Yaniv Pohoryles

From smashed storefronts to viral boycotts, pro-Palestinian activists have made the international food giants key targets; what triggered the backlash, how the brands responded and can they return to business as usual?

The Galilee Culinary Institute (GCI), located on land belonging to Kibbutz Gonen, is nearing completion after several years of development; soft launch is planned for January, with the first academic year set to open in 2026

Stuck in a foreign city and looking for kosher food? Ask Elan Kornblum, who turned kosher dining into his life’s mission; with over 130,000 followers, he travels the world tracking trends; 'Most surprising kosher spot? Panama City,' he says

One worker follows rules and sticks to the plan; the other is flexible, thinks creatively and bounces back from setbacks; why Americans map their careers early, who makes career decisions by emotion and why the job market now resembles the NBA — a conversation with sociologist Prof. Gad Yair on what makes the ideal employee

Jewish events retreat into private spaces, mezuzahs are removed, kippahs disappear and some Jews even change their names; more than two years after the October 7 massacre, Jewish communities abroad describe a growing sense of ‘Jewish fatigue' amid persistent antisemitism and pressure to hide Jewish identity

Veteran mariner Haim Shaham says Iran attempts to extract payments in the Strait of Hormuz threaten global trade norms, as crews navigate rising tensions, warships and uncertainty in one of the world’s most critical shipping routes

Argentine Jewish writer Marcelo Birmajer discusses Zionism in the Diaspora, Javier Milei’s support for Israel, his brother’s murder in a Jerusalem terror attack and the divide he sees among Jews after Oct. 7

Len Cherney, known as Israel’s 'bowling man,' explains how much it costs to build a bowling venue, why 12 lanes is the magic number, how mini bowling and duckpin are changing the game and what happened when Mubarak beat Arafat on the lanes

Adina Kraus dreamed of building her career as an artist in Melbourne, but says the aftermath of October 7 left her isolated, with exhibitions canceled and no place in Australia’s art world; now in Israel, she is preparing to show her work at Bezalel’s graduate exhibition

Jewish American comedian Olga Namer, of Syrian descent, grew up Orthodox before building a career on candid sex jokes; in an interview, she discusses hostility toward pro-Israel Jews in Mamdani’s New York and her dream TV series