Arts & Culture
Sex Words in Modern Hebrew
The Hebrew language lay dormant for a very long while. When it reemerged from its slumber, we Israelis found ourselves without the right words for all things relating to sex. Just how serious is this problem? Quite serious. Guy explains.
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National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek: Walking the walk and talking the talk – Journeys
The latest project of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek, a seasoned and high-flying journalist, has taken him farther than all his previous ones: to the cradle of humanity. As part of the Out of Eden trek, he intends to spend seven years walking from Ethiopia to Argentina, in the footsteps of the first humans, in an attempt to re-enact the discovery of the world.
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Do mention the wall: Why borders still matter
Prof. David Newman – Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, professor of political science specializing in political geography and, more precisely, in borders – explains why borders are becoming more and more relevant today, even though the world is the proverbial global village.
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The Renaissance Man from Odessa – Israel in Translation
Shaul Tchernihovsky was a physician, linguist, naturalist, and poet who translated from 15 different literatures into Hebrew.
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Why do we eat cheese on Shavuot?
How did Shavuot, the holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, become the dairy holiday?
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A lifetime of shattering glass ceilings – Journeys
Investigative journalist Ilana Dayan has spent her life breaking glass ceilings — as the first female correspondent for Army Radio during the first Lebanon War; as a Yale-educated law professor; and as a documentarian for her award-winning show “Uvda.”
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Viewing the conflict through the Olive Tree Programme
The Olive Tree Programme at City University, London brings Israeli and Palestinian students together to study the conflict.
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