With a degree in general economics from the University of Hanover, Germany, Michael’s focus is on economy and technology. As an Orthodox Jew, Michael also writes about Jewish and Biblical topics.
Michael was born in Minsk, Belorus, but grew up in Germany. He speaks Russian, German, English and Hebrew. Michael came to Israel in 2007 as a tourist, but in Jerusalem he found his way back to the faith of his forefathers and decided to stay in the Promised Land. Here he met his wife, who is from Germany as well and together they moved to an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Bet Shemesh. They have four children.
Michael writes and coordinates for the German edition of Israel Today’s magazine since 2009.
“As a rabbi, I do a lot of talking about love, doing things for others and altruism.
Last year, 4,120,800 tourists came to Israel, 14 percent more than the year before, which was also a record year, and 42 percent more than in 2016.
An online troll is someone who mocks, scolds or simply annoys other people on the Internet, mostly to elicit an emotional response.
At the end of 2018, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics published figures revealing that the Jewish state’s population had increased by 2 percent over the past year to 8,972,000 inhabitants.
The salary gap between the sexes is particularly high in Israel, where a woman earns only 69 percent of what a man earns.
The Azrieli Group, which has already built three skyscrapers that dominate the Tel Aviv skyline, has now begun construction on a fourth.
Part II
The humble jelly-filled doughnut know as the sufganiyah is a staple of the Hanukkah season.
In October 2018, nearly half a million tourists visited the Holy Land.
Tel Aviv ranks sixth among cities with the most millionaires per square mile, according to a study commissioned by RS Components, a UK-based global supplier of electronics components and tools.
