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Beyonce’, aid to Goa, high-tech innovation, the Israelis at the NBA and more- This week from Israel!

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Noga Gur-Arieh

November 4, 2013

A late Bat-Mitzvah

Singer and reality- show judge, Paula Abdul, visited Israel this week to make a lifelong dream come true: After a delay of almost four decades, she celebrated her Bat-Mitzvah at the Western Wall. Abdul made that visit formal when she met with President Peres, who congratulated her on her day of celebration.

Read more “> here</a>.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">An Israeli cooking app goes global</span></strong></u></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> Israeli startup Kinetic Art has gone from “local” to “global”. The young company will produce a vegetarian cooking application of 20 of America's leading chefs, including world-renowned restaurateurs Thomas Keller and Mario Batali. The application will be called The Best of the Best, and will be available for iPad, iPhone and Android devices.</p> <p> <strong>Read more<a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4437261,00.html <view-source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4437261,00.html>“> here</a>. </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>The next generation of aircraft</strong></u></p> <p> El-Al, Israel’s national airline, just ordered the next generation of Boeing aircraft. The new Boeing 737-900 jets are the high-capacity and longer-range version of Boeing’s single-aisle jetliner. The purchase deal of six aircrafts cost El-Al $430 million.</p> <p> <strong>Read more<a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4445688,00.html <view-source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4445688,00.html>“> here</a>. </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>Beyonce’ to TLV</strong></u></p> <p> After Rihanna, it is now time for another world-class superstar to perform in Israel. The singer is expected to visit Israel around April 2014, and is most likely to perform in Tel-Aviv, in front of an audience of 50,000 people. Currently, no less than five producers are fighting for the right to bring Beyoncé to Israel and have even sent proposals to her representatives totaling several millions of dollars just for the singer.</p> <p> <strong>Read more<a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4446850,00.html <view-source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4446850,00.html>“> here</a>. </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>Another Israeli high-tech company draws international attention</strong></u></p> <p> The Startup Nation has done it again! Texas-based company, RackSpace acquired Israeli start-up ZeroVM, which has developed a virtual server system, called a hypervisor, specifically for cloud use. With the acquisition, ZeroVM’s Tel Aviv office will be turned into RacksSpace’s Israeli R&D center.</p> <p> <strong>Read more <a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/rackspace-buys-out-israeli-cloud-tech-start-up/ <view-source:http://www.timesofisrael.com/rackspace-buys-out-israeli-cloud-tech-start-up/>“>here</a>. </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>NBA season launches with two Israeli players</strong></u></p> <p> Omri Casspi and Gal Mekel, our two Israeli stars in the NBA, played their first games of the 2013/14 season on Wednesday night. Casspi is playing for the Houston Rockets and Mekel is playing for the Dallas Mavericks.</p> <p> <br /> <strong>Read more<a href="http://http://www.jta.org/2013/10/29/arts-entertainment/with-mekels-arrival-casspi-has-israeli-company-on-the-nba-court <view-source:http://http//www.jta.org/2013/10/29/arts-entertainment/with-mekels-arrival-casspi-has-israeli-company-on-the-nba-court>“> here</a>.</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>Digital Protection in courtesy of Israeli students</strong></u></p> <p> Students at the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) have developed digital protection to ensure that users’ identity will not be abused and to prevent the “planting” of false information. The new development was presented at a competition of the Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineering- Israel (SEEEI) society.</p> <p> <strong>Read more <a href="http://http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Jerusalem-College-of-Technology-students-make-Internet-user-identity-safer-with-digital-protection-330078 <view-source:http://http//www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Jerusalem-College-of-Technology-students-make-Internet-user-identity-safer-with-digital-protection-330078>“>here</a>.</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1784890e elementor-share-buttons--view-icon printhide elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons" data-id="1784890e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="share-buttons.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-grid" role="list"> <div 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class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>Eleanor the Great is a funny, emotional, and thought-provoking story about the tales we tell and why we tell them.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-383979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-moment-in-time category-blogs" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/383979/a-moment-in-time-a-new-year-and-our-quota-of-words/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="616" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/zach-5786.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384010" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/383979/a-moment-in-time-a-new-year-and-our-quota-of-words/" > A Moment in Time: “A New Year – and our Quota of Words” </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> September 25, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-poetry tag-poetry2021" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/384007/repentance-and-repairing-broken-pottery-on-kol-nidrei-2/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1285" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hepner-broken-1285x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384008" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/384007/repentance-and-repairing-broken-pottery-on-kol-nidrei-2/" > Repentance and Repairing Broken Pottery on Kol Nidrei </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> September 25, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384002 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-film category-sports" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/film/384002/finding-her-light-michele-kuvin-kupfers-journey-from-trauma-to-triumph/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1000" height="500" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ptw-still-michele-underwater-freestyle.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384003" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/film/384002/finding-her-light-michele-kuvin-kupfers-journey-from-trauma-to-triumph/" > Finding Her Light: Michele Kuvin Kupfer’s Journey from Trauma to Triumph </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> September 25, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>A former therapist turned filmmaker confronts a lifetime of pain while returning to competitive swimming after 40 years</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-384000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-print-issue" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/384000/print-issue-when-words-break-september-26-2025/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="729" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/jj250926-729x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-384001" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/384000/print-issue-when-words-break-september-26-2025/" > Print Issue: When Words Break | September 26, 2025 </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> September 25, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="elementor-post__excerpt"> <p>In the aftermath of Oct. 7, language itself began to falter. Words no longer carried shared resonance, provoking confusion, trauma or defensiveness. The case for rebuilding a shared Jewish lexicon.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-383997 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community" role="listitem"> <a class="elementor-post__thumbnail__link" href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/383997/never-too-late-for-a-bar-or-bat-mitzvah/" tabindex="-1" > <div class="elementor-post__thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" width="1287" height="858" src="https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/noonan-bar-mitzvah-1287x858.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-383998" alt="" /></div> </a> <div class="elementor-post__text"> <h3 class="elementor-post__title"> <a href="https://jewishjournal.com/community/383997/never-too-late-for-a-bar-or-bat-mitzvah/" > Never Too Late for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah </a> </h3> <div class="elementor-post__meta-data"> <span class="elementor-post-date"> September 25, 2025 </span> </div> <div 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