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Daniel Pomerantz

Daniel Pomerantz is the CEO of Playboy Israel as well as a business attorney, political analyst and recent 'oleh' to Israel
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March 4, 2013
9:32 pm

Why I started Playboy Israel

Last fall at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California, Hugh Hefner, the Playmates and the staff were, davka! speaking Hebrew. I had brought my......

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May 22, 2012
11:35 am

I type, therefore I am (here)

I noticed something strange: some people in Israel don’t have Hebrew language keyboards. I tried to figure out why. It can’t be the expense: it's free and takes two......

May 10, 2012
3:56 pm

Zionism, Judaism, and who we are today

Zionism began with Theodore Herzl who had an idea: that someday there might be a Jewish state. In the late 1800’s Herzl’s idea seemed at best unusual, at worst......

April 25, 2012
12:23 am

Becoming Israeli, on Yom HaZikaron

Today I stood at the Yom HaZikaron ceremony in Rabin Square. This is Israel’s Memorial Day but it is not a day of beer and b-b-q as in the......

April 20, 2012
8:44 am

Make Israeli friends in 10 easy steps

When it comes to socializing, some new olim live in a bubble of immigrants and expats for a lifetime. There’s nothing wrong with that if it suits you, but......

April 13, 2012
1:45 pm

Top 10 things they don’t tell you in ulpan

Think you don’t have “talent” for language? That’s like sitting on the couch eating chips every day, and then complaining that you can’t run a marathon because you don’t......

March 29, 2012
6:33 am

Pressuring Israel: how to be “inside the tent”

I’ll admit, I’m not entirely sure what “inside the tent” means. It’s kind of like being “on the wagon” or “off the wagon.” I can never remember which one......

March 21, 2012
12:06 pm

How I got here: A story of advocacy, identity and aliya

I was working as a lawyer in Chicago, sitting at a meeting with my musician-client. This means that we were having drinks after her show, in a posh bar......

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Daniel Pomerantz

Daniel Pomerantz is the CEO of Playboy Israel as well as a business attorney, political analyst and recent 'oleh' to Israel
Daniel's website

Why I started Playboy Israel

Last fall at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California, Hugh Hefner, the Playmates and the staff were, davka! speaking Hebrew. I had brought my......

I type, therefore I am (here)

I noticed something strange: some people in Israel don’t have Hebrew language keyboards. I tried to figure out why. It can’t be the expense: it's free and takes two......

Zionism, Judaism, and who we are today

Zionism began with Theodore Herzl who had an idea: that someday there might be a Jewish state. In the late 1800’s Herzl’s idea seemed at best unusual, at worst......

Becoming Israeli, on Yom HaZikaron

Today I stood at the Yom HaZikaron ceremony in Rabin Square. This is Israel’s Memorial Day but it is not a day of beer and b-b-q as in the......

Make Israeli friends in 10 easy steps

When it comes to socializing, some new olim live in a bubble of immigrants and expats for a lifetime. There’s nothing wrong with that if it suits you, but......

Top 10 things they don’t tell you in ulpan

Think you don’t have “talent” for language? That’s like sitting on the couch eating chips every day, and then complaining that you can’t run a marathon because you don’t......

Pressuring Israel: how to be “inside the tent”

I’ll admit, I’m not entirely sure what “inside the tent” means. It’s kind of like being “on the wagon” or “off the wagon.” I can never remember which one......

How I got here: A story of advocacy, identity and aliya

I was working as a lawyer in Chicago, sitting at a meeting with my musician-client. This means that we were having drinks after her show, in a posh bar......

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