JRAST Sam Litvin is an engineer currently pursuing an MBA at IDC Herzilya in Israel. Sam brought his entrepreneurial self to the Jewish Community Hackathon in 2017 to further develop an idea he had to help college students. Concerned about the increasing prevalence of anti-Semitism in California’s publicly-funded universities, and realizing the full impact on Jewish students was largely unknown due to a lack of data measuring hate speech, physical and/or verbal abuse, and bias harassment, Sam decided to do something about it. The end result JRAST is a centralized system for… Read More

CHAI5 Diane BenAroya is the publisher at L’Chaim San Diego Magazine. Diane is also a music educator.  Seeking to celebrate the incredible work of independent Jewish community builders, and make it easier for them to publicize their work, Diane created CHAIFIVE a nonprofit initiative and online feature of the L’Chaim publication. Get the Details   CHAIFIVE email – web – facebook Is There More?  Diane is an active member of the Startup18 Lab. She is also a participant in the independent project the San Diego Jewish Community Choir. Check out Diane’s 1 minute… Read More