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Posted on November 4, 2018November 4, 2018

Taking on the Swamp

Malaria, as much as government policy, kept the Land of Israel vacant. In 1902, a report on the distribution of the Anopheles mosquito and malaria…

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Posted on May 31, 2015May 31, 2015

TEDx Jerusalem Women?

On Friday I went to a taping of a TEDx Women's event in Jerusalem. I looked forward to the event for weeks, being a fan…

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Posted on October 7, 2013October 7, 2013

A Broken Pot

Today, Israel and the Jewish people lost a great leader, Rav Ovadia Yosef. Rav Ovadia was a child prodigy, publishing his first commentary on the…

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Posted on May 3, 2012September 3, 2012

Please Pass the Eggplant

Eggplants have been a part of the diet in Israel for a long time, but they are not indigenous to this part of the world. …

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Posted on April 5, 2012September 3, 2012

Passover

Today's blog is inspired by a story I read by Robby Berman, director of HODS, the Halachic Organ Donation Society.  He posted on Facebook about…

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