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Israel joins the fruit-fly fight

photo - Biofeed’s Nimrod Israely, top centre, with mango growers in Karnataka, India

Biofeed’s Nimrod Israely, top centre, with mango growers in Karnataka, India. (photo from Biofeed via Israel21c) Shortly before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in early July, Indian diplomats in Israel heard about a revolutionary no-spray, environmentally friendly…

A rabbi’s dream come true

photo - New York Rabbi Aaron Laine first arrived at Beth El, an Ashkenazi congregation in the Panama subdivision of Paitilla, 23 years ago

New York Rabbi Aaron Laine first arrived at Beth El, an Ashkenazi congregation in the Panama subdivision of Paitilla, 23 years ago. (photo by Lauren Kramer) Imagine being a rabbi at the helm of a community where Judaism is actively…

Betalains boost resistance?

photos - Unripe (top) and ripe (bottom) tomatoes. Regular tomatoes (far left) start out green (far left top) and turn red when ripe (far left bottom). In contrast, genetically engineered tomatoes assume different shades of red-violet, depending on whether they produce betalains (the column second from left), pigments called anthocyanins (second from right) or betalains together with anthocyanins (far right)

Unripe (top) and ripe (bottom) tomatoes. Regular tomatoes (far left) start out green (far left top) and turn red when ripe (far left bottom). In contrast, genetically engineered tomatoes assume different shades of red-violet, depending on whether they produce betalains…

האופציה הקנדית

photo - In the Trump era, the Canadian option is gaining momentum among Israelis and Americans alike

בעידן טראמפ: האופציה הקנדית תופסת תאוצה אצל ישראלים ואמריקנים כאחד. (צילום: Cynthia Ramsay) בעידן הנשיא האמריקני השערורייתי ביותר בתולדות המדינה, דונלד טראמפ, האופציה לעבור לקנדה תופסת תאוצה אצל אמריקנים וגם אצל ישראלים. כך מסתבר. עיתונאית הארץ, נעמי דרום, שגרה עם…

Sumekh swipes out hunger

photo - Rachel Sumekh is one of five speakers who will participate in FEDtalks Sept. 13

Rachel Sumekh is one of five speakers who will participate in FEDtalks Sept. 13. (photo from Rachel Sumekh) University students with meal plans often end a semester or term with a surplus on their cafeteria swipe card. Whether because they…

Unity, not uniformity, Hillel’s goal

photo - Eric Fingerhut, chief executive officer of Hillel International, will be part of FEDtalks on Sept. 13

Eric Fingerhut, chief executive officer of Hillel International, will be part of FEDtalks on Sept. 13. (photo from Hillel International) There are internal and external challenges facing the Jewish community, said Eric Fingerhut, and their solutions will come from the…

Newcomers settling in

photo - From left to right: Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Meha Qewas, the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, Hesen Mostefa, Brenda Karp and two of the Mostefas’ children

From left to right: Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Meha Qewas, the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, Hesen Mostefa, Brenda Karp and two of the Mostefas’ children. (photo from Temple Sholom) “I am not scared,” says Meha Qewas, sitting at her small dining table…

Volunteer to tutor students

photo - Chabad Richmond is looking for seniors to teach English to Israelis

Chabad Richmond is looking for seniors to teach English to Israelis. (photo from chabadrichmond.com) Want to make a difference in the lives of Israeli teens? Consider Israel Connect, a volunteer program where Vancouver retirees engage via Zoom (it’s like Skype)…

שישה סרטים ישראלים בפסטיבל של טורונטו

photo - Montana is the first film of the director and screenwriter Limor Shmil….

“מונטנה” סרט הביכורים של הבימאית והתסריטאית לימור שמילה (שהייתה עד כה מלהקת מוכרת של סרטים). (צילום: tiff.net/tiff/montana) ישראל נמצאת במקום מכובד בעולם מבחינת היצירה הקולנועית. זאת לאור העובדה שלא פחות משישה סרטים ישראלים ישתתפו השנה בפסטיבל הסרטים הבינלאומי של טורונטו,…

Making discourse civil

photo - Rabbi Jay Henry Moses will speak at FEDtalks on Sept. 13

Rabbi Jay Henry Moses will speak at FEDtalks on Sept. 13. (photo from Rabbi Jay Henry Moses) While hate groups and their opponents across North America rally, and sometimes brawl, proponents of civil discourse are teaching people to communicate effectively…