Inspiration

We must tread softly among a torn and beautiful people - opinion

I think of Esther now, and of so many like her. Survivors, parents, grandparents, people carrying wounds that most of us could not survive, and yet they endure, they bless, they celebrate, they love.

 Pictures of the participants of the Nova party who were murdered and kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas on October 7, 2023 are displayed at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border, November 28, 2023
 IDF reserve soldiers and Orthodox Jews reading from a Torah scroll at dawn.

Prepare it or wing it? Inspiration and guidance for Torah teachers

 Pope Francis approved the canonization of 16 Carmelite nuns executed during the French Revolution.

Inspiration behind Poulenc's Opera: 16 guillotined nuns canonized by Pope Francis

 Amit Kafri for WINWORK

Turning disability into success: An unmissable inspirational evening


Fear of social situations

Many people are shy, but those who suffer from social anxiety disorder (also called social phobia) can become overwhelmed with anxiety in simple social situations.

Social gathering

Farewell to My President

The Jerusalem Post

Monet: Discovering the Light

The Jerusalem Post

Sounds of the synagogue

The ninth annual Piyut Festival kicks off at Beit Avi Chai in Jerusalem on October 6 and will run for four days.

Yagel Haroush (fourth from left) will front a band of 12 instrumentalists and vocalists

Art factory

A most unusual summer space for creation takes shape in the middle of the city.

The Empty House art collective is working with the municipality to create a new kind of ‘urban capsule’ – in the form of HaMiffal

The Donald and The Greatest

The Jerusalem Post

Fundamentally Freund: A Jewish bucket list

But whatever you might choose to include, the important thing to remember when drawing up your own bucket list is that physical thrills can and should be augmented by spiritual ones, too.

Talmud Bavli

Blind runner in the night

Beersheba resident Sharon Kadar conquers the darkness, every day.

‘I don’t feel the least bit of danger when I run with her’: Kadar (left) at the Beersheba night run, with sighted teammate Dana Kariti.

Ancient Approaches to Modern Exile

The Jerusalem Post

The women uncovering our past

Female archeologists have made inroads into the traditionally maledominated field, bringing ancient Jerusalem to life.

(Left to right) archeologists Ayala Dimant, Tehilla Zmiri, Shiran Ever and Dvora Cohen