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Jun 10, 2026, 4:09 AM

Inches to Metric: Creating Mercaz Lavi – PTSD Center

Our team. Photo Beth Kopin

Our buddy Elie Spivack (co- founder of Mercaz Lavi) came to us four years ago. He was a distinguished combat engineer suffering from PTSD, (post traumatic stress disorder). We did not know it at the time. All we knew...

Jan 15, 2026, 2:00 AM

Why Israel Beat the US By 60 Years in Cannabis Research

Dr. Raphael Mechoulam of Hebrew University (Photo: The Kalapa Clinic)

On Dec. 18, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Attorney General to expedite the process of reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. This order did not legalize...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Dec 6, 2025, 9:46 PM

The War Both Morocco and Algeria Fear to Win

FILE - In this Friday, June 3, 2016 file photo, members of the Polisario Front, the organization disputing sovereignty over Western Sahara with Morocco, mourn their leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, during his funerals held in the Rabouni refugees camp, south western Algeria. The 2026 World Cup contest has been engulfed in intrigue about whether Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and foreign policy will cost North America votes, but what’s barely talked about is the impact of a territorial conflict that is impeding Morocco’s bid. Heavily criticized by FIFA for the lack of infrastructure and LGBT protections, Morocco’s claims on Western Sahara appear to be a factor for some countries heading into FIFA's vote on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. ( (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub, File)

Both Morocco and Algeria survive on the same dangerous truth: their regimes need the Polisario Front. Not to defeat it, not to resolve the conflict—but to justify their own existence. Morocco looks triumphant on paper. The UN leans toward Rabat’s...

Jul 17, 2024, 2:19 PM

An intolerable situation

Anybody remember October 7 or the prolonged war still raging? Apparently our governement does not. In the entire enlightened world, people know that CBD is an effective natural treatment for many things including anxiety. In the entire enlightened world CBD products...

Lissa Skitolsky

Sep 28, 2023, 9:56 AM

Cannabis Advocacy is a Jewish Issue

Cannabis, kaneh bosem has always played a role in Jewish medicinal and spiritual practice, which can help explain the prominent role that Israel has played in the modern history of cannabis research. Yet with a changing narrative around cannabis...

Jason Fredric Gilbert

Sep 29, 2022, 9:23 AM

Post trauma drama!

Screen from 'In the Can - Video Art' video by Jason Fredric Gilbert.

Haven't I suffered enough (to score a prescription for medical weed)?

Jul 24, 2022, 5:17 PM

Israel Unfiltered: Gilad Alper of the Freedom Party

This week I hosted founder of the freedom party, Gilad Alper on my YouTube channel, Israel Unfiltered. Gilad is an economist, politician, and creator and head of the only libertarian party in Israel as of now - the Hofesh...

Jun 28, 2022, 1:46 PM

Autism Treatment: Israel vs. World

As ASD becomes more prevalent worldwide and the diagnosis rate continues to skyrocket, researchers in various countries continue to conduct case studies and trials regarding screening for Autism and interventions. Applied Behavior Analysis is now a universal method for...

Tamar Adelstein

Jan 19, 2022, 9:48 AM

The Broken Circuit in the Electricity Law

BS"D Last week on Thursday, January 13th, Crown Heights Women for the Safety and Integrity of Israel, invited Naomi Kahn, the International Director for Regavim to join us for a lunchbreak conversation about events taking place in the Negev with...

Sheldon Kirshner

Nov 12, 2021, 7:11 AM

Greener Pastures — An Israeli Comedy

The recreational use of cannabis is currently illegal in Israel, but medical marijuana is perfectly legal. Working within these parameters, Assaf Abiri and Mattan Guggenheim present Greener Pastures, a feature-length Hebrew-language movie that deals comedically with this contentious issue. Scheduled...

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