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'Even cakes are political': Michal Epstein faces backlash over kosher pastry kitchen

Former basketball star Michal Epstein faced boycott threats after making her pastry kitchen kosher; She says Eats remains open on Saturdays and nonkosher, calling the backlash a sign of how deeply politics has entered everyday life

Tiki Golan | 08.28.26

At the reopening of the Malabi business in 2016

Driven by innovation: Israeli businesses turning crisis into growth

JDC programs are helping small- and medium-sized companies turn technology and smarter management into higher productivity, stronger jobs and new opportunities for long-term growth

ynet Global | 08.26.26

The organization’s most dangerous enemy is already within: Business insights from the weekly Torah portion

Ki Teitzei: Organizations often focus on external threats while overlooking the internal forces that undermine them; Ego, fear, incentives and sunk costs can distort decisions - true leadership requires the courage to confront what lies within

Ziv Elul | 08.19.26

Israeli businessman and philanthropist Shmuel Harlap dies at 82

Harlap chaired auto importer Colmobil and was a major Mobileye investor; a prominent philanthropist, he and his wife Anat donated about $180 million to Beilinson Hospital last year, the largest gift ever to Israel’s health system

Golan Hazani, Calcalist | 08.19.26

OurCrowd names Cali Chill CEO after year leading firm through transition

Seven-year OurCrowd veteran had served as acting CEO since mid-2025, when founder Jon Medved stepped back for medical reasons; his formal appointment follows an operational overhaul and reported $2.4 billion sale of portfolio company BioCatch to Visa

ynet Global | 08.12.26

Sephora products are coming to Israel — but Sephora stores aren’t

Selected Sephora Collection products will be sold through Glam 42 stores and Azrieli pop-ups under an official agreement; sources say supply will be ongoing, while the initial assortment is expected to include about 120 to 150 products

Meirav Crystal | 08.11.26

From troubled teens to a multimillion-dollar industry: How surfing conquered Israel

Once seen as a pastime for troubled teens skipping school for the beach, surfing is now one of Israel’s fastest-growing sports, with tens of thousands of surfers, new schools, a wave park, a multimillion-dollar industry and booming surf tourism

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.08.26

How Deni Avdija’s broken tooth changed Gal Fleitman’s career

What began with Avdija’s dental injury became Gal Fleitman’s custom mouthguard business; she explains why she left reality TV casting to launch the company and how boxer Ahavat Hashem Gordon’s smile helped promote it

Orit Merlin Rozhenzwaig | 08.05.26

Former Mossad chief David Barnea joins Ondas Defense as global president

Barnea will also serve as chairman, helping guide the company’s international strategy, acquisitions and development of AI-powered air defense, intelligence, precision-strike and unmanned ground systems

Calcalist | 08.03.26

Your organization does not need more procedures. It needs to grow up

After every mistake, organizations add forms, signatures and oversight, but Parashat Eikev and the ‘Akeidat Yitzhak’ suggest the real test of maturity lies not in more procedures, but in building a stronger organizational culture instead

Ziv Elul | 07.30.26

Beyond technology: What makes people fall in love with a startup?

Tech and fintech leaders explain why trust, branding and employee ownership, not technology alone, turn startups into companies that investors, customers and workers continue to support through uncertainty

ynet Global | 07.28.26

Israel’s diamond exports plunge to historic low as exchange chief resigns

Exports fell to just $2.4 billion in the first half of 2026, while the industry struggles with Dubai’s tax advantages, lab-grown stones, weaker global demand and a new 10% US tariff

Navit Zomer | 07.26.26

Palestinian businessman takes Israel to court over Gaza trade and Allenby bridge restrictions

Palestinian businessman Nassar Nassar has filed two petitions against Israel’s trade and border restrictions, warning that the near-collapse of Gaza-West Bank commerce is pushing the Palestinian economy toward crisis, adding that reopening economic ties is vital for stability and reconstruction

Einav Halabi | 07.13.26

A cleaner technology for dyeing jeans using sound waves

Israeli sound-wave dyeing tech aims to clean up the global jeans industry

Brazil’s Vicunha, a denim supplier for brands including Zara, Diesel and Calvin Klein, signs memo to buy 20% of Israel’s Sonovia, whose technology uses sound waves to push indigo dye into fabric without polluting chemicals

Navit Zomer | 07.02.26

Airwallex raises $320M for planned AI expansion and growth in Israel

Global payments firm reaches $11 billion valuation after successful Series H, saying it will use investment to expand AI-driven financial products, enter new markets and continue growing its operations in Israel

ynet Global | 06.30.26

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