#274 - The Incredible Life of Morris Kahn: From Cow Farming to SpaceIL

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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We are also sponsored by Masa Israel, check them out at https://Masaisrael.org *** There are few people on this planet as industrious and creative as our guest today. After making Aliyah from South Africa in 1956 with his wife, he had several less than successful business ventures including a bicycle factory and a cow farm. But these did not deter Morris Kahn. Morris Kahn went on to found Golden Pages Israel, Amdocs and of course SpaceIL, which launched Beresheet to the moon in 2019. Kahn has dedicated decades of his life and vast amounts of his wealth to philanthropy and child healthcare. He helps bring elite Israeli doctors around the world to save children’s lives through the Save A Child’s Heart organization. He supports medical research including some amazing breakthrough cancer research at Tel Aviv University. And he does so much more. If we tried to cover even 5 percent of his generosity, we’d be here until tomorrow. And then we’d miss the pleasure of talking to the man himself. We are thrilled and honored to be joined today on the podcast by Morris Kahn.

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0:00.0	Before we get to the episode, we want you, dear listener, to ask yourself a question.
0:04.4	What have you done these past two years? You know, the pandemic hit us all really hard.
0:08.3	What have you really done other than perfect that matzabal soup recipe of yours? Nothing.
0:14.9	Now, we all want to add purpose and meaning to our life, and we just, we have the way to really, really
0:22.3	make your dreams come true. If you're listening, you're likely interested in Israel with
0:27.4	hopes of traveling here soon. Well, lucky for you, we've got the scoop on Maasai's
0:32.0	real journey. With an amazing range of life-changing opportunities in Israel, Massa has many,
0:37.2	many programs. They've got gapier
0:38.8	programs, academics, internships, volunteering, and careers. The pandemic didn't stop them either,
0:46.3	promoting options to study remotely while living in Israel. You don't have to be fluent in Hebrew
0:51.5	or break your bank account. They even supply partial funding.
0:56.1	So you can make a positive impact on the world.
0:58.3	You can fuel your passion and you can make your travel dreams a reality.
1:03.5	Go to masahisrael.org and find out more.
1:08.2	This is Aiton Weinstein.
1:09.8	And I'm Naor Menninger and you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.
1:18.3	In collaboration with Australian Jewish News, check them out at
1:24.9	AJN.com.of Israel.com.
1:28.1	Also in collaboration with Arutzheva, Israel National News.com.
1:43.7	There are few people on this planet as industrious, creative, and philanthropic as our guest today.
1:51.3	After making Aliav from South Africa in 1956 with his wife, he had several less than successful
1:58.3	business ventures, including a bicycle factory and a cow farm.
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