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Posted inIdeas

From scroll to screen: A new digital tool seeks to aid Torah chanters

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

Learning to chant from the Torah has long been both a rite of passage and a source of anxiety. Popular culture has captured this feeling, from the visibly terrified b’nai […]

Judd Hirsch plays a Holocaust survivor in "iMordecai." (Photo/FeMor Productions)
Posted inFilm

The real story behind Jewish family comedy ‘iMordecai’ and its unusual path to the big screen

by Stephen Silver and JTA February 27, 2023
a man wearing a VR headset
Posted inTech

The myth of the brainy Israeli

by David Rosenberg December 17, 2018December 18, 2018
One of the columnists' kids, staring at a screen. (Photo/Nicki Gilbert)
Posted inColumns

When my kids gaze at their tiny screens, I want to scream!

by Nicki Gilbert March 13, 2018
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Posted inJewish Life

In 1994, an early attempt to connect Jews ‘through Internet’

by J. Staff January 14, 2018January 17, 2018
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Posted inBay Area, Israel, California, News

Water, water everywhere? Author describes Israel’s water miracle

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Cal students pull a marathon to engineer disability solutions

by Rob Gloster March 22, 2017April 10, 2017
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startup nations | Often overlooked, cleantech innovation is getting bigger in Israel

by Gili Ovadia December 16, 2016December 29, 2016
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startup nations | Israel very stylish when technology and fashion mix

by Gili Ovadia November 24, 2016December 29, 2016
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startup nations | Israeli companies hitting a homer in sports tech world

by Gili Ovadia August 19, 2016December 29, 2016

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