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Sharona Margolin Halickman

May 13, 2025, 5:21 PM

The Omer connects us to Israeli agriculture

In Parshat Emor, we learn about the Omer offering. The mitzvah of the Omer takes place when the Jewish people are in the Land of Israel as we see in Vayikra 23:10: “Speak to B’nai Yisrael and say to...

Reuven Chaim Klein

May 10, 2025, 10:31 PM

Roses are Red – shoshanah, chavatzelet, vered

On the 9th of Iyyar in the year 2017, my grandmother Rose (Roszi) Klein passed away. She was born in 1928 in the Hungarian town of Bonyhad to Meir and Devorah Kuttner. After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust and...

Jeremy M Staiman

Apr 20, 2025, 11:42 PM

A Plague on Both Your Houses! An Untasty Tradition

Photo: The Biblical Museum of Natural History, Israel.

Plagues come in different shapes, colors, and sizes. Modern medicine has all but eradicated many of history’s most notorious medical plagues, such as the Black Death and smallpox. Coronavirus, which claimed somewhere between 5 and 17 million lives, gave us...

Gitty Orah Gadol

Apr 15, 2025, 8:28 AM

AI Advancements in Israel

"AI Advancements in Israel: Transforming Defense, Healthcare, and Agriculture Amidst Conflict" Israel has always been at the forefront when it comes to technology, and its technological advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are no different. The country rapidly developed AI applications...

Apr 9, 2025, 11:20 PM

A time to plant: From field to matzah

Harvesting our wheat. (courtesy)

In November 2023, we planted wheat at our Galilee farm - and we waited. It paid off, as now, we've baked our Passover matzot from the wheat we grew

Mar 16, 2025, 1:37 PM

BDS Wants Israel Gone – Even If Millions Go Thirsty

Defying BDS: Why Israel’s Water Innovations Are a Gift to the World: The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement continues to expose its own hypocrisy, attempting to punish Israel while ignoring the suffering of countless others around the world. They...

Mar 1, 2025, 8:50 AM

The Return of Jewish Vibes to Campus

Image courtesy of the author. Sign says "Welcome to UVM Hillel" with our mascot wearing a kippah.

It's no secret to any Jewish professional that religious service attendance is dramatically down this year. There are many factors at play here and no one particular answer to explain why students are not showing up to Shabbat in...

Feb 13, 2025, 5:04 PM

Tu B’Shvat, and the Rebirth of Hope

The Promise of Renewal Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees, arrives at the lowest point of winter. The land looks barren, and the trees stand lifeless. Yet, the almond trees—the shkediot—begin to blossom. It’s a breathtaking sight, especially...

Feb 13, 2025, 2:48 PM

We need to develop alternative solutions to ensure agricultural security

As I enjoy the fruit I eat almost every day, I sometimes find myself thinking about Israel's roadmap for fruit and vegetable imports. The fact that imports from Turkey, a country that has recently shown a hostile attitude towards...

Jennifer Airley

Feb 13, 2025, 12:45 PM

We didn't bury our son, we planted him

Sgt. Binyamin Meir Airley was killed fighting Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip on November 18, 2023. (courtesy)

The deep-rooted lessons I have learned about trees, the Jewish people, and the long, resilient road of Jewish history, on Tu B’Shvat

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