Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World
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Summary
Thou Shalt Innovate profiles wondrous Israeli innovations that are collectively changing the lives of billions of people around the world and explores why Israeli innovators of all faiths feel compelled to make the world better。 This is the story of how Israelis are helping to feed the hungry， cure the sick， protect the defenseless， and make the desert bloom。 Israel is playing a disproportionate role in helping solve some of the world s biggest challenges by tapping into the nation's soul: the spirit of tikkun olam the Jewish concept of repairing the world。
Following Start-Up Nation's account of Israel's incredibly prolific start-up scene， Thou Shalt Innovate tells the story of how Israeli innovation is making the whole world a better place。 Israel has extraordinary innovators who are bound together by their desire to save lives and find higher purpose。 In a part of the world that has more than its share of darkness， these stories are rays of light。
What people are saying about Thou Shalt Innovate:
Thou Shalt Innovate gives the reader a refreshing glimpse at Israel's greatest natural resource， her people。 It is no coincidence that the Hebrew prophet Isaiah prophesied they would be a light unto the nations。
Susan M。 Michael， US Director， International Christian Embassy Jerusalem
Want to understand the Israel of today， the nation that leads the world in problem solving？ Thou shalt read Thou Shalt Innovate！
Seth M。 Siegel， author， New York Times best seller Let There Be Water
Thou Shalt Innovate is a book the world needs to pay attention to。 In a rich and exhilarating narrative， Avi Jorisch outlines the roadmap for how Israelis innovate while making the world a better place， and how other countries and people can follow suit。
Yaakov Katz， Editor in Chief， Jerusalem Post; co-author， The Weapon Wizards
Following Start-Up Nation's account of Israel's incredibly prolific start-up scene， Thou Shalt Innovate tells the story of how Israeli innovation is making the whole world a better place。 Israel has extraordinary innovators who are bound together by their desire to save lives and find higher purpose。 In a part of the world that has more than its share of darkness， these stories are rays of light。
What people are saying about Thou Shalt Innovate:
Thou Shalt Innovate gives the reader a refreshing glimpse at Israel's greatest natural resource， her people。 It is no coincidence that the Hebrew prophet Isaiah prophesied they would be a light unto the nations。
Susan M。 Michael， US Director， International Christian Embassy Jerusalem
Want to understand the Israel of today， the nation that leads the world in problem solving？ Thou shalt read Thou Shalt Innovate！
Seth M。 Siegel， author， New York Times best seller Let There Be Water
Thou Shalt Innovate is a book the world needs to pay attention to。 In a rich and exhilarating narrative， Avi Jorisch outlines the roadmap for how Israelis innovate while making the world a better place， and how other countries and people can follow suit。
Yaakov Katz， Editor in Chief， Jerusalem Post; co-author， The Weapon Wizards
Reviews
Taras Vasylyshyn
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Свого часу мене вразила "Країна стартапів"。 Ця книга про простіших людей які всупереч всьому творять інновації。 Багато мотивуючих історій та підходів до вирішення проблем， але мабуть бракує фундаментальності。Нижче цитати:Ізраїль， як мені почало здаватися， — це країна з душею синагоги， країна， де традиція юдейських пророків створила， свідомо чи несвідомо， надзвичайну культуру інновацій， яку активно залучають до вирішення найсерйозніших проблем світу。---Мета людства， як твердить юдаїзм， — зібрати Свого часу мене вразила "Країна стартапів"。 Ця книга про простіших людей які всупереч всьому творять інновації。 Багато мотивуючих історій та підходів до вирішення проблем， але мабуть бракує фундаментальності。Нижче цитати:Ізраїль， як мені почало здаватися， — це країна з душею синагоги， країна， де традиція юдейських пророків створила， свідомо чи несвідомо， надзвичайну культуру інновацій， яку активно залучають до вирішення найсерйозніших проблем світу。---Мета людства， як твердить юдаїзм， — зібрати якомога більше цих іскор， щоб відновити розбиті посудини Бога та поладнати світ。---в Ізраїлі з’явилося на світ більше стартапів， ніж у Канаді， Індії， Японії， Кореї та Великій Британії разом。---За винятком Північної Америки， на Ізраїль припадає найбільше компаній， які зареєстровано на фондовій біржі NASDAQ。---Успіхи Ізраїлю в інноваційних сферах беруть початок із низки---Успіхи Ізраїлю в інноваційних сферах беруть початок із низки чинників， зокрема з позитивного впливу релігійної культури， яка заохочує піддавати авторитети сумніву， суперечки й виклик очевидностям。