Yonatan Sredni

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Feb 12, 2025, 2:28 PM

Three stories for Tu B’Shvat

Growing up in northern California and having a birthday that falls around Tu B’Shvat, on more than one occasion I got a very specific birthday card. The front featured a cartoon of an Israeli boy wearing a kova tembel...

Jan 25, 2024, 8:57 AM

Tu B’Shvat: Just Do It!

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What does the Jewish New Year for the Trees have to do with the war in Gaza? A 200 year old story from a wintery night in Poland may provide a clue. Hanukkah was the first Jewish holiday to occur...

Oct 26, 2023, 6:06 PM

Strange Bedfellows: Israel & Qatar

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Did you hear the story about the Jewish man living in the south of Israel who was sucked into a brutal war that he did not start because he heard a close relative was abducted and successfully rescued him...

Oct 18, 2023, 10:53 PM

We can’t afford to lose!

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I found an article published on WebMD in 2021 entitled, "Is Being a Diehard Sports Fan Good for Your Mental Health? One of the reasons given in favor of being a sports fan was 'escapism'. "Cheering on your favorite...

Oct 12, 2023, 4:35 PM

Speechless in Israel

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I make my living as a writer, but right now I am speechless. I have no words. Three months ago I had successful surgery to remove a cancerous growth around my right kidney (they removed the kidney too) and physically...

Jan 2, 2023, 1:27 PM

Lost in Translation: Why’s the 10th of Tevet a Greek tragedy?

Although not glamorous, my main role (or at least the one that takes up most of my time) as a journalist for CTech, the English language technology news site of Calcalist, Israel's leading financial daily, is to translate select...

Dec 27, 2022, 1:23 AM

What’s your (origin) story?

Every superhero has an origin story. For example, teenager Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and overnight he suddenly attained super-human powers that allowed him to crawl up walls and spin webs just like a spider. That's...

May 18, 2022, 5:50 PM

Lag B’omer: ‘Distance’ Learning

It's that time of year again. Kids with 'borrowed' shopping carts full of wood rush by. The smell of bonfire smoke fills the air. Lag B'omer is here. I have grown accustomed to the bonfires (and the smoke) which will...

Dec 14, 2021, 12:20 AM

Siege the Day: Saving the Tenth of Tevet

Early on in the 1984 comedy film "Top Secret" (from the Jewish filmmakers who created "Airplane") the protagonist Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) meets Dr. Paul Flammond when they are both being held in the Flurgendorf prison. Doctor Flammond: They are...

Feb 11, 2021, 8:51 PM

Love at first sight: My PR valentine

There are certain things in life you never forget: your first love, your first kiss and if you happen to be a PR pro — your first client. It was July 2014, the middle of another sweltering Tel Aviv summer....

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About Me

Yonatan Sredni is a journalist and editor at CTech by Calcalist. With degrees from the US and Israel, he has a background in journalism, public relations, and creative writing. In addition to TOI and CTech, his articles have been published in The Jerusalem Post and on NoCamels and Israel National News.

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