Tmura is an Israeli Venture Fund that accepts employee stock options as a donation from early-stage startups. Following exits, the fund distributes the proceeds from its options to educational charities. In ten years, Tmura has already given approx. $6.3 million.

The new center, which is being built in the town of Yeruham by Negevco and Andres Kukawka, will provide technology outsourcing services for Israeli companies. Recruiting and training will start this November. 3.2 million NIS will be invested in the project over the next three years.

An Israeli tennis foundation puts the ball in the courts of Arab communities, fostering not only sports prowess but also leadership and cross-cultural friendships. So far, the Freddie Krivine Foundation has trained more than 6,000 young Arabs in tennis, encouraging some of them to become certified tennis coaches.

The Israeli Scratch program, part of the miLAB at IDC in Herzliya, teaches young students programming concepts and skills in multimedia communication. Users are taught to make and share their own videos, animations and games.

Graduates of the design academy presented creative solutions they developed for the community: a walker that encourages use, artfully designed rings that lead the visually impaired and more.

Good news for older workers looking for a job: New research conducted in Israel has determined that managers demonstrate their highest levels of professional vitality in their 50s. The researchers specifically examined the functionality of high-tech, engineering and infrastructure executives.

Israel Boxing Association aims to bring peace between Jews and Arabs through boxing. Jewish and Arab teens from the North of Israel train and compete together, and some even become friends.

Israel's most popular female singer Rita has released an album in Persian, as a tribute to her country of origin - Iran. "I'm combining Hebrew and Persian so much together and I am showing that it is possible," she says.

Tom Peled, an Israeli student who lost his father to cancer, plans a bike ride across ten states in the US to raise funds for cancer research. His project, named Bike for the Fight, has the support of Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Gigglers.tv is a new Israeli website that mashes up hundreds of ten-second clips featuring the best laughs from around the internet and allows people to upload their favorite sequences.

International pop star Justin Bieber has joined Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC for a new fundraising campaign named Music Makes it Better. The campaign, launched this week, is powered by the Israeli fundraising platform give2gether.

The Israeli Budo for Peace program aims to strengthen participants' physical, mental and cognitive abilities and break down barriers, by teaching traditional martial arts such as Karate, Judo, Aikido, and Taekwondo. The program operates within Jewish, Muslim, Arab and Druze communities.

Ze-Ze is an Israeli social organization that took interest in street musicians and decided to bring them together to play as a group with a steady income. The Israeli street philharmonic has already given two concerts, with participation of local musicians.

A new bar-restaurant co-op, founded by organizers of last summer's social justice protests, already has 60 shareholders. The bar, located in Tel Aviv, is planning to open its doors next month. All administrative decisions will be made by vote only.

Thanks to new technology, the simple click of a mouse can bring mounds of information, artifacts or artwork on display in museum galleries across the globe straight to your computer's desktop and, as classic museology redefines itself in the digital age, such "virtual visits" are becoming more interactive than ever.