Philosophy

In a season of joy, rethinking happiness: Lessons from the tightrope

|ByLADO OKHOTNIKOV
“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.”
The Writer's wedding invitation from 1955, to take place in Melbourne’s St. Kilda Synagogue.

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.

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

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.”

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

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.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN

#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.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByRHONA BURNS
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.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017ByTERRANCE MINTNER
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?

JULY 31, 2017ByELI KAVON
Moses Mendelssohn's grave