---Мабуть， центральне в усіх ученнях юдаїзму — це підносити земне та перетворювати його на щось святе。---Мехудар брав участь у розробці сучасного крапельного зрошення: системи， яка подає воду рослинам по краплині — економніше й ефективніше за попередні методи。---Із труб із невеликими отворами та вузеньких пластикових рурок він хотів зробити пристрій， який доставляв би воду безпосередньо під рослину。---Бласс був не першим， хто випробував крапельне зрошування。 Китайці експериментували з крапельними методами ще в першому столітті до нашої ери。 У 1860 році німецькі дослідники випробували підземну зрошувальну систему керамічних труб。 Перший задокументований випадок використання пластику був в Австралії в 1920-ті。 Але Бласс застосував іншу систему з крапельницею， в якій швидкість проходження води сповільнювали довгі спіральні капілярні трубки。 Через кілька років він удосконалив свою розробку， створивши крапельницю з двох частин13。---Задуманий для полегшення роботи селян в умовах пустельного клімату， простий пристрій Бласса становили капілярна трубка， обмотана навколо 16-міліметрової труби。 Завдяки тертю води на вході крапельниця працювала зі швидкістю від трьох до п’яти крапель за годину。---Менше ніж 1% усієї прісної води у світі придатно до пиття。 Більшість цього дорогоцінного ресурсу використовують у сільському господарстві для зрошення й половину його марнують через неефективне використання41。---У нас сімдесятилітні експерти з ракетної техніки працювали поряд… з інженерами， які щойно отримали диплом… і не було жодної ієрархії。---Інші близькосхідні держави відкрили в себе багаті запаси нафти。 В Ізраїлю її не було。 Не було навіть кам’яного вугілля， що й казати про стабільні запаси води。---Давні римляни першими почали використовувати сонячну енергію。 І робили вони це （близько двох із половиною тисячоліть тому） із простою， але важливою метою: нагрівати воду в купальнях。 Ці купальні мали великі вікна з прозорого скла， у які світило полуденне сонце — і температура всередині зростала。 Будинки зі скляними вікнами стали такими популярними， що в Римі навіть ухвалили закони， які забороняли затуляти сонце сусідам14。---Сонячні технології майже не змінювалися приблизно аж до середини XIX століття， коли люди， передусім у Сполучених Штатах， почали використовувати для нагрівання води металеві баки。 До вечора вода в цих баках прогрівалася так， що можна було прийняти теплий душ15。---У 2012 році дослідницький центр Кнесету встановив， що «дуд шемеш» заощаджує для Ізраїлю 8% спожитої енергії31。---народжений у Лондоні єврей-учений зрозумів， як зупинити сонце на благо єврейської держави — і решти світу。---Якщо компанія стає успішною， грант вважають кредитом。 Якщо ж розорюється， то збитки бере на себе держава。 В обох випадках держава не бере жодної акції стартапів。---Кожного кандидата під час проходження співбесіди на працевлаштування в Ізраїлі запитують: «Де ви відбували військову службу？»。 Служба в певних підрозділах， як-от 8200 — ізраїльському еквіваленті Агентства з національної безпеки США （АНБ）， підвищує шанси претендента на посаду。 Це так важливо， що в інтернеті й оголошеннях про набір на роботу в Ізраїлі є багато пропозицій， де зазначено， що ця робота конкретно для колишніх військовослужбовців певних підрозділів ЦАГАЛу。---У 2014-му хакери викрали персональні дані близько 47% дорослого населення США40。 А 2013-го кіберзлочинцям вдалося успішно зламати захист мереж 43% американських компаній41。---Мама сама робила всі наші іграшки з того， що було під рукою。 Це був урок на все життя: умій задовольнятися тим， що є»4。---Держава забезпечувала учасникам гранти， і його грант покривав 80% видатків — від субпідрядників до юристів12。---Чому ж Ізраїль має таку проблему？ Причина в тому， що понад мільярд птахів перетинають його повітряний простір для перельотів між трьома континентами5。 Восени， коли стає холодніше та менше корму， птахи вирушають у подорож протяжністю вісім-дев’ять тисяч кілометрів із Європи та Західної Азії до Африки （а навесні все відбувається у зворотному напрямку）。 Термічні потоки над прибережними рівнинами Ізраїлю та його часткою Великої рифтової долини — географічної западини завдовжки майже 5800 кілометрів， що тягнеться від Туреччини до Мозамбіку， — ідеальні для птахів， які шукають найкоротший і найлегший маршрут。---«Ізраїль прославився своєю агрономією та науковими дослідженнями， особливо в напрямі вирощування рослин із використанням невеликої кількості води в пустельних умовах»。 І продовжує: «Юдейська фінікова пальма стала чудовим прикладом такої винахідливості та наполегливості»35。---— Які п’ять правил діють у нас удома？ Він на хвильку замисливсь і схвильовано проторохтів: — Бути людиною， робити світ кращим， старатися， ніколи-ніколи не здаватись і радіти життю。---Він також визнав шахи найкращим способом готувати полководців до війни та назвав гру дарунком для світу。---І коли культура поєднає потужну освіту， наполегливу працю， благодійність і безкорисливу допомогу — людство не знатиме перешкод для безмежної могутності。---В Ізраїлю немає монополії на гарні ідеї або правильні методики。 Усі країни можуть із користю для себе використовувати власну культуру， щоб застосовувати її уроки у сферах і професіях， у яких вони століттями були найкращими。 Водночас досягнення єврейської держави на благо людства світовій спільноті варто шанувати й наслідувати。 。。。more
