Category: Culture
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An end to epilepsy? Brain surgery offers new hope for patients
Avi, a medical technician in his 20s from Bnei Brak, had been dealing with epilepsy since he was six. For 16 years, his life was dominated by unexpected seizures that made it difficult to lead a normal life. Despite frequent episodes of… Continue Reading
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Galia and brother suffer from same type of cancer
Galia Sapir, 30, a cardiac intensive care unit nurse at the Schneider Medical Center, was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in the lymphatic system two months after her brother was diagnosed with the same cancer. When we met her, she was… Continue Reading
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‘It’s insulting that Israeli companies source products from abroad rather than suppor
“We feel like soldiers holding down a post, refusing to leave, but not a single person comes through,” says Uri Tyroler, a member of Kibbutz Snir and a prominent figure in the wine scene of Israel’s Galilee, now empty for 11 months. 3 View… Continue Reading
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Life through the looking glass
“How would you like to live in Looking-glass House, Kitty? I wonder if they’d give you milk in there? Perhaps Looking-glass milk isn’t good to drink…” wrote Louis Carroll in ‘Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There’ -… Continue Reading
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A mood booster: Chocolate-coated blueberry flowers
Meet the only flower that doesn’t need water, sun, or even soil—just a refrigerator and a healthy appetite. These flowers are not only beautiful but also incredibly tasty, and making them is so simple that even someone who managed to dry out… Continue Reading
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Professor speaks out against rising antisemitism on medica
Shortly after the October 7 massacre, Prof. Hedy Wald sat in her office, leafing through a stack of medical journals that had piled up on her desk. Her attention caught on one article—not a scientific study, but what she describes as a… Continue Reading
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Israeli Dwyane Wade sculptor defends NBA’s most controversial statue
“There will always be a side that’s unsatisfied, and people who complain and try to tarnish the name,” says Israeli sculptor Omri Amrany, who is at the center of the biggest controversy in the first week of the NBA season—and it’s not… Continue Reading
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‘A Real Pain’ is Jesse Eisenberg’s love letter to Poland, the country his family left under duress
In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film, a pair of American Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland sneak back onto a train they already had tickets for, after getting off at the wrong stop. “It’s the principle of the thing,”… Continue Reading
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‘Trump is the biggest adversary America had’
U.S. singer and actress Jennifer Lopez spoke at a Democratic Party rally in Las Vegas Friday overnight, standing alongside U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The rally, which highlighted Latino voters, was… Continue Reading
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Make a giant triple chocolate fudge cookie
Ingredients – 200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate, broken into squares – 25 g (1.75 tbsp) butter – 1/3 cup (65 g) white sugar – 1/4 cup packed (60 g) brown sugar – 1 packet (10 g) vanilla sugar – 1 tbsp (10 g) cocoa powder – 25 g (1 oz) milk… Continue Reading