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**TAMI Voice (maintenance hour)** Good time to come and help with cleaning and sorting TAMI stuff for an hour as well as share your thoughts and ideas how to make TAMI a better place! Right after, we have HackaTAMI evening (from 20:00). ========== TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org) TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)

מוזמנים/ות לסדנת נגרות - אדנית חלון עם חריטת לייזר. במהלך הסדנה נתנסה במיומנויות נגרות בסיסיות: ניסור, שיוף, קדיחה והברגה ונתנסה בעבודה עם עץ, כל הדרך מחומר הגלם ועד אדנית יפייפיה מעשה ידינו, אותה תוכלו לעטר בחריטת לייזר. למבוגרים/ות (16+). מחיר: ₪200 מחיר לתושבי יהוד: ₪150 שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/Carpentry-window-planter

**TAMI Hacking Nights** \- join TAMI CTF team and practice challenges and CTFs with us \- share your knowledge about ethical hacking techniques and tools \- bring some device to reverse engineer it and explore how it works \- propose a bug bounty program to work on together \- just watch and learn from others The meetings are informal and open to all levels - from total beginners to hardcore CTF veterans. Join our HackaTAMI Telegram channel ([https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk](https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk)) to discuss what we will do this Tuesday and come to TAMI. ========== TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org) TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)

As real-time systems become the backbone of modern products, the way we design and operate data infrastructure is evolving fast. In this meetup, we’re bringing together experts from Riskified, Confluent, and Wix to show how Apache Flink and Apache Kafka power the next generation of streaming architectures—from resilient, fault-tolerant pipelines and reusable data products to AI-driven decisioning at massive scale. Whether you’re a data engineer, platform builder, or AI-curious developer, this evening will give you practical patterns and fresh ways to think about real-time systems. **Agenda:** 18:00 - 18:30 - Mingling, drinks, and snacks 18:30 - 19:00 - Supercharge Your FlinkSQL Job: Use a Hybrid API Approach to Achieve Perfection - Gal Krispel, Senior Data Platform Engineer at Riskified 19:00 - 19:30 - From Data Mess to Data Products: Unlocking Real‑Time Value with Data Streaming - Ohad Israeli, Senior Solutions Engineer Team Leader at Confluent 19:30 - 20:15 - AI vs. Karen: Building Real-Time Sentiment Analysis Pipelines at Scale - Josef Goldstein, Head of R&D, Big Data Platform at Wix.com 20:15 - More drinks and mingling The talks will be delivered in Hebrew. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **// Supercharge Your FlinkSQL Job: Use a Hybrid API Approach to Achieve Perfection - Gal Krispel, Senior Data Platform Engineer at Riskified** Apache Flink’s SQL interface almost sounds like a dream: write standard SQL - get a full-blown streaming app. However, dreams and reality rarely align, and FlinkSQL achieved a questionable level of production readiness. In this session, we’ll explore the known upsides and downsides of FlinkSQL. From the enormous velocity and traction FlinkSQL can create in your organization, to sleepless nights of manual state interventions and unexpected data type inference. The good news is, there are ways to bypass obstacles and tap the most out of FlinkSQL’s benefits by using a Hybrid Flink API approach. We’ll examine the architecture of a fault-tolerant FlinkSQL job (using DLQ), bypass inherent FlinkSQL’s data-type limitations, and finally, show how we can set up our job to handle a massive load. Finally, we’ll also share step-by-step code examples of how to achieve it. ***About the speaker:*** Gal Krispel is a Data Platform Engineer at Riskified, specializing in streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink. He focuses on building scalable, real-time data pipelines that power Riskified’s core products. Gal is particularly interested in making complex data architectures accessible and efficient across the organization. His work spans real-time analytics, event-driven design, and the seamless integration of stream processing into large-scale production systems. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gal-krispel/) **// From Data Mess to Data Products: Unlocking Real‑Time Value with Data Streaming - Ohad Israeli, Senior Solutions Engineer Team Leader at Confluent** This talk shows how organizations can move from brittle, point‑to‑point integrations to a data streaming “central nervous system” that powers reusable, trustworthy data products across both operational and analytical estates. We’ll cover the Stream–Connect–Govern–Process blueprint, pragmatic pipeline patterns into warehouses like Snowflake, and real‑world use cases from fraud detection to personalization—highlighting how reusable data products slash time‑to‑value and operating cost while improving data quality and freshness. Attendees will leave with a practical framework to standardize schemas, materialize real‑time pipelines, and reuse domain data products to accelerate AI/ML and analytics initiatives. ***About the speaker:*** Ohad Israeli is a Senior Solutions Engineer Team Leader at Confluent with 20+ years of experience in data architectures. He helps high‑growth tech teams turn streaming data into measurable outcomes using Confluent. His focus is real‑time, event‑driven architectures, faster paths to production, and reliability at scale. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/israeliohad/) **// AI vs. Karen: Building Real-Time Sentiment Analysis Pipelines at Scale - Josef Goldstein, Head of R&D, Big Data Platform at Wix** We’ve all heard that “the customer is always right". But let’s be honest, some customers are just impossible to please. What if we could detect them before they turn into ALL-CAPS review bombers, in real-time? In this talk, we’ll walk through how to build AI-powered streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink that can detect frustrated users and respond in real time at massive scale. We’ll explore how to embed AI models directly into data streams for live inference, discuss the trade-offs between using Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs), and tackle the real-world challenges of latency, scale, and cost optimization in streaming AI architectures. Finally, we’ll demo a live end-to-end example, from data ingestion to AI scoring and visualization, that you can later run on your own setup. ***About the speaker:*** The data and culture guy. Currently leading the Big Data Platform R&D at Wix. Yossi has over 15 years of experience building data intensive SaaS applications and growing the awesome teams that make them. He believes that the secret sauce for creating sustainable complex systems is good design practices, effective communication between people, and automating everything. In his day to day he works tirelessly on building the culture necessary to support these values and propagate them to others, one pep-talk at a time. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefgoldstein/)

