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Unleavened Media: Angel investing in hard times

By Levi Shapiro | Posted October 22, 2009 |

In the new book Start Up Nation- The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle , Dan Senor and Saul Singer cite the importance of entrepreneurs, and their investors, in building a robust Israeli high-tech industry. The sector represents 16% of GDP and 25% of e...

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Out of Humous: Bolivia

By Oren Weinberg | Posted November 12, 2009

I wasn't so keen on visiting Bolivia to begin with. I know - it's a beautiful country, something I've seen in my own eyes. However, their politics toward Israel was a good enough a reason for me not to spend more time there then neccessary.&n...

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GodSend: How Jonathan met Edna

By Leah Hakimian | Posted June 28, 2009

Was it by chance that two Bombay-born young people decided to get married on Valentine's Day? "Nothing happens by chance," says Jonathan Kolet. When they met, Jonathan was 25 and living in Israel. "I returned to the city of my birth, Bom...

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Army Life: War is scary, not glorious

By D.B. | Posted July 19, 2009 |

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Recently a former company commander in my battalion came to tell us about the Second Lebanon War. My company commander was a platoon commander of his at the time. He's currently studying in university, and then he's going to return to a prestigious ass...

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Must-Sees: The on-line battle, Part II

By JPost.com Staff | Posted January 15, 2009 |

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As Operation Cast Lead enters its third week and the death toll in Gaza mounts, calls from around the world denouncing Israel and its actions have been growing stronger. As the battle on the ground increased, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and popular blogs and...

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Jewlicious: Hospitality: What my dad taught me (and a fab contest!)

By ck | Posted August 27, 2009 |

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Everything I know about hospitality I learned from my Dad. We always had big holiday dinners. Actually, we still have big holiday dinners... and they're great! Mom puts out a spread that seems to include every conceivable kosher animal available as well as ...

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Guest Blog: World opinion: who cares?

By Glen A. Fritz | Posted November 17, 2009 |

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Israel forces recently captured the vessel Francop carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian weaponry en route to Hizbullah for use in southern Lebanon against Israel. The backdrop of this event is the longstanding Iranian effort ...

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Living with Rockets: Sderot's residents are fed up with Goldstone

By Anav Silverman | Posted November 08, 2009 |

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Sderot and western Negev residents experienced another week of sporadic rocket fire from northern Gaza as the General Assembly of the United Nations began its debate on the Goldstone probe into alleged Israeli war crimes, on Wednesday, November 4. Two...

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Generation Bubelah: Rediscovering my religion

By Cynthia Kane | Posted October 20, 2009 |

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A while back I wrote a post about feeling disconnected with Judaism. The responses from you all really made me sit back and think about how to reconnect to the part of me that is yearning for this sense of community or, as some of you mentioned, a connectio...

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Tracing the Tribe: California: Jewish conference track

By Schelly Talalay Dardashti | Posted April 03, 2008 |

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The Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree is only a few months away, set for June 27-29, in Burbank, California. Last year's event was a major success, and this year is expected to be bigger and better. The committee's program (now online, ...

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