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Harold Ohayon

Eurovision's two political protests: Contrast and compare

The Iceland delegation and Madonna both interjected pro-Palestinian messages: The difference between them was night and day

Karen Galatz

My mother’s minks: Her pelts, my punishment

I had nightmares of baby minks being captured, clubbed, and screaming my name as they took their last bloody breaths; I knew I would never ever wear fur

Illustrative. Orthodox Jewish women study Talmud at Migdal Oz, a midrasha for women's Torah education, on May 23, 2013. (FLASH90/ Gershon Elinson)

Underachievement and the Talmud: A corrective

Talmud education for Orthodox women and girls has disrupted a system that long kept knowledge and decision-making in the hands of men

Illustration by Avi Katz.

Miriam Terlinchamp

A story to tell to my great grandchildren

It will be about how the generations who came before them responded to the pain in our world in three tangible ways

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets with Iranian government officials, in Tehran, on May 14, 2019. (Khamenei's official website)

Amos Yadlin

The rising crisis between the United States and Iran

Despite highly agressive rhetoric, both sides seem to understand that dialogue will be a less dangerous option than a military clash

Mel Gibson and wife Rosalind Ross in Los Angeles, Jan. 5, 2019. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Emily Burack

Why hasn’t Mel Gibson been cast out in Hollywood?

The misogynistic, homophobic anti-Semite is still working in Hollywood because he stuck to the #MeToo comeback script

Neolithic excavations at Skara Brae on Orkney in Scotland. (CC BY-SA, John Burka/ Wikimedia Commons)

David Sedley

Skara Brae: Built before Stonehenge, older than the wheel

The talmudic sages understood the conveniences of city life, beginning with indoor plumbing; but the very setting distances people from religion (Behar)

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May 19, 2019, 5:16 PM

The biblical and a Greek creation stories

Greek and Jewish myths, reports and tales appear at first blush to be remarkably similar, but there are stark differences in how each culture views God, the world, the presence of evil, the worth of people, their duty and...

May 19, 2019, 5:11 PM

Beit Daniella–From Grief to Activism

Eleven years ago, after seven months of inpatient treatment for her eating disorder, my 15-year-old daughter was abruptly and unexpectedly discharged from the hospital. We had no prior notice at all. We were called in for an urgent meeting,...

May 19, 2019, 5:07 PM

I was a Prisoner at Santa Rita 50 Years Ago

In April 1969, one hundred Berkeley community activists transformed a vacant parcel of University of California owned land east of Telegraph Avenue and called it “People’s Park.” Homeless and transient individuals slept there, the hungry ate donated food, street...

May 19, 2019, 5:06 PM

Allergy Mom’s New Cookbook and The Date Lady With Cindy’s Corners

A New Allergy Friendly Cookbook More of us are faced with the issues of entertaining and even preparing meals that fit everyone’s dietary needs. And, as more people look for options in varieties of easy, cost-effective and healthy, a new...

Hillel Schenker

May 19, 2019, 4:20 PM

Bye Bye, Eurovision Pie: Summing Up

So Madonna did come, and her performance was one of the highlights of the 4 hour grand finale of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.As she said, music brings the people of the world together. And to demonstrate her commitment...

May 19, 2019, 1:56 PM

Is My Career Right for Me?

You have been in your professional field quite a few years now. You have a stable job, with opportunities for advancement. People around you consider you a professional success. And yet, a little voice in your head keeps asking:...

May 19, 2019, 1:47 PM

BRI: Pulling the World towards China, and There’s Nothing You Can Do

Since President Xi’s announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, many projects have already been completed and taking form as we speak. Billions of dollars poured into infrastructure thirsty countries with a strong need for development....

May 19, 2019, 1:33 PM

Bizarre countries of the past

In 1579, Holland was a part of Spain Some may find this difficult to imagine. Like, was the sun in Holland brighter then than today? Did the Dutch people play flamenco guitar? It sounds unusual today, but in 1579 Países Bajos...

Alexander Chester

May 19, 2019, 12:51 PM

In appreciation of Chabad

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, California. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

In this past week's Torah portion, Emor, God tells us that a cohen is disqualified from performing the priestly temple service (and an animal is disqualified from being brought as an offering) if he has a "mum." Mum is...

May 19, 2019, 12:09 PM

Brother where art thou? A call to join the defense of Israel’s right to exist

A firsthand experience of antisemitism on American college campuses through the lens of an Israeli citizen.

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