Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Standing together

Posted on February 23, 2025

Brian Mast, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress, met with IDF soldier Ari Spitz. Rep Mast lost his legs in Afghanistan; Ari lost his in Gaza; both have prosthetic legs.  Rep Mast said, “As the only member … Continue reading →

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Best large Jazz Ensemble album

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israeli musician Dan Pugach won a Grammy award in the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album with his compilation title “Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence.” https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-dan-pugach-wins-grammy-award-for-best-large-jazz-ensemble-album/ https://www.danpugach.com/ https://www.youtube.com/danpugach

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Even more good

Posted on February 9, 2025

The song that all Israel is singing.  Tamid Ohev Oti (Od Yoter Tov). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEmjeU-62PM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2-zP4h0lqQ

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Israel’s wheelchair dance champion

Posted on February 9, 2025

Major feature article about Israel’s Tomer Margalit (see here previously) who didn’t let paralysis prevent her from becoming a world class dancer. https://www.israel21c.org/disabled-ballroom-dancer-taking-on-the-world/

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See the colors of Jerusalem.

Posted on February 9, 2025

February in Jerusalem is full of color. A new lion, the Botanical Gardens, purple irises, white roses, lemon trees, Jerusalem Theater art, and (of course) yellow ribbons. https://rjstreets.com/2025/02/02/watch-as-the-pendulum-swings-february-begins-in-jerusalem/

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Top 100 wine

Posted on February 9, 2025

The US publication Wine Spectator selected White Label Judean Hills 2021 from Israeli winery Flam for its Top 100 Wines of 2024 list. “full-throttled core of red currant, blackberry, dried flower and dusty earth flavors…shows a spine of graphite that … Continue reading →

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Persian leopards return to Israel

Posted on February 9, 2025

El Al has flown two young rare Persian leopards to their new home at the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem from the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic where they were born. There are fewer than 1,000 Persian leopards in … Continue reading →

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Israeli AI programs to be in US AI plans

Posted on February 9, 2025

David Sacks, chair of US President Trump’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, and Elon Musk have agreed to integrate Israel’s artificial intelligence programs into the US administration’s plans to massively expand AI development, estimated at half a trillion … Continue reading →

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$1 billion of profit

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israeli Cybersecurity company Check Point closed 2024 with $2.56 billion in revenue, a 6% growth compared to 2023. For the first time, Check Point’s annual profit surpassed the billion-dollar mark. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1o001jkd1x

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Startup investment – to 9th Feb 25

Posted on February 9, 2025

Oligo Security raised $50 million; Finout raised $40 million; Flō Optics raised $35 million; Seraphic Security raised $29 million; Bigabid raised $25 million; Pepticom raised $6.6 million; Lowental Hybrid raised $5 million;

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