## Details Hi everyone, ⚠️ You need to join the Whatssapp community and get a confirmation on WhatssApp that there are still spots available in order to be able to attend. You can join the chess community here by filling the form: https://chessbarisrael.com/#join-us The next edition tournament will take place on **Tuesday.** 📍 **Where:** Masaryk Wine & Flowers, **80 King George St, Tel Aviv** 📅 **When:** 6:15 PM - 8:30 PM ♟️ **Format:** 5 rounds of 8+2 (Rapid) OR Meet & Play (depends on which Tuesday) 🥇 **Prizes:** * **Top Winners:** bottles of wine * **Best Under 1500/800:** 1 hour of private chess lesson * **Sandwich for a randomly picked player** ✨ **How does it work?** This is a friendly, unofficial event (not reported to FIDE) and part of a **bi-weekly series of tournaments** held in bars around Tel Aviv. ⚠️ There is an entrance fee for the event including the first free drink and prizes! **Spots are limited!** ⚠️ You need to join the Whatssapp community and get a confirmation on WhatssApp that there are still spots available in order to be able to attend. Olivier 🎉

### ✮ CAPPELLA THURSDAY MAINSTREAM ✮ הרשמה חינם וכרטיסים: https://go-out.co/event/1765921590853?ref=a3fi92ff02 חמישי קפלה 🌃 לילה של מתנות במגדל 🎁 מיינסטרים ברחבה המרכזית & היפ הופ בחדר הסודי 🎅🏻 סילבסטר — מכירה נפתחה 💋 https://www.go-out.co/event/cappellanewyearseve?ref=a3fi92ff02 לערוץ השקט שלנו 👯‍♂️ https://shorturl.at/5yQtq להזמנת שולחנות / בר 🍸 https://tinyurl.com/krpwx45f 🎧Your playlist 🎧 **MAIN STAGE** DOR GAL BEN AZULAY (Mainstream) **Secret Room** DJ WIN SHABI (Hip Hop) \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Cappella Haarbaa 28, Tel Aviv \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ דגשים חשובים מספר המקומות מוגבל הזמנת שולחנות החל מהשעה 20:30 אנחנו ממליצים בחום להגיע עד השעה 21:15 על מנת להימנע מהמתנה בכניסה יש לצרף קישור לחשבון אינסטגרם/פייסבוק זמין - ומספר טלפון לאדם. מזמין אשר יזין את .אותם פרטים יותר מפעם אחת אוטומטית לא יאושר בקאפלה יש אפס סבלנות להטרדות מינית, המרחב בטוח וחשוב לשמור על כך

