Monthly Archives: April 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...
The Endurance That Comes With Being Part-Robot
In my last article, I discussed the creation of a robot athlete whose skills within certain athletic processes in a game were superior to those of humans. I am talking about the basketbot named...
“Jewish South Florida”-a history and guide to everything Jewish, by Paul Kaplan
Beyond the stereotype of elderly Jews visiting sunny beaches and stopping in at New York-style delis lies a rich history and Jewish cultural tradition. The area is populated by Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews with...
Israelis win gold and bronze medals in European Judo Championships
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki won first place in the European Senior Judo Championships 2018 in Tel Aviv on Friday, closely defeating Sami Chouchi from Belgium just seconds before a sudden-death match was declared.
Unlike in...
אַ פּאָליציי מיט רבּנישער סמיכות
װי באַװוּסט, האָט די באַרימטע ק"ק כעלעם, אַזוי װי אַנדערע ייִדישע שטעט, אויך פֿאַרמאָגט ייִדישע גנבֿים, שװינדלערס און כלערליי בעלי עבירהניקעס. זײ אַלע האָבן זיך פֿאַרדינט מען זאָל זײ אַרײַנזעצן אין תפֿיסה. דער כעלעמער...
Why Arab writers say Israel is superior to Arab countries
In recent months, several Arab writers have published articles in the Arab press discussing why Israel is superior to the weaker Arab states.
The reasons, they said, lie in Israel’s strong and effective judicial system...
New military intelligence chief arrives at critical juncture
At the end of March, Maj.-Gen. Tamir Heiman, who had been head of the IDF National Defense College since 2015, became the IDF’s new head of the Military Intelligence Directorate. He follows Maj.-Gen. Herzi...