Writing

40,000-year-old markings may be the roots of script

German discovery of Stone Age art may reveal a precursor to writing

The mammoth figurine from Vogelherd Cave, approximately 40,000 years old, bears multiple sequences of crosses and dots on its surface.
Lauren Adilev

Lauren Adilev: from everywhere to Kiryat Arba

Sam Spiegel Students in Action.

AI meets screenwriting - a first-of-its-kind global course at the Sam Spiegel school

Judith Segaloff

Judith Segaloff: A writer and designer – powerful, prolific, and productive


‘Jerusalem Post’ movie critic wins prize for children’s book 

Prize winners in the contest come from the United States, China, Japan, Germany, Argentina, France, and Iran.

 Hannah Brown

Voices Israel's 49th Anthology: A symphony of contemporary poetry from around the world

Founded in 1971, the organization, though based in Israel, boasts members from all over the English-speaking world.

 Books (illustrative)

This bread is moldy, and I’m so proud of my people - opinion

I need a shower, and is this the war of Gog and Magog (the final war according to biblical prophecy)?

 Smoke rises from after rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, October 22, 2023.

How my lulav named Sarah gives meaning to my scribbles - opinion

Enter the world of 'asemia' - languages with no intelligible content, but profound subconscious meaning.

 The language Hananya is creating forms part of a larger phenomenon in the communications and art world, called 'asemic writing.'

'Leaving Tomorrow': A novel rooted in authentic history - review

Through the story of Rebecca, Ouzan paints an indelible picture of the additional indignities heaped by their liberators on so many of the victims of World War II.

 Françoise S. Ouzan

'The Kabbalah of Writing': Sherri Mandell's new book comes full circle - review

Sherri Mandell has come full circle to teach creative writing, not only online and in in-person sessions, but with a new book.

 Sherri and Rabbi Seth Mandell.

Photography, poetry, and nature in Israel

Living so close to the lake and also to the beautiful countryside all around us has enabled me to get a close-up view of the nature of Israel.

 Glossy ibises flying over the Hula Valley at sunset.

Stories from Green Lane: The Gabba of the Hashkoma Minyan - short story

Inspired by true events, this is a work of fiction; therefore, the story and characters are fictitious. It will be part of the author's upcoming book.

 Illustrative photo: A view of Green Lane, Hendon, London

Wonderful but marginal: Hebrew Poetry Festival returns to Israel's North

This year the festival was dedicated to the memory of Hayim Nachman Bialik, whose birth took place 150 years ago near Zhytomyr, Russia.

 Israeli poets discuss their work at the Metullah Poetry Festival.

The legacy of Zelda: Israel's legendary poet - opinion

Zelda was a devout Jewess, a cousin of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe. Her full name was Zelda Shneerson Mishkowsky, but she only ever went by Zelda.

 ZELDA IN her youth.