Tales from the Heart: True confessions of a hummus snob
I admit it: I refuse to serve or eat supermarket hummus. It must be homemade or cooked up in a hummusiya.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.
I admit it: I refuse to serve or eat supermarket hummus. It must be homemade or cooked up in a hummusiya.
This marks the 20th anniversary of Israel’s annual life science conference and exhibition, to be held at the David InterContinental Hotel in Tel Aviv.
Madrigal Mental Care’s nano-formulation enables nose-to-brain delivery of biodegradable nanoparticles carrying psychedelics such as psilocybin.
PixCell Medical’s HemoScreen performs a CBC in five minutes, enabling infection-vulnerable patients to spend less time in the clinic environment.
Precision fermentation facility to replace 50,000 cows annually, turning yeast into chemically identical dairy proteins to make milk, cheese, yogurt.
Detecting and fixing leaks in water pipes is critical as water becomes a scarce resource.
7 elite track-and-field athletes are among more than 50 Ukrainian youth finding refuge at Hadassah-run facilities.
The $50m Sheva fund was cofounded with veteran early-stage investor David Citron and will focus on newer startups.
Israel and India may seem worlds apart, but the people share so much in common including history, innovation, chutzpah and a desire to get things done.
Annual BNEF Pioneer Program awards the 12 most impactful and original technology innovations for advancing the low-carbon economy.
OmnySense is upgrading the simple thermometer found in nearly every home to track vital health parameters with ease.
Dance instructor Nicolle Wolicki takes the wedding flash mob concept to a whole new level and becomes an overnight social-media sensation.
More than 6,000 civilians were treated, 40 surgeries performed, 21,000 lab tests and 800 diagnostic images analyzed.
Bet you didn’t know that Pamela Anderson hosted the Israeli ‘Dancing with the Stars’ or that Leonard Cohen sang for troops in the Yom Kippur War.
As Israel begins its countdown to next week’s Independence Day, the country first pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust, war and terror.