The Millennial Question

B”H When I grew up in the 1980s, times were very different. Today it sounds, as if we grew up in a museum. 🙂 No smartphone, not even a mobile phone, no real computers, as we know them today, no Google, no Facebook. We didn’t even know the expression “social media” then. What we did … Continue reading →

Israeli government is planning to import foreign high tech workers

B”H For the past couple of months a rumour has been spreading: The Israeli high tech field is lacking qualified workers. At the same time, a lot of qualified IT employees are getting fired and thus are forced to go to the unemployment office. Many of them state that, despite sending out a lof of … Continue reading →

Who says Haredim don’t work?

B”H Angel’s financial startup support is well – known in Israel. Now they also start to support haredi startups. By the way, there are quite a few haredi startups in Israel. One of the reasons may be that, although many Haredim are actually willing to work, they still don’t find jobs. Not necessarily due to … Continue reading →

No WhatsApp in Belz

B”H The Belzer Rebbe allowed kosher Smartphones but now the Chassidim received an SMS stating that WhatsApp is prohibited. See Ladaat: http://ladaat.info/article.aspx?artid=17060 Apparently some Chassidim didn’t use WhatsApp in a kosher way despite the kosher smartphone. I am not Belz and my smartphone is not necessarily kosher although I am not looking at porn sites. … Continue reading →

A helpful free SHEMITTA APP for Android

B”H A very helpful free Shemitta App in English is available on Android. It probably also exists for iPhone users but they have to look into their systems. As a Samsung Galaxy user, I can only speak for Android. 🙂 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theshmittahapp.android Continue reading →

Apple goes Israel

B”H All Israeli Apple fans may get excited when they read this   http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-apple-to-open-israel-sales-office-1000967490 I am not an Apple fan at all but if you like Steve Job’s inventions, it is your fault. 🙂 Herzliya as a location doesn’t come surprise. This is where people with money live and who are able to afford expensive Apple … Continue reading →

Samsung Galaxy S5 arriving in Israel

B”H IVORY’s homepage still doesn’t list the Galaxy S5. However, the new Samsung smartphone will be now ready for purchase in Israel. I have no idea whether this will include 16GB or 32GB, but the price is going to be extremely high: Up to 3600 Shekels !!! I am still using a Galaxy S3 and … Continue reading →