Writer: Allison Kaplan Sommer

Staying alert in Israel

Stay alert? What did that mean? I followed orders and made myself a strong cup of coffee. If I lived in northern Israel, life would

Just call her ‘President Carmi’

As Rivka Carmi, the new president at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, takes on the challenge of attracting and retaining top talent to her institution,

Giving heart to cardiac patients

Anecdotal evidence shows that some of the patients participating in the study are experiencing improvement in their condition and their ability to function.A revolutionary Israeli

Seeing stars in Jerusalem

Celebrities like Will Smith send the message that visiting Israel is safe – and cool.Atir Cohen got quite a surprise on his Bar Mitzvah day

Solving an Israeli high tech riddle

Zohar Zisapel: When you invent something new you are looking ahead, trying to figure out how people will behave differently in the future.You might think

Watching, waiting, and worrying

Whether Prime Minister Sharon lives or dies, we are all already in mourning. Like many Israelis, I was watching television last Wednesday evening when it

Israeli researchers fly by the numbers

Dr. Eitan Bachmat uses abstract math to reduce airplane boarding time (Photo: Bigphoto.com).Anyone who travels frequently by air knows the routine. At the gate inside