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Viva Sarah Press
May 7, 20201 min read
Zoom talks on the impact of Covid-19-inspired innovation
Covid-19 has been a catalyst to amazing innovation everywhere. After all, necessity and challenges are often the main ingredients of...
Viva Sarah Press
May 3, 20201 min read
$1 billion buyout in the middle of a pandemic
The local tech sector is abuzz with reports of a huge buyout on its way. Intel is said to be buying Moovit for a whopping $1 billion. And...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 28, 20201 min read
Israel is 72!
For Israel’s Independence Day, I first thought about writing something that looked back at 72 years of innovation. Covid-19’s challenges...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 26, 20201 min read
A hologram of the president
Israel is known for its innovation. For Israel’s 72nd Independence Day, during Coronavirus, President Reuven Rivlin is visiting homes via...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 26, 20201 min read
Hello 72! Telling Israel’s New Innovation Stories
Israel’s 72nd anniversary is days away. This little country is brimming with exciting stories. Stories of making the impossible possible....
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 24, 20201 min read
We wrote a story with book titles
For today's family 'coronavirus creativity' activity, we "wrote" a story together. Using book titles only. All authors got equal...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 22, 20201 min read
1,000 pieces of patience
1,000 pieces. It took coronavirus isolation to find enough time to do this puzzle. We had started and stopped a few times. These past...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 21, 20202 min read
So many stories to tell about Israeli innovation in the time of Covid-19
Why is Israeli innovation so prominent during the novel coronavirus epidemic? On the one hand, the tech sector here, as elsewhere, has...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Crash course in mindfulness (aka sharing office space with a 12-year old ‘colleague’)
Shortly before the coronavirus epidemic sent us into social distancing isolation, I started to dabble in mindfulness, an art of focusing...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 15, 20201 min read
An art class with my 12-year old daughter
Art is therapeutic. During this Coronavirus isolation, my daughter spends hours drawing or painting. For today’s Coronavirus creativity,...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Flushing COVID-19 down the toilet
People are flushing all sorts of things down the toilet. And it is clogging up the world's sewage systems. Since the toilet paper drought...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Cup phones in the time of Coronavirus
The kids got to choose a family movie. So, they chose the Adam Sandler screwball movie, Grown Ups. In one scene, the kids play with cup...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 12, 20201 min read
A postponed unveiling ceremony in the time of Coronavirus
My Google calendar shows that today, April 12, we will gather at a cemetery in Toronto for the unveiling ceremony of my mother's...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 11, 20201 min read
Making art together
Family time is definitely a positive outcome of this Coronavirus isolation. We do something (creative) together every day. Today we made...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 7, 20202 min read
The afikoman is in Toronto. We hope to find it from Tel Aviv
Finding the afikoman is one of the most talked about parts of the seder. At least in my family. Where will Zayde hide it. Who will find...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Apple picking indoors
Every day at 5 pm, we do a creative family project. This routine kicked off during the Coronavirus Isolation predicament. Today, we went...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Scavenger hunts at home
Before Covid-19, my kids attended scouts twice a week. Now, during social distancing and home isolation, they have semi-regular meetings...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Coronavirus Rube Goldberg
The Coronavirus pandemic has created a space for family time. Lots of family time. And every day, we make time for something creative....
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Mourning from a distance in the time of Coronavirus
Today, April 3, I had plans to be in Canada. For the Passover school vacation, which was supposed to begin two days ago. To celebrate the...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Art interpretations: Museum from Home challenge
We did it! The latest Coronavirus social media challenge. Find a famous artwork and create an interpretation of it using objects and...
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