# ✮JIMMY WHO-FRIDAY-MAINSTREAM✮ הרשמה חינם וכרטיסים: https://go-out.co/event/1765929604307?ref=a3fi92ff02 🎧מיינסטרים בשדרה🎧 🎄Christmas Edition🎄 ג׳ימי שלנו לובש חג ומרים לנו כריסטמס של השמחות ברוֹטְשִׁיְלד עשרים וארבע 🏢 יוצאים לדרך כבר ב22:30 עם מיינסטרים מדוקדק, שלל של מתנות ומלאי של אהבה אל תוך הלילה בקלאב 🪩 על המחטים החל מ 22:30 🕥 BARAK YAEL AVSHATS 📀 \~\~\~ מספר המקומות מוגבל הזמנת שולחנות החל מהשעה 22:30 אנחנו ממליצים בחום להגיע עד השעה 23:00 על מנת להימנע מהמתנה בכניסה יש לצרף קישור לחשבון אינסטגרם/פייסבוק זמין - ומספר טלפון לאדם. מזמין אשר יזין את .אותם פרטים יותר מפעם אחת אוטומטית לא יאושר בג'ימי הו יש אפס סבלנות להטרדות מינית, המרחב בטוח וחשוב לשמור על כך \~\~\~ סילבסטר שלנו — מכירה נפתחה 💋 https://www.go-out.co/event/cappellanewyearseve?ref=a3fi92ff02 \~\~\~ לערוץ השקט שלנו 👯‍♂️ https://shorturl.at/5yQtq \~\~\~ להזמנת שולחנות / בר 🍸 https://tinyurl.com/krpwx45f \~\~\~ נתראה בשדרה 🛹

**IT’S FLUENT’S 9th BIRTHDAYYYYY!** **When?** Saturday December 27th \| 20:30\-23:00 **Where?** Abraham Hostel Tel-Aviv **What to expect ?** *20:30-22:30:* Our traditional Language Exchange Event combined with fun games, festivities, and celebrations ! *22:30-23:00:* An exciting Language Trivia competition with the entire community (get the chance to win free entrances to our events!) + Yearly prizes and awards 🎁 Sign up here: [https://www.fluent.community/events/language-exchange-fluent-9th-birthday/](https://www.fluent.community/events/language-exchange-fluent-9th-birthday/) 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Discounted Prices (Available until 3pm on the day of the event!)🎟️ Ticket + soft drink = 60 NIS Ticket + beer/glass of wine = 70 NIS Prices for Walk-ins on the day of the Event 🎟️ Ticket + soft drink = 65 NIS Ticket + beer/glass of wine = 75 NIS 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Did you know that you can also enter the event **for free** and be an Ambassador? 😃 Ambassadors help others practice their native language for half of the evening, and get to practice other languages during the second half of the evening. See you there!!

