Business
Internet poses spiritual dilemmas for Orthodox women and their businesses
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAJul 07, 2022
Shaindy Braun and her wig business had nearly 40,000 followers on Instagram, amassed over nine years, when she abruptly announced her departure from the social media...
Israel, UAE sign free trade agreement
JNSJun 02, 2022
Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement on May 31 in Dubai. The deal is the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab state.
Big funders face big changes in Jewish life
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAApr 14, 2022
In a good year, the annual conference of the Jewish Funders Network functions like a Jewish Aspen Institute: The Jewish fundraising elite, from private and family...
Colorado pension fund votes to divests from Unilever
JTAMar 24, 2022
n 2016, Colorado’s state pension fund passed a law pledging economic loyalty to Israel. That law is now being invoked as the state becomes the seventh to punish...
Oligarchs sanctioned
JTAMar 10, 2022
Jewish communities in Ukraine received a $10 million gift from a perhaps unlikely source last month: a charitable organization founded by three Russian Jewish oligarchs...
Israel, Morocco ink economic pact
TPSFeb 24, 2022
Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry Orna Barbivay signed an economic-commercial cooperation agreement on Feb. 21 with Morocco’s Industry and Trade Minister...
Israel seeks to grow hummus in space
JTAFeb 17, 2022
Like most Israelis, Yonatan Winetraub loves hummus, and its protein-packed main ingredient: the chickpea. But unlike most, Winetraub also has the ability to send...
In Israel, counterfeit olive oil hinders Chanukah tradition
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTADec 02, 2021
Like thousands of Orthodox Jewish consumers who buy premium olive oil ahead of Chanukah, David purchased $160 of the stuff only to burn it — in a menorah.
Local agencies expand food, support to Denver’s needy
Steve MarkNov 25, 2021
CHANUKAH 5782 SECTION B PAGE 8 woman fills up her shopping cart with the usual items on a grocery list: canned goods, fruits, vegetables. There is no checkout lane,...
Jewish Googlers opposed Israel contract
JTANov 11, 2021
Two Jewish Google employees are playing a key role in a worker petition calling on Google and Amazon to cancel a joint contract to build cloud-based data centers on...
