Friendship

Thank you, Mike Huckabee: Honoring true friendship in dark times - opinion

If a friend needs to be told to stand by someone in need, they are not a true friend. True friends choose to stay, unprompted, through the darkest moments.

THE WRITER poses with US Ambassador Mike Huckabee. The ambassador’s unwavering support, when others have turned away or even aligned with those who wish us harm, is a testament to the kind of friendship that sustains hope, says the writer.
 Illustrative.

When war breaks out, so do messages from friends of years past - comment

 PEOPLE ENJOY a spring day in Jerusalem. Good social integration has a very positive effect on our physical health and on our mental well-being, the writer asserts.

Personal connections play a major role in our health - opinion

 Cornell researchers discover how scent plays a role in women's friendship choices. Illustration.

Cornell researchers discover how scent plays a role in women's friendship choices


'Walk together in friendship': Pope Francis calls for religious tolerance in post-Assad Syria

The Vatican estimates that there are about 300,000 Catholics among the approximately 25 million inhabitants of Syria.

 Syrian - Byzantine ecclesiastical building (5th century).

Archaeologists use salmon snacks to trace early dog-human friendship

Although the specimens acted and looked like dogs, genetically, they are a medley of different canid species, unlike anything that exists today.

 When did this friendship start? Illustration.

Israeli Woman: "Happy to get rid of my leg"

Rotem Sadot reveals how the amputation became a positive turning point in her life, and how Mifal Hapais' Amit Melave project helps young amputees build a new life full of meaning.

 "I felt relieved, liberated, a new person who can now do anything"

'He believed in others': IDF Major names son after fallen friend

Major Roey Chapell fell in battle, but his friendship with Major Ori Getter left a lasting impact.

 Ori's company.

Friendships between Arabs and Jews tested during the war

An unlikely friendship is tested by the war. Can it survive?

 PEOPLE HANG OUT at an outdoor restaurant terrace in Tel Aviv with Valentine’s Day decorations this week.

Loneliness is a major health issue, but friendship can fix it - expert

Loneliness and isolation are seen as a major public health concern. Yes, loneliness is more than just a bad feeling.

 In order to have a friend, you also need to be a friend

Here’s How to Make Good Friends for Life


Preserving the hidden world of Afghan Jews

A Jewish Afghan American and an anonymous partner from Afghanistan team up to preserve the Jewish community’s heritage.

 An Afghan worker reconstructs part of the Yu Aw synagogue in Herat, Afghanistan.

Maybe the real angels are the friends we've made along the way - opinion

How often in our lives have we said: “You’re an angel!” and meant it, to friends who have been there for us when we most needed them?

 YOU CAN meet angels at the supermarket or beauty salon.

Similarities in body smells may contribute to social bonding - study

Weizmann Institute researchers use an electronic nose relying on body odor chemistry to predict whether a person is likely to ‘click’ with a stranger.

 Illustrative image of a person smelling a flower.

Jewish orgs. should value friendship the same as 'traditional' family - opinion

The Jewish community at large has a lot to gain from new models and norms, ones where we center on friendship and other caring relationships.

 A SMALL GROUP meets at GatherDC’s immersive retreat Beyond the Tent, which brings 25 Jews in their 20s and 30s to explore their connection to Jewish life and helps build relationships to help them live out that Jewish life.