Philosophy

Albert Camus' classic existential novel 'The Stranger' receives a sleek, stunning cinematic update

The Stranger is a classic of modern French literature, and adapting it for the screen must have been daunting, but Ozon, an eclectic and often playful and original filmmaker who is up to the task.

Benjamin Voisin stars as Meursault, who wrestles with questions of how to act in a godless universe where everything is absurd and meaningless.
Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was  Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.

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

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


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

In Judaism, there is no such thing as mere happenstance. Everything is viewed as hashgacha pratit (divine providence). 

Caregivers from India in Efrat.

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.”

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

A simple wedding invitation from over 60 years ago provides memories of family and the moments that shaped a life.

The Writer's wedding invitation from 1955, to take place in Melbourne’s St. Kilda  Synagogue.

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

The question we should ask ourselves is no longer “how smart our bots are” but “how well they work together.”

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

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

The contrast between Ahad Ha’am and Netanyahu is not between idealism and realism. It is between moral realism and political cynicism.

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

'Why Am I a Jew?' A sincere attempt at addressing big questions about Judaism - book review

Rosner’s book was written primarily for non-practicing Jews perplexed by Judaism in general and by apparent contradictions between Jewish and Western values in particular. 

Statue of Spinoza by Nicolas Dings in Zwanenburgwal, Amsterdam, with the inscription ‘The objective of the state is freedom,’ quoted from his ‘Tractatus Theologico-Politicus.’

Josh Adler on whether creativity is a choice or is simply biology

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Black Hole Blues: At the Edge of Time, Space, and No Return

Black Hole is an entity which produces so strong force of gravity that nothing even light can escape.

Black Hole Blues

Tomer Persico: The evolution of individualism and collective identity in Judaism

Dr. Tomer Persico explores how the biblical idea of humans created in God’s image shaped Western values like individualism and equality.

Dr. Tomer Persico

Can one trust ChatGPT? Hebrew U and Cambridge University mathematicians find out

ChatGPT generates responses by predicting sequences of words learned during its training. Now, a new Israeli study shows that ChatGPT’s unpredictability may limit its reliability in a math classroom.

THE EXPERIMENT, by two education researchers, asked the chatbot to solve a version of Plato’s slave-boy experiment of the ‘doubling the square’ problem.