Photo: Professor Ohad Gal-Mor (Photo Credit: Sheba Medical Center) By Ben Horodenker Israeli research teams from Sheba Medical Center, the Technion and Hebrew University made history Thursday morning, Sept. 3, when a SpacePharma microsatellite lab was launched into space aboard an Arianespace Vega rocket from French Guiana. Sheba’s experiment is facilitated through SpacePharma’s microsatellite lab…
Photo: UAE delegates wave to the departing El Al plane at the end of the Israel-UAE normalization talks, with the US, in Abu Dhabi, September 1, 2020 (El Al spokesperson’s office) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting in Arabic upon takeoff in Tel Aviv, to the warm Emirati…
For 40 years now, Havurah Shalom has opened our High Holidays services to the community. Admission is free and no tickets are required. Last year about 1,000 people attended their services. Havurah’s progressive approach to Jewish life integrates traditional, communal Jewish practices with the intellectual and political impulses of democracy and pluralism. They are open…
Photo: Ruth Scott, left, and Hannah Holstein Jewish Family & Child Service board of directors unanimously voted last week to appoint Ruth Scott as Executive Director. “We are confident Ruth is the right leader at the right time. She has the existing knowledge, skills, and expertise to be effective from day one,” says JFCS Board…
Em Weinstein’s film, “In France, Michelle is a Man’s Name,” that debuted at the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival has been awarded the Grand Jury Prize. In addition to the honor itself, this prize officially designates the film as an Academy Award-qualifying title for the category of Best Live Action Short Film. Additionally, Outfest…
When the Chabad House was destroyed by fires on August 15 and 19, so was Everything Jewish which was located inside the center. When the investigators reported that there is nothing left of the center, they were referring to the items and the space. The spirit, the love and the vision of Everything Jewish remains. And it will grow and…
Photo: The ad that made the Szyfbergs celebrities in New Zealand. After two lighthearted conversations with Neil Szyfberg of Eugene, Oregon, I can tell you one thing, Jewish mothers don’t have anything over this Jewish father. In fact, Neil’s wife, Mindy – who was a Hebrew school teacher at Temple Beth Israel in Eugene for…
Photo: The mock airport terminal includes a duty-free shop. The Museum of the Jewish People has temporarily transformed itself into an “airport terminal” so children and families can “travel” the world both in-person and virtually despite ongoing air travel limited due to COVID-19 safety concerns. There’s even a “Museum Airlines” to help visitors’ imaginations take…
Photo: Heather Cabot photo courtesy Kevin Abosch. In the spring of 2017, award-winning journalist Heather Cabot was surprised to learn that several women in her network were investing in cannabis companies. A product of the “Just Say No” generation, she was intrigued and amazed: How had it became okay – socially acceptable, even – for…
Two Jewish female filmmakers, Hannah Rosenzweig and Wendy Sachs are the team behind “SURGE,” the feature documentary about the record number of first-time female candidates who ran, won and upended politics in what became the historic, barrier-breaking 2018 midterm elections. SHOWTIME acquired the rights to air “SURGE” on its SHOxBET plex channel. The film will…
