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Prakash Bishunke

Jun 17, 2026, 5:32 AM

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Israeli Innovation to Nepal’s Local Governments

Muni Expo 2026: A Grassroots Blueprint for Nepal-Israel Tech Collaboration Nepal was one of the first South Asian nations to recognize Israel diplomatically, doing so in 1960. For decades, delegates from both nations have fondly described this relationship by...

May 11, 2026, 6:56 PM

The True Love Is Sharing Your Popcorn

Conceptual illustration: A popcorn bucket placed between the flags of India and Israel alongside Bollywood and Israeli cinema references, representing the growing cultural exchange between the two societies through film, storytelling, and shared memory. Image: AI-generated using OpenAI tools (Free for commercial use).

I once heard someone say that true love is sharing your popcorn. Not offering a few pieces out of politeness. Actually handing over the bucket without thinking twice about it. At first, I laughed at how absurdly simple that sounded....

May 4, 2026, 12:06 AM

Trouble in Paradise

The message gladdened my heart. “Can you help us?” it began. “We received an email regarding San Benito, and would like to know more…” The sender was the press officer at the Israeli embassy in Manila, a Filipina named Rose, who–as...

Apr 22, 2026, 7:01 PM

From One College Campus — Todah Rabah Shlichim

Third Floor Window, Burack Hillel at 439 College St May 21, 2021 5:25 PM. (courtesy)

Last night at our UVM Hillel’s Yom HaZikaron dinner I deeply felt the impact of the Jewish Agency for Israel shlichim on our campus and around the world. That day our Israel Fellow spent hours in the kitchen cooking the...

Feb 19, 2026, 10:40 PM

The current compulsion to re-imagine Israel education is exhausting and exhilarating - yes, both. The concern of the growing number of non or anti-Zionists within the Jewish Community outlined in the JFNA survey and the more recent Combined Jewish...

Feb 14, 2026, 8:16 PM

Treasure Trove: Jean Beliveau, Montreal’s Hockey Playing Mensch

Herzl Cup philatelic cover signed by Jean Beliveau. From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow

As a fan of Theodor Herzl, I know that dreams can be fulfilled. As a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, I am not as certain. Growing up in Toronto, I confess to being jealous of the Montreal Canadiens...

David Bogomolny

Jan 26, 2026, 12:56 PM

Aliyah without a container

The questions people ask Friends who visit Israel often ask me the same question. We’ll be sitting at Katzefet, talking, and at some point someone will ask whether I regret making aliyah, or whether I would recommend it. I understand the...

Mikheil Khachidze

Jan 10, 2026, 7:10 PM

The Light of Hanukkah in Tbilisi: Unity, Trust, and an Unexpected Honor

Being invited to the Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony in Tbilisi was already a great honor for me. The invitation came from Tsiuri Akhalkatsishvili, Director of the Jewish Agency (Sohnut) in Georgia, and I accepted it with genuine joy. Yet that...

Jan 7, 2026, 9:09 PM

A Student’s Reflection from Israel

I landed in Israel last month as part of a delegation of more than 80 North American student leaders, and from the very first moments I understood that this was not a typical educational trip. We came not just...

Jan 2, 2026, 8:36 PM

The mechanics of defiance

If Israelis can dance in the rain while the world condemns them, then despair loses its foothold. Joy becomes an act of insurrection, the physical insistence on life

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