Category: Culture
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The reason everyone should drink green tea
With winter’s arrival comes shorter days, colder weather, and for many, a sense of melancholy. Feelings of low mood, decreased activity levels, struggles with even simple tasks and cravings for comfort foods and carbs are common for some during… Continue Reading
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Eating in front of the computer at work? Here’s why its time to stop
We’ve all been there, the workload is overwhelming, there’s no time for a proper break, so you eat in front of your computer, hoping to make the most of your day; however, studies reveal that eating in front of screens not only leads to a range… Continue Reading
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Israeli Arabs feel shared destiny with Jews during war
More than half of Israel’s Arab population believe the ongoing war has actually increased the sense of a “shared destiny” with their Jewish neighbors, according to a new study. It also found that only 9 per cent of Arab citizens… Continue Reading
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Nigeria’s Jewish soccer team aiming to compete in Isra
Members of Nigeria’s Igbo Jewish community, which claims to be descendants of a biblical Hebrew clan, have set their sights on a historic goal: to register a team for the 2025 Maccabiah Games in Israel. If successful, they’d become the first… Continue Reading
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Timothée Chalamet doesn’t talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an important Jewish writer from the Bronx.
Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet is everywhere these days — including in Washington Square Park, where he recently made an appearance at his own lookalike contest. Ahead of the Christmas Day release of the Bob Dylan biopic… Continue Reading
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Slovenian broadcaster calls for Israel to be barred from Eurovision 2025
The Slovenian public broadcaster formally urged the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on Saturday to disqualify Israel from participating in Eurovision 2025, set to be held in Basel, Switzerland, in May. In an official letter to the EBU, the… Continue Reading
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Nobel Prizes 2024: Celebrating artificial intelligence
The Nobel Prizes are awarded annually on December 10, marking the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. Nobel, a Swedish industrialist who amassed a significant fortune primarily through the invention and development of explosives, later grew to… Continue Reading
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Cooking with the kids: Gluten-free pasta casserole
Ingredients: – 1 package of gluten-free pasta – 250g crushed Muti tomatoes – 150g grated Galil/Semi-hard cheese Instructions: 1. Bring water to a boil and cook the pasta for about 10 minutes so it’s softer than usual. Let it cool. 2…. Continue Reading
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Can AI suffer cognitive decline? New Israeli study suggests surprising limits
Advanced AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, exhibit cognitive limitations similar to those seen in human cognitive decline, according to a new study by neurologists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center and an Israeli data… Continue Reading
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Israeli firm secures major funding for space-age drug
Space Pharma, an Israeli-founded company that develops microgravity laboratories for space-based research, has secured a substantial grant from the Horizon Europe program’s accelerator, part of the European Union, to produce cancer drugs in… Continue Reading