Tikun Olam
Inventing Health: Israeli Innovations in Life Sciences - Part 1
Not published yetScience is very important; it is good to learn and share what we have learned with others so everyone can benefit. Over the years humans have learned and built upon the knowledge of others to make life easier for each other. This video highlights some of the things people in Israel have been doing to improve the health field. It is formatted like a convention where you can walk from booth to booth to see different things people have been working on. We may not be able to travel to the past to see the event in person but we could consider ourselves lucky to be able to enjoy watching this video that was recorded.
US Supreme Court Ruling is First Amendment Defense
Not published yetIn a landmark decision, that is still relevant and still impacts us today, the nation's highest court ruled that government cannot question a religious community's decisions regarding who should teach in its church-run schools.
The unanimous ruling clarifies the role of the "ministerial exception," which has previously protected churches in the U.S. from undue government and court interference, said Todd McFarland.
While lower courts have applied the ministerial exception for decades, this latest ruling marks the first time the Supreme Court has tackled it.
Israeli Researchers Discover New Way to Stop Spread of Bone Cancer!
Not published yetAn exciting new study conducted by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has shown promising results in preliminary animal studies for halting the progression of Ewing sarcoma, a particular type of bone cancer that often affects teenagers, Israel21c reports.
Posted in 2013, this video gives viewers the opportunity to reflect back on the last decade’s technological achievements, in the light of current trends.
A group of evangelical Christian cowboys helped save Ruthie’s farm.
As I recall, one day while browsing the web, I noticed some pictures of lavish things that people did to honor those who have died; I assume the honored dead did great deeds for society or at least were thought to do so while they lived. As I finished looking at the pictures and scrolled toward the comment section, I noticed someone questioned how many starving children could have been fed with the resources used to honor the dead; but that is not what got my attention. Soon after, someone asked how many starving children could have been fed if the previous commenter, who had lamented the waste of financial means, gave up some electrical device they had; the answer was, “not many.”