Profile ‘King of Weed’: Meet the Jewish mogul who’s smokin’ the competition Michael Steinmetz was uncertain about inviting his grandmother to visit his marijuana factory in Mendocino County. Masha Steinmetz is 89 and an observant… By Gabe Stutman Feb 21, 2020
Bay Area Another Judaica store throws in the tallit One of the last three independent Judaica shops in the Bay Area is closing. Yves’ Jewelry & Judaica, which opened five years ago on Solano Avenue in… By Laura Paull Feb 3, 2020
Tech Tesla to launch operations in Israel The electric car maker Tesla is set to launch Israeli operations in January. Tesla will be the first car manufacturer to sell its vehicles in Israel… By Marcy Oster, JTA Jan 2, 2020
Tech App lets people give to favorite causes by lifting just one finger Is it easy enough for people to donate to charity? Nick Fitz doesn’t think so, and recent trends in philanthropy may support his point of view. A study by… By Gabriel Greschler Dec 17, 2019
Tech Bay Area firms’ investments in Israel top $1 billion Bay Area-based firms contributed a cumulative $1.4 billion to Israeli companies last year and have nearly matched that sum already in 2019, according to a… By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c Oct 24, 2019
Business Marc Benioff, philanthropic gadfly In 1996, Marc Benioff was in southern India, taking a much-needed sabbatical from his high-stress, lucrative job at Oracle, when he was offered a kernel… By Gabriel Greschler Oct 23, 2019
Business Manischewitz is selling all of its kosher food business The Manischewitz Co. will sell all of its kosher food business to Kenover Marketing Corp., the companies announced. The companies “have reached an… By JTA Jul 30, 2019
U.S. Bernie Madoff's victims, 10 years later Robert Lappin was in Palm Beach when he found out that his charity was broke and his money was gone. It was the same small, moneyed Florida town where he… By JTA, Ben Sales Dec 21, 2018
Tech 'J-Angel' investors lift up Israeli expats When Oded Hermoni arrived in Silicon Valley seven years ago from Israel, he quickly discovered that various groups of expats had their own groups… By Rob Gloster Nov 29, 2018