Best Practices (and/or Intervention Programs) for Benevolent Community
This report is the third part (following the report “Characterizing the term ‘Benevolent community’ “ and ‘Indicators of Benevolent Community’) in the project “Benevolent Community – for Social Mobility, Community Resilience, and Quality of Life – in the 21st Century”. The project is a joint venture of the (Israel) Joint-Ashalim, the Community Resources Division in […]
Hebrew words matter: Understanding the language’s crucial role
Prof. Shlomo Maital speaks about Hebrew words and their roots with Jeremy Benstein.
Characterizing the term ‘Benevolent community’
This report is the first part – and a central component – in the project “Benevolent Community – for Social Mobility, Community Resilience, and Quality of Life – in the 21st Century”. The project is a joint venture of the (Israel) Joint-Ashalim, the Community Resources Division in the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, and […]
Science breakthroughs in space Israel leads the way
Prof. Shlomo Maital talks about gravity with SpacePharma founder Yossi Yamin – who pioneered mini-labs in zero gravity
“Common Ground”: Agreed Road Map for Long-Term National Paradigms
Strategic thinking process for the state of Israel is presented. Based on interviews of 40 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ (1948) to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. To validate our proposition that the vision chapter of the Declaration of […]
Evidence based risk management: a review of risk management models and methods
Risk management provides a basis for decision making both at the strategic an tactical level. The dramatic advances in data collection capabilities enhanced the risk management activities from qualitative to quantitative analysis. Domain expert assessments, using anchored scales such as a 1-5 Likert scale is still widely used. The objective of this review is to […]
Survey of Attitudes of the Residents of Umm El-Fahm
A survey of personal and community security was conducted in the city of Umm al-Fahm during the months of November-December 2021. The survey dealt with the personal security of residents of the city, their relationship to and with the police, and examined the satisfaction of the inhabitants of the city with the City Council and […]
Why people are living for more years but enjoying life less
Prof. Shlomo Maital explains why we live longer but enjoy life less, — and suggests how to enjoy life more.
IsraAID: Israel’s beacon of light, giving humanitarian aid
Prof. Shlomo Maital tells how IsraAID extends a helping hand to people across the globe
Mapping Human Talent Requirements for Jerusalem’s Hi-Tech and Biomed Industries
The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, together with Jerusalem’s Development Authority, Jerusalem’s Municipality, the Social-Economic Forum, and the Employers Administration initiated a project for encouraging young candidates and discharged soldiers residing in Jerusalem, to live, study and work in the city. This project aims to contribute to Jerusalem’s economic and social development and […]
