Society

Games of chance and society in the Middle East

A historical look at how chance-based games shaped culture, law, and society in the Middle East.
A man fixes the United Arab Emirates’ national flag to the roof of his house in Dubai, after a call by the UAE’s vice president, prime minister, and ruler of Dubai, urging people across the country to hoist the flag as a symbol of unity and pride.

What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

The language gap – and why it matters - opinion

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence.

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence


What do you need to do in order to be truly happy?

About 50 academics reviewed tens of thousands of studies to answer the following question: What makes psychotherapy successful?

 REMEMBER THAT it’s a major mitzvah to be happy.

Israeli supermarket chain Yeinot Bitan to invest NIS 40m in Carrefour conversion

Yeinot Bitan will convert 20 more supermarkets to the Carrefour brand in the first quarter of 2023.

 The Carrefour logo is seen on a shopping trolley at a Carrefour hypermarket store in Carquefou near Nantes, France January 13, 2021.

When Judaism considers the long term, it looks to the past

Our short-term addictions, understandable as they are, are obscuring our longer-term potentials.

“Longpath” thinking holds that you cannot consider the future without a clear accounting of all the preceding generations went through.

It's time to stop forcing women to hide periods - opinion

As a woman, I’ve become an expert at slipping a tampon or pad up my sleeve or into my pocket when I go to the toilet in a public place.

A colored drawing of female anatomy depicting a uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Menstruation, monthly period (Illustrative)

Grapevine June 19, 2022: Reviving Yiddish as part of our heritage

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 CHAVA ALBERSTEIN at an event in appreciation of Yiddish language and culture, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2018.

Helpi Volunteer Platform launches the corporate volunteer award

Three leading companies in social action: Denya Group, Kornit Digital, and Meitar Law Offices

 Helpi Volunteer platform

We must learn to consider narratives opposed to our world view - opinion

A senior executive of an NGO praised The Jerusalem Post and said it wasn't a serious paper within minutes in response to two separate articles.

 Young Jewish men hold Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on Jerusalem Day on Sunday.

Philanthropist David Dangoor: Understanding social tapestry benefits Israel

British philanthropist David Dangoor: ‘The more Israelis understand their social tapestry, the better the benefit for all of us and for Israel.’

 British philanthropist David Dangoor at the Jerusalem Post London Conference.

Suffering from dysmorphia of the social body - opinion

Disagreements have become so toxic, they feel like a real disease.

 DYSMORPHIA: ‘FALSELY believing there is something wrong with the size or shape of the individual’s body.’

The economy, like society, is becoming too polarized - opinion

“We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.” – Ambrose Bierce

Men walking near screens showing falling stocks at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in the center of Tel Aviv, December 23, 2018.