Philosophy

Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic

Rochelle grew up in Chicago, and later moved to New York to continue her studies. Her husband, Prof. Hillel Furstenberg, was born in Berlin and escaped with his family to New York in 1939.

Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was  Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.
ALIYAH: JUST the beginning. Pictured: French immigrants arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, Aug. 3.

'Echoes of Rashi': Exploring R. Shlomo Yitzhaki's ideas and their relevance today

A fullmoon rises over the Temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the seas, in Cape Sounion, east of Athens, Greece, July 8, 2017.

The West funds its own executioners in ideological war it barely realizes it is fighting - opinion

Caregivers from India in Efrat.

Serendipitous gifts are all around us: The invisible threads connecting Israelis in times of loss


The rite of circumcision

'The remarkable capacity of the Jewish nation to outlive all its enemies may quite well be the result of this small physical intervention.'

Protesters wearing overalls daubed with red paint on the genital area demonstrate against male circumcision in 2012 in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

What artificial intelligence can tell us about morality

What does Judaism say about morals, and how does this intersect with ever-changing technology?

A Lynx robot with Amazon Alexa integration on display in Las Vegas.

Tribute to a late mentor: How a teacher activated philosophy

The spirit of my teacher exhorts me to be an activist for balance and moderation. I hope many others will join in this.

MEMORIES OF a mentor from college.

Israeli academic named head of international philosophy body

Dr. Arie Kizel will serve as the president of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children for two years.

Prof. Arie Kizel

#49 Micah Goodman - A philosopher for all

Micah Goodman says he “does not want to be a provocateur” but rather wants to phrase the ideas of what he sees as mainstream Israelis.

Micah Goodman

What would Spinoza say?

Philosophy and comics team up to tell the story of one 17th-century thinker who, though despised in his own time, may be an antidote for today's ills.

page from Prof. Steve Nadler’s book depicts the 1656 ban against the 17th-century philosopher Baruch de Spinoza.

Mendelssohn's philosophy, Mendelssohn's grandchildren

Was Mendelssohn’s philosophy responsible for the conversions to Christianity of his descendants?

Moses Mendelssohn's grave