A fun, relaxed night out in a great restaurant 🔥 Our events bring together single people in their 20s–30s who want to meet face-to-face. Each event includes 8 people in your age group (4 males & 4 females). Forget the apps, forget the endless texting - meet people for real. How it works 1️⃣ Make sure your Meetup profile includes a clear profile photo 2️⃣ Send the host a message with your age + a short intro about yourself so we can match you with the right group 3️⃣ 72 hours before the event, the host will share the exact location

**TAMI Sonic (Music Night)** Join our bi-weekly informal meetups devoted to playing and experimenting with sound. ========== TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org) TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders: Lev +972 55-7704496 Ilia +972535007183 Nastya +972533838320 Dan +972537162316 More about FRC global: 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

Join the Maakaf open-source community for an exciting evening of deep dives into open-source contributions, distributed storage, and career growth, hosted at the Red Hat offices! **📍 Location:** Red Hat Offices 8 HaPnina Street, Ra'anana, IL ***Free parking starts at 18:00.*** **🗓️ Date & Time:** Wednesday, December 24, 2025 18:00 - 20:45 (Israel Time) \-\-\- **📝 Agenda** 18:00 - 18:30 - **Gathering & Networking** \| Grab a snack\, meet your fellow community members\, and mingle\! \| 18:30 - 19:00 - Talk 1: **The Death of Traditional Maintainers? AI Is Rewriting Open Source** \| Speaker: **Yuval Kashtan**, Ecosystem Engineering. \- AI doesn’t sleep\, but it does open pull requests—lots of them\. This talk breaks down how maintainers can keep their projects sane in a world where bots may be your most active contributors\. Expect practical advice\, real examples\, and a few laughs about the chaos AI brings to open source\. 19:10 - 19:40 - Talk 2: **Ceph and Google Summer of Code \(GSoC\): Open Source Contribution Opportunities \|** Speaker: **Yuval Lifshitz,** Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. \- Are you looking for the perfect way to integrate significant open\-source projects with career development? This talk will focus on the leading open-source distributed storage system, **Ceph**, a Red Hat's project! As a developer involved with Ceph, I will share the advantages and disadvantages of contributing to this complex project, whether independently or as part of the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program. GSoC allows students and developers to participate in meaningful open-source projects, receive mentorship from experienced developers, and even get paid for their work! 19:50 - 20:20 - Talk 3: **Technical Career Insights** \| Speaker: **Omer, Recruiter at Red Hat**. \- Omer\, a recruiter from Red Hat\, will share valuable insights and tips on navigating the tech career landscape\, specializing in what open\-source companies look for in candidates\. 20:20 \- 20:45 \-Mingling & Wrap\-Up \| A final chance to chat with the speakers and community before heading home\. \|

Do you sometimes feel like you do well in life then something happens and you slide back, never quite getting ahead. At this Meetup you'll find out how to identify what actually causes the lows, the highs and everything in between. More importantly you’ll get the secret of how to gain control over your life so the highs are higher and the lows go away. Wouldn’t it be nice to stop the wild roller coaster ride for good? Or at least make it a fun roller coaster ride, with more ups and downs. There is a hidden factor that will be going over and you’re going to be quite surprised what it is and how much it affects your life. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to the event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is hosted at the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center.

Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 – 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process. Fast track • Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell). • Show up and try it out. • Complete application, etc. later. Normal process • Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/). • Attend orientation in advance. • At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility. • Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM. • Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895). The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014. Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.

