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Jewish ex-Harvard admin. files discrimination suit over termination after Rosh Hashanah leave

The lawsuit claims that immediately following his disclosure and observance of the holiday, he faced sudden heightened scrutiny and manufactured performance concerns.

The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Iris Haim with son Yotam z”l, who was mistakenly shot by IDF soldiers in Dec. 2023.

After the IDF mistakenly killed her son in Gaza, Yotam Haim's mother chose forgiveness and hope

Mayor Moshe Lion and other partners excitedly cutting ribbon at ceremony. At the new space, coffee conversations can lead to groundbreaking results.

Moving FourWard: Inside Jerusalem's ambitious bid to reinvent medical innovation

Typewriter.

Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory


Virtual meetings tire people out because they’re doing them wrong

Drowsiness during virtual meetings results from a lack of stimulation, not mental overload.

 Wikipedia's 20th Birthday celebration. Wikimedian meetups in Israel: Tel Aviv, 17th January 2021 - Zoom Meeting due to Covid-19.

The simple mistake that you could be making in your Zoom interviews

New study suggests background-image choice may affect judgments of trustworthiness and competence

MANHI IS working to make Zoom teaching more interesting and effective.

An end to remote work? Even Zoom employees are asked to return to office

Workers living within 50 miles of a Zoom office will be returning to in-person work at least two days a week.

 Illustrative image of people in an office.

Grapevine May 12, 2023: A matter of attire

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO of Kenya signs the guest book at the President’s Residence while his wife, Rachel, and President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, look on.

In Ohio, ‘zoombombing’ a religious service can now net jail time

The law, “Increasing Penalties for Disturbing a Religious Service,” passed last week unanimously in the state Senate. It had previously passed in the state House, 95-1.

 A family takes part in a Zoom shiva.

How online group therapy helped link the lonely together

During the pandemic, there was a significant increase in the number of people who complained about feeling lonely.

 AIDING THE isolated.

Support group launches for English-speaking Israelis with mood disorders

“The groups are meant to be in addition to therapy, medication and self-care – not a replacement.”

 MOOD disorders. English-speaking Israelis can still get the help and support they need (Illustrative).

Jerusalem court recognizes couples in Zoom 'Utah weddings' to be registered as married

The Utah marriage is a wedding that is conducted in visual consultation with a marriage registrar in Utah and can also be conducted when both spouses are in Israel. 

 IN A DECISION announced earlier this week, the Lod District Court ruled that the Interior Ministry must recognize those civil marriages performed remotely via an online ceremony in Utah.

A tour guide carries on in war-torn Odesa

Olga Bokhonovskaya is continuing the virtual tours over Zoom that she began when COVID-19 hit.

 THE INTERIOR of the historic Main Synagogue, aka the Great Synagogue, which is now closed.

English Overseas: US Jewish volunteers teach Israelis English over Zoom

An idea born during the pandemic is continuing to spawn healthy educational and personal gain for all.

 STATESIDE VOLUNTEERS and Jerusalemite students get together for a Zoom chat.