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Asaf Shimoni
Asaf Shimoni
Asaf Shimoni
July 1, 2018, 1:39 pm
Asaf Shimoni
Opioids, mosquitoes and the missing link in human evolution
The cultivation of poppy fields more than 5,000 years ago caused humans to ingest large amounts of external opium alkaloids, leading to physical alterations in the human system
Asaf Shimoni
May 28, 2017, 12:56 pm
Asaf Shimoni
The strongest shoulders should determine Israel’s media and aliyah policy
Though many thousands of Jews work to improve Israel’s image, our homeland remains the most unpopular country on the planet
Asaf Shimoni
March 1, 2017, 11:21 am
Asaf Shimoni
Israel’s high tech sector will enter warp speed once it bridges the generation gap
Innovative companies need not fear employees who are older simply because they are less malleable or likely to be more experienced than their ‘bosses’
Asaf Shimoni
February 12, 2017, 11:08 am
Asaf Shimoni
Why rabbinical courts should oversee government funding in the Start-Up Nation
Holocaust surivor Tova Pollack spent the last days of her life begging to be relieved from excruciating pain, but was denied morphine because of government rules relating to the war on drugs
Asaf Shimoni
January 15, 2017, 10:04 am
Asaf Shimoni
The ‘Light-Up Nation’ as world leader in medical marijuana technologies
The Economist recently reported that the ‘Light-Up Nation’ is poised to become the global leader in medical marijuana technologies, with 36 companies doing medical research on the health benefits of cannabis
Asaf Shimoni
December 15, 2016, 10:45 am
Asaf Shimoni
Aliyah H (Hi tech): New Zionist communities based on innovative technologies and tikkun olam
By giving a realistic impression of life in Israel and explaining that those who make aliyah come here to fulfill their expectations instead of assuming that their challenges will be met, the Jewish state would again become an attractive option
Asaf Shimoni
November 21, 2016, 3:54 pm
Asaf Shimoni
The Startup Nation would do much better thinking outside the box on age
Israeli government policies and regulations –- as well as many startups –- tend to follow international norms regarding age, even if they are ridiculous and at odds with Jewish culture
Asaf Shimoni
October 27, 2016, 3:47 pm
Asaf Shimoni
Tapping world Jewry’s vast senior potential
It is a well known phenomena that many Jews remain active in their senior years and respect for age has always been embedded in Jewish tradition; the most respected leading rabbis are often in their nineties and a few are centenarians
Asaf Shimoni
October 10, 2016, 4:01 pm
Asaf Shimoni
The Start-Up Nation, self-complacency and yesh banu ma’asim
In the 1970s, Israel decided to demonstrate that a form of cut-throat capitalism was the only viable economic model; this mindless dogmatism has gone so far that hundreds of thousands of Israelis do not have enough to eat, and the number of people asking for charity has skyrocketed
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