Sant
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18 глав， каждая про изобретение。 Медицина - компрессинный бандаж， парамедики на мопедах， лечение хребта。 Железный купол и т。д。
Jane
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Amazing how many wonderful ideas have come from little Israel。 Also really enjoyed the affects of these inventions on bringing people together who would otherwise not have anything in common and might even be enemies。
Laurie
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Interesting hopeful book
Trinabh Dowerah
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https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=PryN5。。。An apt summary of the book， do check before considering https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=PryN5。。。An apt summary of the book， do check before considering 。。。more
Artie Rubin
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Like the other books on Israel I've reviewed， this too is about the "other" Israel--the one that so often gets drowned out by the political situation and the right-wingers there who currently control it。 This book talks not only about Israeli achievements but of the Israeli "mindset" in fostering such achievements。 Two examples of that mindset: （1） It's okay to fail， even time after time。 It's accepted not as gloom-and-doom but merely with a shrug。 It's simply the price of admission to your ulti Like the other books on Israel I've reviewed， this too is about the "other" Israel--the one that so often gets drowned out by the political situation and the right-wingers there who currently control it。 This book talks not only about Israeli achievements but of the Israeli "mindset" in fostering such achievements。 Two examples of that mindset: （1） It's okay to fail， even time after time。 It's accepted not as gloom-and-doom but merely with a shrug。 It's simply the price of admission to your ultimate success。（2） Everyone， whatever their position， is allowed to talk back。 A "lower level" employee has no problem telling a chief executive （to his face） that the executive is ridiculous for proposing such a stupid idea。 And as long as the lower level worker can give a good reason for saying so， he's in no danger of termination。 In fact， he might even get promoted。 （The Israeli military uses the same style: grunts readily tell an officer what's so obviously wrong with his/her plan。）Maybe that's why Israelis have been able to say， "The difficult we can do right now。 The impossible will take a little longer。" 。。。more
Ivo Spigel
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A highly readable book about Israeli innovations and innovators in a very wide range of fields and subjects， from a pill that takes photos of your intestines to exosceletons that help people walk again to computer security （firewalls） to robots that help with spinal surgery。Apart from the innovations themselves， the author takes a wider perspective of the impact on society， often reflecting on the complex relationship between Jews and other nations living in Israel and how some of these innovati A highly readable book about Israeli innovations and innovators in a very wide range of fields and subjects， from a pill that takes photos of your intestines to exosceletons that help people walk again to computer security （firewalls） to robots that help with spinal surgery。Apart from the innovations themselves， the author takes a wider perspective of the impact on society， often reflecting on the complex relationship between Jews and other nations living in Israel and how some of these innovations help bring people together in a land troubled by conflict and violence。 。。。more
Le Zeng
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Fifteen innovators stories are told in this book。 It is still worth a read。
Alan Menachemson
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pretty readable and inspiringespecially pertinent to the field I'm in， hence my personal 5* pretty readable and inspiringespecially pertinent to the field I'm in， hence my personal 5* 。。。more
