Growing up in California, I became an early, avid reader of John Steinbeck's books about farm life in the Salinas Valley, and ...

You might say that a saga of farmers in California’s Salinas Valley at the turn of the 20th century hardly seems like Jewish ...

The lesson of Noah extends far beyond Kanaani cats. It applies equally to abandoned animals, injured creatures, threatened ...

Human beings have never been very good at leaving a story alone. Give us a mysterious snake, and we’ll give him a backstory.

In case of abuse, At the same time, Jewish attention in America is currently hyperfocused on antisemitism. I do not deny the ...

Or if you prefer — Bang! In the beginning God creates the heavens — the universe — something very, very, very big. And the earth — something very, very, very small in relationship to the universe.

Walking canes suffer from a bit of an identity crisis. They can spark cinematic visions — Charlie Chaplin, after all, twirled one on the big screen long before another appeared beside Willy Wonka for ...

The protests challenge the government’s view of who “the people” are, what democracy means, and who speaks for youth, women ...

Financial analyst by day and a seasoned investor by passion, I've been involved in the world of investing for over 15 years and honed my skills in analyzing lucrative opportunities within the market.

On Aug. 24, 2022, an official of Brazil’s indigenous affairs agency, FUNAI, walked into a straw hut deep in the Amazon rainforest in the state of Rondônia. He found a man lying dead in a hammock, ...

The happiest moment of the Hebrew calendar— a time when we rejoice, sing and dance with Torah scrolls as we begin a new Torah cycle—begins tomorrow night on Simchat Torah. There are no inhibitions on ...