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Andy Blumenthal

Nov 1, 2026, 4:21 AM

If the Shoe Fits

Recently, I noticed that my shoes were all too tight. Not just a little snug. They were hurting me. Having already had foot surgery, I decided to do this properly. I went to a specialty footwear store to get fitted. This...

Oct 31, 2026, 10:35 PM

How Israel Cut Battlefield Deaths by More Than Half

My IDF Palmar unit medivacing a wounded soldier from Gaza. Photo ©️ T. Book, 2026

Some statistics are easy to skim past. This is not one of them. During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, roughly 15% of Israeli soldiers wounded in combat died of their injuries. In the current war, that figure is 7.1%....

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 30, 2026, 5:50 PM

A Pleasure We Share: Why a Pharaoh Appreciated God

Judaism, in every sense, encompasses so many different cultures - perhaps because what defines Jews most of all is a set of values, more so than we are a culture or a religion (when you consider the different traditions...

Carol Silver Elliott

Oct 30, 2026, 4:41 PM

Expanding Horizons

As we look at the world of elder care services, the list of things that are changing is long and getting longer. We all know that the demographics are shifting, that the population of older adults is growing significantly....

Talyah Ginsberg

Oct 30, 2026, 1:33 PM

I came, I saw, I needed a wheelchair. Israel needed a government

Three countries, one disastrous back, a questionable eyeball, a return to carnivorous behaviour, and three cats contemplating my dismissal. My October has been anything but dull. I arrived in South Africa with a television script, considerable ambition, and a spine...

Oct 30, 2026, 2:04 AM

When the Work Comes Home: Planning for Death Belongs in Every Jewish Institution

While working at a JCC some years ago, I noticed a pattern: families ended up in crisis because they hadn’t planned for the realities of mortality. They needed help to weather the crises… the death of the primary wage...

Oct 28, 2026, 10:15 PM

From Lab to Life: Coffee Helps Our Gut

A great many people around the world drink coffee – me included. “There are an estimated one billion coffee drinkers worldwide, or one person in every 12. The world drinks 2.25 billion cups of coffee every day (I drink...

Oct 28, 2026, 12:24 PM

From the Single Cell to the Crash Cart

Israel’s QLog took on the operational chaos of hospitals. Minovia took on a disease with fewer than 1,000 patients worldwide. Both succeeded through partnerships with leading European medical centers Developing a therapy for an ultra-rare disease presents a challenge long...

Oct 26, 2026, 11:15 AM

The Mental Health Revolution That Israel Needs Now

What if the solution to most of our mental health qualms and tragedies has been hiding in plain sight? Well, the latest research at the cutting edge of psychiatry explains that for many people who suffer, the cause is surprisingly...

Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Oct 22, 2026, 9:28 PM

My First Patient: My Worst Impression

"First impressions are the most important."- (18th century proverb) She was never really my patient. I never learned her name; I didn't diagnose her or treat her. I barely spoke to her. But it was my first day of medical school...

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