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Miriam Young

Mar 30, 2016, 7:14 PM

Startup Lobby: Integration Throughout the Startup Nation

Start-up workers at a Herzliya accelerator (Photo credit: Courtesy)

The private sector - especially the tech sector - can be a powerful engine to include more Israelis in the advanced world economy

Jul 9, 2014, 5:01 PM

#IsraelUnderFire – Israel Needs You!

If you support Israel, you will likely experience much frustration at the fact that many people don’t. Not only do others not support Israel, but they don’t even know why they should. They don’t know what’s going on here,...

Dec 2, 2013, 3:26 PM

The beautiful little girl who broke the Bedouin stereotypes

I met Danny Hakim at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, three weeks ago. He was on a panel, speaking in a session titled "What is Your Israel? The Real Israel Story Trumps Talking Points."...

Sep 13, 2013, 6:34 AM

BFF Part 3 – Speaking Tour or Yom Kippur?

How many of you have slept in a church basement? The night before Yom Kippur? Sounds like we have some real sins to atone for, but it's actually the opposite. We are here doing mitzvahs! How do we celebrate Yom...

Sep 3, 2013, 7:56 AM

BFF Part 2 – A Summer of Firsts and Love Stories

On a bike trip across the US and Canada, there are so many ways to measure the time. The number of cities we have stopped in. Places we have given speeches. Amazing meals we have eaten. But I'm beginning...

Aug 14, 2013, 10:21 PM

BFF Part 1- Leaving Tonight

Everyone keeps asking when I'm coming back to Israel. This is the longest I've been away since I moved there two years ago. I followed my heart to Israel. However for this summer, I followed it back to America....

Aug 6, 2013, 3:32 AM

Discovering Beauty In Ourselves and Preserving It In Our World

Much like Theodor Herzl's saying: "If you will it, it is no dream", Evey says: “If you can dream it, I can create it. Every woman has her own fairytale vision of the perfect dress. My job is to...

May 12, 2013, 10:45 PM

Celebrate International Hummus Day on May 13th

What does hummus mean to you? Hummus isn't just a food. First of all it's delicious. But it represents much more than a taste. Hummus unites people around the world. However this wasn't always the case... If you take a...

Apr 24, 2013, 6:49 PM

How do you say goodbye in Hebrew?

The hardest part of living abroad in Israel is being so far from my family. Yes, I miss the conveniences of my life in California. I miss my friends, my car, my dog, the food. But the main irreplaceable...

Apr 17, 2013, 1:19 AM

My New Favorite Holiday

I used to be a cheerleader and I definitely know how to have team spirit. Now my team is Israel. If I could walk around carrying Israeli flags with me every day, I would. So naturally I couldn't be...

About Me

From Los Angeles. Spent my late teens and 20s living in New York, Herzliya, Munich, and London. Moved back to LA with my husband, where we now live with our two sons.