View Online and Translate “Capability creates possibilities; shared futures realize them.” Origins My paternal grandparents arrived from Poland in 1925 and joined Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar, the third kibbutz established in the Land of Israel, just a decade after its founding. At the time, the British Empire ruled the land, agriculture was in its infancy, modern technology was almost nonexistent, security was fragile, and diseases such as malaria claimed many lives. The pioneers had little...

View Online and Translate “Every new form of cooperation expands what becomes possible.” Organization The fruit harvest was one of the highlights of my childhood on the kibbutz. From June through October, the orchards came alive. At the peak of the season, nearly one hundred people harvested just under 1,000 tons of apples, peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and other fruits. Kibbutz members, volunteers from around the world, high school groups, and seasonal workers filled the orchards from...

View Online and Translate “Success answers questions. Discovery changes the questions we ask.” Intervention Some of the most intriguing scientific questions arise not when an intervention fails but when it succeeds. One such question began for me in 2015, when Biofeed's proposal to address a severe fruit fly infestation using non-spray technology was selected in the Grand Challenges Israel competition, an initiative established by the Israeli government to support innovative solutions to...