[The Board Walks](www.theboardwalks.com) are for curious people who love deep conversations. If that sounds like you, **bring a thoughtful topic** **and join us for a 5-mile walk** (10,000+ steps!). **What to expect:** We walk as a group and dive into topics that go beyond small talk. Recent topics include: * "What are you passionate about right now?" * "What makes a good friend?" * "What's a belief you used to hold that you've completely changed?" * "How do you want to be remembered?" * "What would you do if money wasn't a factor?" This isn't a fitness event with casual chitchat. It's a walking think tank where we explore life's big questions together. *If you're looking for light banter or a standard networking event, this probably isn't the right fit.* But if you crave depth, genuine connection, and conversations that make you feel alive? You'll love it here. **Come prepared:** We ask that you bring a thoughtful topic with you. At the start of the walk, everyone shares their topic with the group, and these become the launching points for conversations throughout our 5 miles together. Think of your topic like the dish you're bringing to our conversational potluck. If everyone brings an A+ dish (i.e. energizing, uplifting, expansive), we'll all walk away feeling lighter and brighter. Be a good egg and bring a topic that'd make people go "Oooh, interesting." **Important notes:** * Wear casual athletic attire and sneakers. It's a long walk! * We welcome people of all ages, backgrounds, and industries who align with the [intention](https://www.theboardwalks.com/ground-rules) of this space. * This walk is designed for everyone to *move together at the same steady pace* (about 20 min/mile). We want everyone to have a great experience, and this format works best when the whole group moves in unison. If you have mobility limitations, we kindly encourage you to find an event better suited to your needs. **FAQs:** * We have multiple first-timers on each walk! We work hard to create a welcoming, inclusive, clique-free space. * Rain or shine, we've been out here nearly every week since July 2022. If the event is cancelled, we'll let you know. * Dogs, babies in strollers, parents, and friends are very welcome — please text/email them the event link so they can RSVP and prepare a topic! **Logistics:** * **Arrive on time.** If you'll arrive over 10 minutes late, we kindly suggest that you skip the event. It's hard to find us once we start walking, and one of our goals is to create a "phone-free" space — which means everyone (including the host!) will be fully present. We can't answer messages during the event. * **Read our [Ground Rules](https://www.theboardwalks.com/ground-rules)**. Our host gives an overview of what to expect at the beginning of the walk. * **Share the magic**. If you enjoy the event, send **[this](www.theboardwalks.com)** to a friend. We're currently in 7 cities with more on the way (Austin, SF, NYC, Denver, Columbus, Boone, London). 🤠👋 **If you want to go deeper...** [The Board](https://stan.store/ellebeecher/p/the-board) is the next step: a high-trust collective for renaissance people devoted to creating, connecting, and building lives that light us up. * This is a global HQ for people who crave big talk, deep connection, and dream collaborations with people across industries. If the walks feel like a spark... The Board is the fire. * We're currently building our waitlist. Apply [here.](https://stan.store/ellebeecher/p/the-board)

Join us for a free in-person seminar where you will get knowledge and tools to build your confidence. Do you ever: -Feel isolated -Can't express yourself openly -Get nervous or anxious in front of people -Run out of things to say or feel tongue-tied -Feel introverted -Don't feel comfortable in any social setting -Can't make more friends -Are shy and miss opportunities to connect in a meaningful way At this workshop we will cover what you can do about any one, some or all of the above. This seminar is the weapon against loneliness, isolation and boredom, come join us! COME TO THIS SEMINAR AND LEARN THE SECRETS TODAY This seminar is brought to you by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center. 1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Join us for a casual chat over coffee & tea at Stauf’s German Village! Come out and meet some new people, enjoy your favorite drink, and make some new friends! Afterwards, we’ll visit The Book Loft (next door) and stroll the shelves.

Wouldn’t it be nice to find a way to overcome your feelings of anger so that you not only control them, but you no longer have the urge to lose your temper in the first place? And how about being able to shake off resentments, persistent annoyance, or even feelings of vengeance? We’d like to invite you to an event on how to overcome anger and resentment. We will show you why people have trouble controlling their temper and where resentment comes from. Flaring anger can ruin a meeting, a relationship, an opportunity, or just about any aspect of life. Worst of all, outbursts towards our family can create hurt that lingers throughout a lifetime. You want to have a civil conversation, and you’ve vowed that you wouldn’t lose your temper, but a few minutes later, the anger flares up. Maybe you’ve realized that being angry doesn’t get you what you want so you internalize it. Or maybe you avoid the knockdown, drag-out fights, but stewing in resentment is exhausting and takes an emotional toll. In this event we show you how to get to the root of your anger so that it stops being an issue to you. You’ll also learn why people harbor resentments and how to move on. Don't continue to struggle, make a difference in your life, and join us for this local event. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to the event. We look forward to seeing you there. This Meetup is sponsored by your local Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center.