Jan 13, 2008

It looks as if the search engine giant may be losing some of its former mojo–at least in Israeli cyberspace. (Globes Online) Google’s status as the most viewed website in Israel weakened slightly in December, according to a TIM/Teleseker which measures weekly exposure rates among Israeli websites. Google had a weekly exposure rate of 87.8% in...

Jan 13, 2008

(Image Credit: Chief Happiness Officer) It looks like those afternoon naps in kindergarten had some benefit after all. Israeli scientists have discovered (or perhaps rediscovered) that those “noonish” naps we all took as kids may actually help improve our productivity during work. (Israel 21st Century) In a recent study, Prof. Avi Karni and Dr....

With the Israel Web Tour gearing up for a California visit, Michael Arrington of the mighty TechCrunch (regarded by many as the unofficial web 2.0/startup blog) highlighted 15 Israeli startups that will be visiting the sunshine state. Unfortunately while this has caused some political debate in the comment section, others are beginning to wonder how such a tiny...

Jan 13, 2008

With all the busyness that life throws at you, I’ve decided to finally bite the bullet and seriously consider learning Hebrew. I’m signing up with Hebrew Online, although my class officially begins in March of this year (sigh). This is exciting as it will help me to understand Israel more in depth, as well as help me navigate the country later on...

Jan 7, 2008

Note: Since it looks as if Israpundit.com is down (for the moment, at least for me), Kosher Highlights will be published here and republished on Israpundit when the server comes back up. Update: Kosher Highlights has been republished over on Israpundit. It has been another interesting week (plus several days) for Israel, and despite all that is happening in the...

Ever wonder what life would be like if the Jews never existed? Here is a humorous video from Jewlarious highlighting the setbacks to civilization if Israeli’s were removed from the picture. Note: For those of you interested in discovering how Israeli’s have impacted our planet, you may want to consider purchasing Israel in the World: Changing Lives...

Regardless of where you live, moving can be expensive–especially if one decides to move half way around the world to a “foreign country” where the language differs from your birth tongue. While this scenario barely describes what a Jewish individual has to consider when making Aliyah, it looks as if the Jewish Agency is considering a new way...

Jan 5, 2008

(Image: Zikim Beach, Credit: Itzhak Kudovitsky) One can not truly visit the holy land without experiencing the Mediterranean waters along the coast. Unfortunately where ever there are tourists, one can usually find liter (and trash) along the way. Fortunately it seems that Israel’s push to clean up the coastlines has paid off, with a majority of beaches...

Jan 5, 2008

One of my favorite news sites about Israel (one that I frequently reference here on IsraGood) has recently gone through a “cosmetic face lift” giving it a modern look to reflect the Israeli spirit. (Israel 21st Century) We welcome you warmly to ISRAEL21c’s new, enriched and vastly expanded website. Not only do we have an improved version of our...

Jan 3, 2008

(Image Credit: B Nature) While some parents are willing to spend their last cent in order to provide safe, comfortable clothes for their kids, others are more interested in getting a bargain for their shekel (or dollar). Now it seems as if a clothing company has found a unique way of meeting both interests–without harming the environment or the workers...

Jan 2, 2008

(Image: Map of Nigeria, Credit: Oxford Cartographers via Commmonwealth Secretariat) Despite being predominantly Muslim, the nation of Nigeria seems to be very comfortable trading with their Jewish counterpart–which may be a sign of the times that the middle east is becoming Israeli friendly. (Israel National News) Israel and Nigeria now do business...

Jan 2, 2008

(Image: Falash Mura children learning Hebrew in the Gondar compound, Credit: Uriel Heilman of JTA.org) With the Israeli government winding down the Aliyah of Ethiopian Jews, a new organization called the United Jewish Communities federation (or UJC) is raising money to construct a Jewish school in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) The...