Israeli Researchers Turn Water Into Powerful Antiviral Disinfectant to Sanitize Surfaces

Research chemists at Israel’s Bar Ilan University, in Ramat Gan, have developed a technique that converts plain water into a disinfectant solution effective against bacteria and viruses (including corona-type viruses) on a wide range of surfaces. The disinfectant, which passed hospital tests in Israel, received a patent in 2019. In addition to being efficacious, the…

Website Ranker.com Lists the 72 Top Jewish Athletes

Ranker.com has listed what it considers to be the 72 “Greatest Jewish Athletes of All Time.” (It’s unclear whether the number 72 represents 4xchai or is just a coincidence.) It should be noted that most of those listed have/had two Jewish parents, were raised as Jews, and identify/identified themselves as being Jewish. The rest have…

Ina Garten: ‘The Barefoot Contessa’ Teaches America How to Cook

Ina Garten, 72, a.k.a. “The Barefoot Contessa,” is one of America’s best-known television chefs. She hosts her eponymous Food Network program (Barefoot Contessa) and has written numerous best-selling cookbooks. These include Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again; The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook; Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics; Barefoot Contessa Family…