Jewish business news

Philadelphia Jewish leaders encouraged by counter-response to ‘boycott bike ride’

“What was supposed to be a boycott of Jewish businesses turned into a food festival of Jewish businesses,” said the head of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

Pro-Israel counterprotesters confront a "boycott bike ride" targeting Jewish businesses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 2026.
Yinon Gal-On, founder of Worlds Meet, which connects Israeli business leaders with Jewish counterparts abroad.

The young bridge between the foremost Israeli and global Jewish business titans

"The real danger of AI isn’t a robot apocalypse - it’s biased data quietly deciding human fate."

Will AI replace traditionally Jewish jobs? - opinion

CHERRY TREES blossom in New York City in April.

The death of the US Jewish Orthodox middle class- opinion


Coronavirus: 'Courageous' decisions required to stop businesses collapsing

The President of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce has called on the Finance Ministry to inject "a lot of money" to help Israeli businesses cope with the impact of coronavirus.

Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce president Uriel Lynn

WeWork considering curbing Neumann's voting power to save IPO

Revising Neumann's supervoting rights, which give him 20 times the voting power of ordinary shareholders, was among the changes being discussed.

People visit the booth of WeWork as they attend the TechCrunch Disrupt event in Manhattan, in New York City, NY, U.S. May 15, 2017.

Expect slowdown in 2019, Mercantile rep says

The year 2019 will have slow growth in China, Japan, Germany and other countries, Zion Becker, vice general manager of Mercantile Bank noted.

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Franklin Templeton opens office in Herzliya

The fund may invest in investment grade and non-investment grade debt securities.

PRESIDENT and COO of Franklin Templeton Investments Jenny Johnson awards Uzi Yitzhak, head of Franklin Templeton, Israel, the key for its new venues in Herzliya.

Building Israel-Diaspora relations by building careers

Alarm bells started ringing when a major 2013 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed the extent to which younger American Jews are becoming decreasingly attached to Israel.

Participants at this Birthright Excel 2018 opening event at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

The Israeli helping the poor and disabled find homes in Niagara Falls

"It was an adventure. I like adventure. I come, I start, I try to open a restaurant in New York City, I lost all my money, I start to wash dishes in a basement. And up, up, up the stairs."

The rising sun lights One World Trade as it stands over the Manhattan borough of New York, US, November 2, 2016

The impact of the Hassidim who graduated law school this week

There are now more than 1,000 haredi applicants who want to join Kamatech to try to build their start-up ideas. They were given a chance and the floodgates have opened.

Three Belzer Hassidim received their law degrees this week from the haredi campus of Kiryat Ono College (August 23, 2018).

Your Investments: Financial procrastination

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Your Investments: Long-term investing really works

Slow and steady wins the game, and I can’t stress enough the importance of keeping it simple.

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Thousands of Israeli Americans to be hit by Trump corporate repatriation tax

“This is going to be the Boston Tea Party, only in reverse.”

US tax form (illustrative)