23, 2025

A Golani soldier wounded in Gaza, was vacationing in Sri Lanka and read the story of Purim in a synagogue. He suddenly realized that the scroll he was reading from had been dedicated to the memory of 3 IDF soldiers … Continue reading →

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The 10,000th Birthright volunteer

Posted on March 23, 2025

New York’s Madison Stock is the 10,000th participant in the Birthright Israel volunteer program. Activities include food rescue operations to prevent shortages in the Israeli market and supporting kibbutz restoration projects in areas hardest hit on Oct 7 2023 and … Continue reading →

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$1.7 million raised for Bibas family

Posted on March 23, 2025

In a public fundraising campaign, the Lehosheet Yad (Lend a Hand) foundation has raised more than $1.7 million in 24 hours from nearly 31,000 donors. It will help freed hostage Yarden Bibas’s recovery and establish a memorial for his wife, … Continue reading →

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“New Day Will Rise”

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel’s entry for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen. The three-minute song “New Day Will Rise” is primarily in English, with several lines in French and Hebrew. It will be performed by Nova music festival survivor Yuval Raphael. … Continue reading →

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Three Jewish athletes make Aliyah in a war

Posted on March 16, 2025

Rachel Dallet, 22, moved to Israel in July to join the Hapoel Jerusalem soccer club. Basketball player Nikki Bick, 27, joined Ironi Ness Ziona women and former NBA G League player Ryan Turell joined their men’s team. All have had … Continue reading →

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Israel week in San Diego

Posted on March 16, 2025

Students at UC San Diego will celebrate Israel Week in May as part of Jewish Heritage Month. It includes an Israeli shuk with booths offering Israeli food, samples of Israeli culture, and Israeli music. The Hillel center sponsors four student … Continue reading →

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See Israel’s waterfalls

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israel had a few wet days at the beginning of March. If you are quick, you can visit the resulting waterfalls at Ein Gedi, the Banias, Ayit (Golan), the Ayun (and others – Upper Galilee) the Jalaboun (Golan) the Sa’ar … Continue reading →

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Ancient humans ate beef

Posted on March 16, 2025

Researchers have analyzed archaeological remains from Nesher Ramla, a site near Tel Aviv dating back to the Middle Paleolithic period. It shows ancient humans hunted few animal species, mainly aurochs, a wild bovine species, likely ancestors of today’s cattle. https://www.timesofisrael.com/early-humans-in-israel-really-liked-their-steaks-new-study-shows/

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Israel sells $5 billion of bonds

Posted on March 16, 2025

Israeli government raised $5 billion in two series of bonds over five and ten years. Demand was very high – 4.6 times oversubscribed. The interest rates were closer to those of US Government bonds than last year’s issue, highlighting increased … Continue reading →

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Engineering an energy partnership

Posted on March 16, 2025

Two Israeli companies, Brenmiller Energy (see here previously) and Baran Energy (part of Israel’s largest engineering company) are jointly to accelerate Brenmiller’s bGen ZERO thermal energy deployments in Israel. Baran has completed 1,000+ global projects. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250220455669/en/ https://www.barangroup.com/en/home-page-en/

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