Deeps George
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Marvelous book on the ingenuity and focus of the Israelites to do things that not only better their country but the world on the whole。 Drip Irrigation， Solar energy ， drugs， ambucycle and many more。 A great book to understand how God has blessed this nation。
Brian Fiedler
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Some aspects of this book deserve 3 stars。 The author is not an engineer。 Some basic concepts of physics are fumbled， for example in the 3rd paragraph on page 65。 Also， reading this book continually left me with the impression that the subject matter would have been MUCH more effectively presented in a video documentary series。 I won't complain too much: there is an extensive appendix with a summarizing time line， notes， and bibliography。 But the human subject matter ， the innovators， is 5 star Some aspects of this book deserve 3 stars。 The author is not an engineer。 Some basic concepts of physics are fumbled， for example in the 3rd paragraph on page 65。 Also， reading this book continually left me with the impression that the subject matter would have been MUCH more effectively presented in a video documentary series。 I won't complain too much: there is an extensive appendix with a summarizing time line， notes， and bibliography。 But the human subject matter ， the innovators， is 5 star material。 In the final chapter， after a little apology， the author talks about himself。 He summarizes the ethos behind all this innovation: "be a mensch"。Long live Israel。。。 。。。more
Gary McCallister
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Great set of stories about people who have made a difference in this modern world。 Not in any way like politics or entertainers， but unheard of people who really make a difference。 Of course they are all Jewish to one extent or another and feel the obligation to be a blessing unto the world。 Perhaps more of us ought to feel so compelled。 Just a note， I’m not Jewish。
Pedro Martinez
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A comprehensive summary of some of the innovations that Israel started-up and offered to the world。 From applications as Waze， to drip irrigation， the missile Iron Dome， or to the exoskeleton waking distance， interesting stories on how thinking-out-the-box provides a unique fuel for innovation
Robyn
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A fascinating book！ The Israelis have contributed so much to not only Israel but worldwide， changing the lives of billions of people。 This book gives well deserved recognition to Israel's outstanding contributions to technology， science， agriculture and medicine。 So insightful and easy to read。 I highly recommend it。 A fascinating book！ The Israelis have contributed so much to not only Israel but worldwide， changing the lives of billions of people。 This book gives well deserved recognition to Israel's outstanding contributions to technology， science， agriculture and medicine。 So insightful and easy to read。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Arief Ramadhan
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This book tells interesting stories of Israeli inventors by depicting their struggles and achievements。 Well written。 Inspiring。
Podaire
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Interesting book on the world of innovation and invention in Israel。 Jorisch gives some great stories about inventions， designs and the way science has been pushed forward to fund and create important items， materials and life giving inventions to the whole world。 While I think they do have some history of encouraging innovation， I think that Israel is a smaller microcosm and can thus the argument can be made more readily。 As the book goes on however， I think， the author shows that it is sometim Interesting book on the world of innovation and invention in Israel。 Jorisch gives some great stories about inventions， designs and the way science has been pushed forward to fund and create important items， materials and life giving inventions to the whole world。 While I think they do have some history of encouraging innovation， I think that Israel is a smaller microcosm and can thus the argument can be made more readily。 As the book goes on however， I think， the author shows that it is sometimes mere perseverance that allows for success to happen， not necessarily money or the encouragement of innovation that makes the difference。 。。。more
Mich
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The innovations that this tiny country has produced in its short history is nothing more than amazing。 From Mobileeye for cars to cancer and ms drugs to drip irrigation and desalinization the author takes us through the list。 Well written and fascinating。
