Tag: Business
Israeli high-tech thrived in 2023 amid war, political unrest
Despite the challenges judicial reform protests and the war against Hamas posed for the Israeli economy, the Jewish state’s high-tech industry emerged from 2023 with remarkable strength, according to a report issued on Monday.
“The...
Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority Dallas Mavericks stake to Dr. Miriam Adelson for...
Mark Cuban, the Jewish billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and NBA team owner, is poised to make two major changes in his business and public presence.
Cuban has agreed to sell his majority ownership of the...
Gal Gadot’s mac-and-cheese brand gets $13 million investment
Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who became world-famous playing “Wonder Woman,” said she “didn’t want to do the obvious” when it came to investing her newly acquired wealth.
But she could do something a little cheesy.
To that...
Shopping for shofars, finding something larger
The last neighborhood Judaica store in Manhattan is ready for the High Holidays.
Long, twisted Kudu shofars—made from the horns of the African antelope—hang dramatically from the ceiling. But small rams’ horns are still the...
As diversity programs tend to push Jews away, ERGs draw religious people in
The diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) movement has developed a reputation for pushing Jews away. Employee resources groups, ERGs, aim to do the opposite.
DEI programs tend to focus largely or exclusively on race, ethnicity,...
Israel to close Haifa industrial zone, citing environmental factors
Israel plans to close an industrial zone in the northern city of Haifa and transform the area into green space.
The plan calls for closing factories and the country’s largest oil refinery over the next...
Abraham Accords sees sweet results in form of D’vash business cooperation
The U.S.-brokered normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the fall of last year has already helped foster many new business relationships between Jews and Muslims who live in those respective...
Israel No. 1 on Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs
Israel took the No. 1 spot in Mastercard’s 2020 Index of Women Entrepreneurs, ahead of the United States, Switzerland and 55 other countries in terms of the progress made by female entrepreneurs and business owners.
“Taking the...
Business school to dedicate curriculum to enterprise management, social impact
American Jewish University announced on Tuesday the launch of a first-of-its-kind business school in the United States fully committed to promoting value and impact: the School of Enterprise Management and Social Impact (SEMSI).
The creation...
Meet the Orthodox woman at the top of Israel’s cyber game
“On Friday morning, I have on one ear a conference call and one hand mixing cholent, and with my foot, I’m rocking the baby carriage,” says Ola Sergatchov. “That’s what my life looks like.”
Vice...