Daily Archives: April 30, 2018
Gal Gadot, Adam Neumann Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2018
Time Magazine’s annual list of 100 most influential people of 2018 is out and Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot and WeWork’s Israeli-born co-founder Adam Neumann are among the artists, leaders, icons, and “titans” selected for...
‘World’s First Kabbalah Hotel’ Is A ‘Way Inn’ To The Spirit Of Safed
Kabbalah, the mystical school of thought with origins in Judaism, experienced a resurgence in the mid-to-late aughts due to interest by artists and actors such as Madonna, Ashton Kutcher, and Britney Spears, some of...
“In PRAISE Of FOLLY”: The Trump Presidency In Wider Cultural Context
In 1509, Desiderius Erasmus, the famed Renaissance humanist, published In Praise of Folly. Here, the narrator, dressed as a court jester, argues that she is humankind’s greatest benefactor. Nursed, acknowledges Folly, by Drunkenness and...
Concluons un accord – Oui, mais les Russes le veulent-ils?
Par Yigal Carmon*
Ces derniers jours, les médias allemands ont rapporté que des diplomates américains et européens ont envisagé de proposer au président russe Vladimir Poutine un accord sur la Syrie, abordant indirectement le...