The Shop It! exhibition at the Haifa Museum of Art critiques and subverts popular, mass consumer culture. The methods by which this is achieved consist of a wide variety of media and is developed or unpacked from various angles: photography, collage, painting, sculpture, installation, new media or video, prints and drawings are all on offer and fit into well-conceived curatorial […]
Read MoreUnited Torah Judaism’s Council of Torah Sages set a meeting over the weekend that could lead to a compromise on the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill and prevent an early election. The council of influential rabbis will meet October 1, the night after the Simchat Torah holiday ends and two weeks before the Knesset returns from its extended summer and […]
Read MoreHearing the piercing sound is the only biblical commandment on Rosh Hashanah, the climax and most significant moment of the prayers. But what is it about? What should we be thinking as we hear those sounds? Jewish tradition is filled with numerous meanings behind blowing the shofar, some of which teach life lessons that can transform hearing the blasts into […]
Read More‘Israel is a racist endeavor.” So read the posters put up around bus shelters throughout London yesterday, and most prominently facing the houses of Parliament. Be the first to know – When the genie is out of the bottle, as anyone knows, it’s hard to get it back in. And when the Labour Party leader, spent weeks prevaricating, ducking and […]
Read MoreResearchers at Tel Aviv University say they have developed the world‘s first fully autonomous bat-like robot which uses echolocation to navigate new environments. The "Robat" uses a biological bat-like acoustic approach to navigate, emitting sounds and extracting information from the returning echoes to map its novel surroundings, thereby enabling it to negotiate obstacles and avoid dead ends. Be the first […]
Read MoreOne of the primary objectives of all governments since the establishment of the State of Israel has been to ensure that Israel and its interests remain an issue that receives bipartisan support in the United States. For the most part, this has held up. Harry Truman, a democrat, recognized Israel in 1948. Donald Trump, a republican, moved the US Embassy […]
Read MoreRapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, TMZ reported. The 26-year-old struggled with substance abuse for years, including during a high-profile relationship with pop star Ariana Grande. Be the first to know – According to TMZ, Miller was found by police at his home in California’s San Fernando Valley, and pronounced dead at the […]
Read More