Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Israelis are living longer

Posted on April 14, 2024

The number of Israelis aged 75 and over is growing by about 9,000 individuals per year. Life expectancy in Israel is 85 years for women and 82 years for men and continues to increase. Currently some 346,000 people receive elderly … Continue reading →

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Improving mental health in the Police force

Posted on April 14, 2024

Israel’s XRHealth (see here previously) is to deploy its VR/AR solution in a specially equipped “quiet room” at every police station throughout Israel. It aims to promote mental health resilience, decrease stress, anxiety, and aggression, and improve performance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/xrhealth-awarded-contract-israeli-police-120000609.html

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The arms race in the gut

Posted on April 14, 2024

Ben Gurion University scientists have just published the results of their work reported here in 2019. In trying to develop a biologic remedy to reduce the methane produced by cows, they have uncovered a war in the intestines between good … Continue reading →

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A nano-polymer to deliver chemo

Posted on April 14, 2024

Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have developed a nanometer size polymer containing a peptide for delivering chemotherapy. In lab tests, it was over 50% successful in destroying resistant liver metastases (secondary cancer) materialized from colorectal cancer. https://www.bgu.ac.il/en/news-and-articles/new-nanomedicine-succeeded-in-treating-metastatic-colon-cancer/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1748013224000379

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How life can change

Posted on April 14, 2024

Danielle graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Music. She started a bureaucratic job with the UK Government. Then she went to The UK Limmud Conference, and now she is executive director of Israel’s Volcani International Partnerships, repairing devastated … Continue reading →

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Two Jewish Presidents complete Torah scroll

Posted on April 14, 2024

Israel’s President Herzog and Ukraine’s President Zelensky both wrote a letter in a new Torah scroll for Kyiv’s Great Synagogue, dedicated to peace and unity. Other writers include Israel’s Chief Rabbis, Ukrainian soldiers, relatives of Israeli hostages and bereaved families. … Continue reading →

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Police clown reduces tension at protests

Posted on April 14, 2024

“Hashoteret Az-Oolay” (Policewoman Then-Maybe) has been a regular fixture at Israeli street demonstrations for the last three or so years. In her big shoes, old-fashioned police uniform and red nose, she aims to connect with all the different kinds of … Continue reading →

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A 6-legged gazelle

Posted on April 14, 2024

Some very unusual animals have appeared in Israel recently. Red Heffers, and now this. https://www.timesofisrael.com/six-legged-gazelle-born-with-rare-genetic-defect-spotted-in-israels-south/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji7cZuA-VcU

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Ancient ivory jar reveals local trade & skills

Posted on April 14, 2024

Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 6,000-year-old “amphoriskos” (small oil jar with two handles). Made from an elephant tusk, it is the first of its kind to be found in the region, highlighting its skillful manufacture, plus its trade route location – … Continue reading →

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“Garden of Eden” opens

Posted on April 14, 2024

Ubeidiya Jordan Valley national park has three features. First, a prehistoric site. Then adjacent, is Tel Ubeidiya where an inscription of the time of Pharaoh Merneptah (c.1210 BCE) was found mentioning Israel. And finally, Moshav Menahemia, an early Zionist village, … Continue reading →

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