NICKY BLACKBURN , Israel21c.org
• Published January 27, 2022
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion advised residents to stay indoors on Wednesday night, but when a rare snow storm blankets the city in around 4 inches of snow, nothing is going to stop people from rushing outdoors to enjoy a fleeting moment in the powdery stuff.
On...
ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published January 27, 2022
In 1998, native St. Louisan Leah Elbaum Hakimian and her husband, Yusef, left St. Louis for Israel, where they made aliyah and settled in Jerusalem. They had been living in Clayton and raising four daughters. The family was a member of B’rith Sholom...
NAAMA BARAK, Israel21c.org
• Published January 14, 2022
Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year for the trees, is a wonderful occasion to celebrate two Israeli fortes: green research and Start-Up Nation.
Therefore, trees, research and tech all form the very roots of this article, highlighting the top technologies...
Brian Blum, Israel21c.org
• Published January 11, 2022
The concept of carbon credits was introduced in the 1992 Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty on reducing greenhouse gases.
A company that produces carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change can purchase a “credit” from an organization,...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c.org
• Published January 10, 2022
You don’t need a Ph.D. or political clout to make a difference for the planet. Two leaders of environmental nonprofits in Israel offer simple steps anyone can take toward a cleaner, healthier future.
Diana Bletter, Israel21c
• Published January 10, 2022
Everyone knows that fish can swim, but Israeli scientists at Ben-Gurion University have just discovered that fish can also drive.
In a recent experiment, six goldfish operated their own vehicle, proving that they were able to navigate even on land.
In...
Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published January 9, 2022
A recent Gal Gadot interview with InStyle is full of little gems about the “Wonder Woman” star — including what she learned from her military service, insight into her parenting, lessons learned from her Jewish mom and her favorite Hebrew...
Stephen M. Flatow, JNS
• Published January 7, 2022
Hopefully, her declaration about the Palestinians will stimulate a serious conversation about the cruel occupation that the international community has been ignoring.
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics estimates Israel’s population at 9,449,000 as of December 31, 2021.
Of that number, 6,982,000 are Jewish (73.9% of the total population), 1,995,000 are Arab (21.1%) and 472,000 identify as “other” (5%).
Israel’s...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published January 3, 2022
“The world urgently needs a new way to treat mental health issues, and at PsyRx we believe psychedelics are a big part of the solution,” says Itay Hecht.
Hecht is CEO and cofounder of this Israeli company, which is developing standardized pharma-grade...
Mark D. Zimmerman, rrrjewishtrivia.com
• Published January 3, 2022
The American division of the Israeli company Teva Pharmaceuticals was found liable in a lawsuit alleging responsibility for aspects of the opioid crisis in this country.
“Teva Pharmaceuticals USA...misled the American people about...
Frieda R. F. Horwitz, The National Library Of Israel
• Published January 2, 2022
She's been called 'The Betsy Ross of Israel'.
Passionate, adventurous, attractive, well-educated, a cosmopolitan world traveler and a gifted organizer, Rebecca Affachiner led an unusual life in the early 20th century, as a single religiously observant...
