Baruch Sterman

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Jul 3, 2016, 10:23 AM

A Meeting with Elie Wiesel

This post was originally written in 2013 Hasidic Rebels: Night after night, the pauper Eizik of Cracow dreams of a treasure waiting for him underneath a bridge in far-away Prague. So begins the famous hasidic tale attributed to Reb Simcha Bunim...

Dec 12, 2013, 9:37 AM

Obsession in blue

We admit it, we are obsessed with blue. Also with seashells and snails. Our house is filled with skeins of blue threads, tufts of wool in every shade of blue imaginable, and dozens of shells of different sizes and...

Jun 19, 2013, 5:48 PM

Difficult Decisions

At the President’s Conference today (#tomorrow13), at a special session organized for bloggers, I asked Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel, the following question: We all agree that Israel developing and enhancing economic ties with China is...

Jun 19, 2013, 10:22 AM

Pres. Peres at 90

I have a close friend, a bit of an activist, who once bumped into Elyakim Rubinstein, who was then the Attorney General. Rubinstein said to my friend, “The great Maimonides always advocated that people follow The Golden Mean. You...

Jun 11, 2013, 9:04 AM

That ’70s Song

Road Trip! My wife, Judy, and I just got back from a driving marathon - New Jersey to Charlottesville, Virginia and back in two days. Six hours each way, and regardless of how much caffeine, taurine, or yerba extract...

Mar 22, 2013, 10:20 AM

Keeping kosher is not a simple matter – particularly if you travel. A day of meetings fueled only by cups of coffee culminates in the airport with a bag of Market Fresh (or not so fresh) carrots. And so,...

Jan 31, 2013, 7:00 AM

Innovation, or nothing new under the sun

Every day brings new experiences and the potential to innovate -- all you need is the hutzpah to put your ideas out there

Jan 18, 2013, 6:31 AM

Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

“It’s obvious from the bloated stomach and the advanced state of decomposition, that this body has been dead for between 16 and 18 days.” That kind of pronouncement is exactly what “H” might say on a typical CSI episode,...

Jan 10, 2013, 6:46 AM

Plunging into life

A quest for the unfathomable color of the infinite sky and vast ocean

Jan 1, 2013, 8:59 PM

Saying goodbye to Nili

Illustrative. Baby's hand in hand. (via Shutterstock)

She never belonged to us and she will always be ours

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About Me

Baruch Sterman is the author of The Rarest Blue, detailing the history and science of tekhelet, the ancient biblical blue dye lost to history and rediscovered. He received his doctorate in physics from Hebrew University, is a leading technologist in the Israeli high-tech sector. He has published widely on topic of science and religion. Originally from New Jersey, Baruch, his wife, Judy, and their seven children live in Efrat