Marcia
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Following Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle， by Dan Senor and Saul Singer， the author， takes the reader on a journey of Israel's many modern contributions to the world in healing the sick， feeding the hungry， protecting the defenseless and restoring first the land of Israel to blossom again and taking that technology to the rest of the world。 The book belies the slander told by the evil forces of the BDS movement， which only want darkness to fall on those they claim to be h Following Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle， by Dan Senor and Saul Singer， the author， takes the reader on a journey of Israel's many modern contributions to the world in healing the sick， feeding the hungry， protecting the defenseless and restoring first the land of Israel to blossom again and taking that technology to the rest of the world。 The book belies the slander told by the evil forces of the BDS movement， which only want darkness to fall on those they claim to be helping。 This book should be required reading before anyone of the useful idiots being used by BDS actually votes on their sanctions。 Israel has been and continues to be a "light unto the nations" 。。。more
Ronit Pearl
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Avi Jorisch’s book offers a unique contribution to the growing literature on Israeli’s technical prowess and its global impact。 Jorisch begins with two chapters that deal with Judaism’s commitment to tikkun olam， the idea of helping to repair the world and also on how from the very beginning the young state of Israel embraced the need to provide technological assistance to many of the newly independent African nations that emerged with the end of European imperialism。 While in part this resulted Avi Jorisch’s book offers a unique contribution to the growing literature on Israeli’s technical prowess and its global impact。 Jorisch begins with two chapters that deal with Judaism’s commitment to tikkun olam， the idea of helping to repair the world and also on how from the very beginning the young state of Israel embraced the need to provide technological assistance to many of the newly independent African nations that emerged with the end of European imperialism。 While in part this resulted from the self-serving need to build diplomatic relations with these countries to avoid international isolation， there was also a powerful sense that the new Jewish state should be a light upon the world。 Between these chapters and a concluding section dealing with his own interest in the subject， are fifteen chapters dealing with how Israelis are changing the world for the better through remarkable technical innovations。While some of his stories may be familiar to readers， such as Israel’s notable contribution in drip irrigation， others such as the Grain Cocoon invented by Shlomo Navarro， which helps farmers in the developing world stave off the serious loss of grain caused by insects， are less well known。 Some of the companies he writes about （and part of the story he tells reveal the unique government/private partnerships in Israel that provides seed money from the government， leading to the formation of private companies） are on the cusp of making it big。 Among these are ReWalk， a firm that makes an exoskeleton allowing for paraplegics to enjoy enhanced mobility， which sadly will not benefit its remarkable creator， Amit Goffer， because the ReWalk requires full control of one’s upper body， which Goffer’s own injury left impaired。 Part of the appeal of the book is that it provides examples of cooperation between Israel’s often contentious Jewish， Arab and Christian citizens。 Alpha Omega， the largest Arab led high-tech company in Israel， an innovator in devices for deep brain stimulation， makes devices that are used around the world in the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological diseases。 Eli Beer’s clever transformation of motorcycles into mini-ambulances has led to volunteers from every segment of Israel’s population， including the Druze and Bedouin and ultra-Orthodox， racing to come to those in medical need。 Avi Jorisch’s book is a fascinating look at how Israeli technology is changing the world for the better， while also showing that technology can build bridges between communities， perhaps offering a glimmer of hope for a more peaceful future in the Mideast。 。。。more
Dr。 Harold
