An Inside Look at the IDF’s Unique Medical Technology in Nepal
As part of the IDF’s humanitarian mission to Nepal, a field hospital has been built near Kathmandu. This past week, people affected by the earthquake have been receiving the same treatment as offered in the most high-tech medical facility in Israel. Built and operated by a 260-member team that includes 40 medical personnel, the field hospital is equipped with everything: x-rays, operating rooms that will work 24/7, laboratories and more.
Read more “>here.
Israeli High-Tech Companies Raise Nearly $1 Billion in First Quarter of 2015
According to a recently published report from IVC Research Center, Israel’s leading research group on the country’s high tech companies and venture capital investment, Israel’s first quarter this year was the second most successful quarter for high tech fundraising in a decade, 48% higher than Q1 of 2014 and more than twice what was raised in Q1 of 2013. What’s more, it was only 10% less than the decade’s most successful quarter for high tech fundraising: Q4 of 2014.
Read more “>here.
World First 3-D Car Printed with Help of Israeli Engineers
The Israeli office of Autodesk Inc. has been collaborating with Massivit, an Israeli startup company, to 3D print elements of a car, the Strati. They have been working on a 3D model of the “Strati” – a car created and developed by Local Motors.
The collaboration will be displayed Monday during the main event of EcoMotion, a gathering of Smart Transportation innovators that will take place at the Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv. Parts of the printed car will be introduced for the first time in Israel.
Israeli ‘Emergency tech’ firm acquired for nearly $500m
Iraeli workforce management technology firm ClickSoftware is being acquired by California-based investment firm Francisco Partners Management. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $438 million.
Currently a NASDAQ publicly-traded firm, ClickSoftware will see its stockholders sell their holdings to Francisco Partners, with each outstanding share to be sold for $12.65 – 45% over the stock’s average closing over the previous 90 days. The deal must still be approved by stockholders, but ClickSoftware’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the sale in a recent meeting.
Read more “>here.
Samsung and Israeli Startup to Create Special Smartphone for the Elderly
Samsung and Israeli startup Mybitat announced Tuesday plans for joint development of an innovative smart home solution aimed at helping the elderly stay safe while at home.
Mybitat, a startup focused on “Internet of Things” is working with Samsung’s Strategy and Innovation Center in Silicon Valley to develop technology that combines advanced sensors, cloud-based software and behavior analytics to monitor seniors' daily routine and wellness. The goal, they said in a statement, is to allow elderly individuals greater flexibility in controlling their living environment.
Garden State Seeks Partnership with Israeli High-Tech Company
It seems Israeli businesses are trying to connect with several states such as Mississippi, and now New Jersey. Members of the New Jersey-Israel Commission recently met to discuss Israel’s high-tech industry, touching on cyber-security and a potential partnership with Israel, according to New Jersey Jewish News.
Despite organizations throughout the country boycotting Israeli businesses and Tennessee legislation banning the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement; the Commission refuses to take a political stance.
Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.
Editor's Picks



What Ever Happened to the LA Times?

Who Are the Jews On Joe Biden’s Cabinet?


No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
Latest Articles



Let’s Create Real Support for Our Nation’s Jewish College Students


Avinu Malkeinu — A New Poem

The Genocide Lie: When a Libel Becomes a Label


A Bisl Rosh Hashana ~ Not Your Typical New Year
Rosh Hashana is reserved for soulful transformation: Resolving to be something different in the Jewish new year.



Print Issue: Confronting Personal Tragedy: A Rosh Hashanah Reflection | September 11, 2026
These are among the themes of Rosh Hashanah: Who will live and who will die? Who will suffer and who will prosper? And if I may add a couple of questions of my own: Who will be grateful and who will be ungrateful? Who will complain and who will create?


Happy Birthday, Judea Pearl
One thing I am sure of: Judea is inarguably a proud Jew, a steadfast member of this multimillennial Jewish Peoplehood. The other is that I love the man, plain and simple.

Exiled from Zamosc, Survival in the Far-Off Lands
Daniela Gerson’s “The Wanderers” is all that you can ask for from a book. Meticulously researched, exquisitely told, it is an adventure story spanning more than 80 years, even a love story.

At 6:29 A.M., to Honor Nova, the Music Stopped at Burning Man
The project was organized by the Nova Tribe Community Association, the nonprofit created after Oct. 7, by producers of the Nova festival to support survivors and bereaved families and commemorate those murdered.

9/11 Didn’t Make America Immune to Strategic Surprise
Assume the next surprise attack is only a matter of time, and use that time to make it harder to carry out and less catastrophic when it comes.

More Than Just a Meal: Bringing People Together at OBKLA
OBKLA has welcomed more than 80,000 volunteers, including students, synagogue and church groups, corporate organizations, top leadership teams from companies such as Netflix and Amazon and, of course, celebrities.

The Shofar Blower
Through poetic reflections, Torah wisdom and personal stories, Salem explores the shofar as a tool for mindfulness, healing, surrender and inner transformation.

Political Activists Are Erasing September 11 in K-12 Education
Islamist terrorism remains a threat to the United States, the West, and the Jewish people. We cannot allow the history of September 11 to be twisted into an indictment of the society that was attacked.




Sweet Devotion: An Apple Cake Recipe
I’m telling you that there’s something special about this apple cake and the way that it just melts in your mouth.

Beware: the Durban Delirium Trumped the Essential Lessons of 9/11
This ideological pogrom eerily mapped out the antizionism mania that has now hit America’s shores, using the noble fights against racism, colonialism and oppression for ignoble ends.

Rosner’s Domain | A Rough Balance Sheet of the Past Year
A blessing looks forward. An assessment looks back. This week, we asked Israelis to look back.


