Philosophy

In a season of joy, rethinking happiness: Lessons from the tightrope

“Stability is, in many ways, an illusion. Like a tightrope walker, we do not truly stand still - we remain upright by constantly adjusting and searching for balance.”
The Writer's wedding invitation from 1955, to take place in Melbourne’s St. Kilda  Synagogue.

Wedding invitation from 1955: A stroll through cherished memories - opinion

A businessman is seen working alongside a team of robots in this illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Forget the robot apocalypse: AI's future is in teamwork, not superintelligence - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2026.

How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion


A night of philosophy in Tel Aviv - preview

The Night of Philosophy in Israel was launched in 2015 and has become an important cultural and intellectual event, offering a unique platform for dialogues on philosophy, culture, art and politics.

 RAPHAEL ZAGURY-ORLY

Could Berdichevski be seen as a failed prophet? - opinion

Berdichevski was a prodigy of Talmudic literature and Kabbalah who failed to reconcile Judaism and modern philosophy in the 1800s.

Marching towards the War Memorial, Birobidzhan, USSR 1987. The banner, in Yiddish reads: "The People and the Party are United"

The miracle of the Jewish state's fruition - opinion

The dream of creating a state and the ability to not be reliant on anyone or any power to guarantee the protection and future of that state took shape and came to fruition.

 The 74th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on May 04, 2022.

Democracy must be upheld through dialogue when it comes to judicial reform - opinion

Let us pray that Herzog and the political leaders around the table can find the proper balance between positive and negative liberty.

 A WOMAN holds a sign which reads ‘Zionism and not with cynicism,’ at a protest against the government’s plan for judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv.

'Beautiful Minds': An unlikely duo celebrating their power - review

Usually, I either like or dislike a movie, but with Beautiful Minds, I kept going back and forth, finding it alternately charming and cloying.

 BERNARD CAMPAN and Alexandre Jollien in ‘Beautiful Minds.’

Jerusalem art exhibits explore 'no pain, no gain'

The artists will give gallery talks, in Hebrew, at various junctures of the exhibitions, which are due to close on May 27.

 TAL GOLANI deftly blends the idea of permanency and monumental presence with the fragility of transience.

700-year-old handwritten copy of Maimonides' book going on auction

The copy is a handwritten adorned copy of the Guide of the Perplexed in which Maimonides interpreted the Hebrew Bible.

 The purported portrait of Maimonides from which all modern portraits are derived.

'When you have little, give a little; when you have a lot, give a lot'

Tamar Uriel-Beeri in conversation with Sir Frank Lowy, Australian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri in conversation with Sir Frank Lowy

Israel selects its 2023 Rhodes Scholars-elect

Gal Rubin and Yonatan Gideoni have been selected as Israel's 2023 Rhodes Scholars-elect and have the chance to pursue their studies at Oxford.

 Doron Weber (C), standing with the two Israeli Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2023, Yonatan Gideoni (L) and Gal Rubin.

Social justice and Judaism: The rabbinic voice can overcome polarization

Issues like immigration policy, criminal justice reform, and fighting poverty involve nuanced thinking, compromise, and the ability to integrate multiple perspectives.

 An image of Stephen Sondheim is shown on a large screen during the ‘In Memoriam’ segment at the 75th Annual Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2022.