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Book Review:Thou Shall Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the WorldGefen Publishing， 2018The fifth book by Avi Jorisch carves out a distinct place in the oeuvre of non-fiction exposing and explaining the prowess， global impact， and bouquet of life enhancing and life saving innovations flowing from of Israel。 Jorisch adds a twist revealed in the title。Thou Shall Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World， does not add much to what we already know from other sources about Israel’s prod Book Review:Thou Shall Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the WorldGefen Publishing， 2018The fifth book by Avi Jorisch carves out a distinct place in the oeuvre of non-fiction exposing and explaining the prowess， global impact， and bouquet of life enhancing and life saving innovations flowing from of Israel。 Jorisch adds a twist revealed in the title。Thou Shall Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World， does not add much to what we already know from other sources about Israel’s prodigious STEM （science， technology， engineering， mathematics） innovations。 But Jorisch finds spiritual meaning， or “higher purpose，” as a secular man prefers， in them。 Jorisch surmises there is an eternal message beyond the fun and intriguing stories behind the innovations he unmasks。 Jorisch sounds a bit sappy at times， but his credentials are impressive。 Jorisch is a businessman， writer， and Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council。 He believes it is no accident nor happenstance that Israel’s innovations are curing the sick， feeding the hungry， protecting the weak， and， in the “Jewish prophetic tradition—whether consciously or unconsciously—has created a remarkable culture of innovation that is being marshaled in large part to solve the world’s most formidable problems…Our purpose as human beings， Judaism argues， is to gather as many sparks as possible， to restore God’s broken vessels and make the world a better place。” Especially read the chapter， “The Lame Shall Walk。” Jorisch deftly weaves the stories into a silk web of religious and political justifications for the State。 He uses Israel’s ingenuity in STEM to gin up the generally woeful hasbarah （a struggling effort to justify and explain Israel’s existence through public diplomacy and public relations）。 Israel is having a world-changing impact because of its innovations “on agriculture， medicine， water， and defense…making life better for billions of people around the world。” I agree wholeheartedly with Jorisch。For example， from my experience， in 70 short years， Israel morphed from a dust bowl to an exporting agricultural powerhouse designing， engineering and applying biotech and high technology that grow abundant foodstuffs in desert sands。 Israelis perfected “The Perfect Drip” to feed exponentially growing populations and remediate environmental barriers forefending water and food shortages。 But after the technology comes to market， it is up to thousands of Israeli NGOs like Sivan Ya’ari’s Innovation: Africa to share solar， agricultural and water technologies with rural African villages and others around the world。 Ripped from the headlines， I share a story about Iranian farmers protesting a lack of water threatening their livelihoods and national food supplies in July 2018。 There is a devastating drought in the Middle East。 Their crops used to feed the nation’s 100M people。 I was thinking about Jorisch’s vision while reading about the drought。 It defines the perfect scenario for a partnership between adversarial nations tethered by strong religious faith that will exemplify the value of the technologies’ higher purposes。 By the way， Jorisch is an internationally recognized and go-to expert about Iran。The outro of Thou Shall Innovate is not about STEM and brilliant scientists。 The final chapter’s title is， Be a Mensch。 “Making the world a better place。” The subject is technical in a lot of books， but Jorisch makes the stories and wondrous achievements feel personal like the reader is watching it unfold on camera in real time。 There are 33 pages of footnotes， 23 pages of Bibliography， and a comprehensive Index。 The architecture of the book goes far beyond that of other books on the subject in my experience。 It gives confidence Jorisch undertook assiduous research and his reporting is trustworthy。 The message I got from Jorisch: scientific innovations are less meaningful without purposefulness， and that message makes this a must read for start-up innovators， researchers， students， and entrepreneurs。 They must never lose sight of why they are meant for success。Reviewed by Dr。 Harold GoldmeierDr。 Goldmeier is a public speaker and writer。 He teaches international university students in Tel Aviv。 Goldmeier worked in government， is an entrepreneur and consultant on business， social and public policy matters。 。。。more
