The Zen of an ancient synagogue in ruins
You can travel to the Far East to meditate in a Zen temple. But there are other spiritual options closer to home – in the Galilee, for example
The Zen of an ancient synagogue in ruins
You can travel to the Far East to meditate in a Zen temple. But there are other spiritual options closer to home – in the Galilee, for example
As ordinary Syrians struggle, sanctions have been turned into punishment
U.S.-imposed sanctions on the Syrian regime mostly hurt ordinary citizens, 90 percent of whom live below the poverty line with the average salary being about $50 a month
Jews and joints: How the People of the Book came to love marijuana
A new exhibition in New York, ‘Am Yisrael High,’ explores the relationship between the Jewish people and pot, dating back to the first mention of cannabis in the Bible
Jews and joints: How the People of the Book came to love marijuana
A new exhibition in New York, ‘Am Yisrael High,’ explores the relationship between the Jewish people and pot, dating back to the first mention of cannabis in the Bible
Why we should stop pursuing happiness, and what we should do instead
Sociologist Eva Illouz’s book about the ‘happiness industry’ assails positive psychology and the coaching culture, which place human happiness at the center
How being Jewish changed Proust’s life
A new book and a separate exhibition in Paris focus on the Jewishness of the author of ‘In Search of Lost Time.’ ‘Everybody knew that he was half-Jewish and gay,’ one expert says, but the Jewish influence on his writing is only becoming clear now'
U.S. Senate passes non-binding motion barring Biden from removing IRGC as terror group
The purely symbolic motion, which garnered significant support from Democrats, is a troubling sign for the U.S. administration as it tries to break a nearly two-month stalemate in talks with Iran to revive a nuclear deal