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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