Gary Leibl
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I enjoyed this book。 The stories were interesting and kept me wanting more。 I would gladly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what is happening in Israel。
Peter
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Building on Start Up Nation and other books that highlight the amazing technical revolution coming out of Israel， Jorisch uses several individual cases to build his argument that the injunction to heal the world that Jews are exposed to from childhood up is a contributing factor to the success of many technical start-ups。
Atul
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Jews intelligent resourceful peopleI have always admired Israelis for their capacity to do anything for the country at any cost。 They have done so in all fields
anu saha
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I read this book on a recent flight to Israel。 An easy read， it is basically a survey of Israeli inventions， innovation， companies and their contributions to the world。 Compared to other books about Israel I’ve read， mostly focused on history， this provides a very different perspective of the country， its remarkable civilian， entrepreneurial， economic， scientific accomplishments and its ability to not just exist but be resilient in a very difficult historical and political context。 I would have I read this book on a recent flight to Israel。 An easy read， it is basically a survey of Israeli inventions， innovation， companies and their contributions to the world。 Compared to other books about Israel I’ve read， mostly focused on history， this provides a very different perspective of the country， its remarkable civilian， entrepreneurial， economic， scientific accomplishments and its ability to not just exist but be resilient in a very difficult historical and political context。 I would have liked to have been able to pinpoint what lessons other countries can draw on for their own development。 I don’t think this was the point of the book though so the author doesn’t get to it， but definitely plants the seed， at least for me。 I finished the book with this open question， and an impression that， for a small and relatively young country， Israel punches way above its weight。 。。。more
Yaniv
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A must read for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and innovation。 A fascinating book that offers insight into how innovation really happens in Israel， through a deeper inspection of a few transformative innovative products and technologies。 The stories surface innovators with a strong mix of curiosity， grit， and the desire to prove wrong the “wisdom of the crowds”。 The book offers a comprehensive background on how the Israeli environment shaped key entrepreneurs and touches on religious and A must read for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and innovation。 A fascinating book that offers insight into how innovation really happens in Israel， through a deeper inspection of a few transformative innovative products and technologies。 The stories surface innovators with a strong mix of curiosity， grit， and the desire to prove wrong the “wisdom of the crowds”。 The book offers a comprehensive background on how the Israeli environment shaped key entrepreneurs and touches on religious and cultural aspects which influence decisions made by these entrepreneurs。 。。。more
Sanford Archer
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Amazing stories of inspiration and innovation Avi Jorisch’s book， Thou Shalt Innovate is a masterpiece of writing， chronicling the amazing scientific endeavors of Israeli citizens making the world a better place。 Each of the 18 chapters is dedicated to a different innovation and the background text describing that person’s rise to success is beautifully written。 The text is fast paced and the narrative easy to read and incredibly compelling。 Once you start reading this book， it’s unlikely you wi Amazing stories of inspiration and innovation Avi Jorisch’s book， Thou Shalt Innovate is a masterpiece of writing， chronicling the amazing scientific endeavors of Israeli citizens making the world a better place。 Each of the 18 chapters is dedicated to a different innovation and the background text describing that person’s rise to success is beautifully written。 The text is fast paced and the narrative easy to read and incredibly compelling。 Once you start reading this book， it’s unlikely you will put it down until you’re finished。 I highly recommend it。 Avi is clearly a Mench！ 。。。more
Carol
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