Jewish existentialism

What if we could tell the story of philosophy through the story of the love life of philosophers? Like the rest of us, philosophers are mere humans, driven by their bodies and their desires, not just their rational minds. Looking at…

This new work examines faith and tradition versus medical and scientific knowledge in the psychiatry-Christianity equation.BOOK REVIEWChristianity and psychiatryEdited by John R. Peteet, MD; H. Steven Moffic, MD; Ahmed Hankir, MBChB,…

With the first day of spring just days away and the freezing DC winters slowly turning into sunnier days, it's time to reflect on the past semester and dive into some songs for spring. With upbeat tunes…

Editor's note: The panel in question took place on Monday, February 28. There have since been significant developments in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. On Monday evening, February 28, Yeshiva University hosted a panel…

I generally object to any criticism of YU. It is an institution for Jews, and as such it demands our defense. I generally argue that YU should be praised out loud, even if it isn't deserved, because YU's success and reputation are…

A man of diverse accomplishments, Theodor Adorno is perhaps best known as the epitome of the exiled mid-century European intellectual. After his Jewish background drove him out of Nazi Germany, he spent fifteen years in England and…

Yakima police, investigating the murder of a 71-year-old man who was shot outside his home in the 1000 block of South 8th Street on Wednesday, identified the victim as Gerald Moore of Yakima.Police say Gerald Moore was shot by someone who…

Dan Buffa, Special for Jewish LightFebruary 15, 2022In the new trailer for her upcoming Hulu comedy series, Jewish superstar Amy Schumer politely tells a doctor she's had 30,000 drinks, isn't chewing her food properly, and is heading…

Dan Buffa, Special for Jewish LightFebruary 14, 2022Sometimes the best way to open your heart to someone on Valentine's Day is to show them a good movie or TV show. Gal Gadot fans are in for a treat this weekend in theaters, so let's…

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte called KGVO Montana Morning News on Wednesday to provide an update on his first full year in office and also answered questions from listeners.Gianforte addressed the protest of Canadian truckers against…

One of the sweetest privileges of living in the United States of America is the ability to go decades without knowing what a "Bernard-Henri Lévy" is. My own honeymoon of ignorance ended a few years ago, when Roman Polanski's latest storm…

As crazy as it sounds, it's been almost two and a half years since Euphoria first successful screens in June of 2019. Thanks to some global pandemic that brought the entire world…

The satyr is a mythological figure known for his permanent erection and his unabashed pursuit of pleasure. In 1993, American illustrator Edward Sorel drew three heavyweights of literature in satyrs, to accompany an essay by James Atlas…

Have Jews insinuated themselves into positions of power and influence in politics and culture because they are naturally gifted with higher IQs, or is it also because they are ethnocentric networkers and hypocrites good at using…

"We were all amazed and pained by the recently released story. For all of us, this is a matter that is deeply personal. Dean Karen Bacon wrote these words in an email to the student body on September 2. The story she refers to is one…

After 25 years and nine films, we know what to expect from a Wes Anderson movie. It's the cinematic equivalent of that county fair stall selling handcrafted elf figurines. It won't blow you away with the tech or the special…

Growing up, friends and family of former YU student Raquel Sofer (SCW '19) had participated in challah bakes led by a prominent figure in her community: Rabbanit Sarah Levy. When Rabbanit Levy passed away, the tradition continued in her…

News2011 discussion surfaces following anti-racism testimony from ex-cricketerAzeem Rafiq has admitted he was "ashamed" of anti-Semitic remarks he made during a text exchange with another Asian player in 2011.Rafiq, whose testimony before a…

ZIONIST Federation of Australia (ZFA) director of public affairs Bren Carlill has been keenly interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since his first trip to Israel as a teenager. In the late 1990s, his curiosity prompted him…

Shakshuka originated in North Africa - the former Ottoman Empire and specifically Tunisia - after tomatoes were introduced to the region through the Colombian exchange. When immigration between…

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If you're not from Beantown or Bayou City, you might not be aware of a remarkable drama that's going on right now. The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros are engaged in a marathon fight to win the American League Championship Series.…

Leah in spanish Every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Challah for Hunger sets up shop on the lawn, selling freshly baked challah bread in a…

Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com's regular series, features real stories of humanists from our community. From heartwarming stories of growing up to more difficult…

Whether you believe in God or not, we all have to grapple with the question: is there meaning in life? Why is it so difficult to write about God? You would think that with monotheism being the mainstay of Judaism, this topic…

. Whether you believe in God or not, we all have to ask ourselves the question: is there a meaning to life? Why is it so difficult to write about God? One would think that with monotheism…

At the end of each decade (technically, at the start of another decade), the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino selects 10 films to represent the achievements of that period. For 2021, however, 11 films have been chosen. They will…

MIAMI, FL, USA, October 5, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ - "Out of Business: Moran" is a semi-autobiographical memoir with different meanings, from a young Jewish man named Caleb Hanau in search of personal growth (optimization) through…

As a child, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was fascinated by superhero comics. He wanted to be his own superhero, so he named himself Burna Boy, a nickname that followed him in a career as one of the defining musical acts of today's African…

Not what you want to hear before the holiday season.The busiest, most eventful, chaotic and truly the most wonderful time of the year is about to be here. The holiday season is fast approaching and if you blink you might miss it. In…

Next week marks the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street on October 4, 1936, when riots broke out between anti-fascists and Black Shirts. What does the Torah say about turning 75 and the fight against fascism? Abraham, our…

Mike Flanagan seems to be able to do it all. After having been creator, screenwriter, director, executive producer - and even editor for a few episodes - of the two The Haunting…

The weekly report on new and revised entries in online philosophy resources and new philosophy book reviews… Sep New: ?? Amended: German philosophy of the 18th century before Kant, by Corey Dyck and Brigitte Sassen.…

You may have heard of the lack of donors to the American Red Cross over the past two years. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented many people from giving life and it is not improving.Today, the Red Cross is sounding the alarm again. Agency…

Unusual and refined, the Canadian four-piece Fleece stands out on its new record Superb and Atrocious. The band will present the record and hopefully part of their signing camp at August Hall on September 18th. A self-proclaimed…

Peaceful, one of Colville's best-known works, challenges viewers to be curious and to draw their own meaning from this intricate work of art I first discovered Alex Colville's work in an introductory art history class during my second…

"Race, Gender, and History of Ancient Analytical Philosophy", Matt LaVine, Lexington Books, 2020 *** THIS IS CLEARLY NOT MY FAVORITE, BUT I LOVE IT AND WANTED TO EXPLAIN IT AFTER VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS SINCE ITS RELEASE. *** Even…

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many people and continues to be a daunting topic. With the challenge of dealing with a pandemic, students are faced with many new…

Touch (1971) was a legendary Swedish author Ingmar bergmanfirst English-language film of. Coming out of an avant-garde period, surrealist fantasies like Hour of the wolf (1968) and Anne's passion (1969), he marked a…

TIFF returns in 2021 with a hybrid festival, mixing in-person and digital screenings to showcase some of the world's best films. The process of getting tickets can be a bit trickier than it used to be, but however you…

An administrator, Hugo Mahabir, whose family has roots in Trinidad, blocked this. He wrote in an e-mail to Mr. Rossi that Mr. Loury's argument - presented to the Faculty of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - "rings…

The Havurah throws a party and all are invited All Islanders are invited to come celebrate with us for a grand reopening celebration. On Sunday, August 8, from 4-7 p.m.,!-->…

This summer's best film was conceived almost seven centuries ago. Sir Gauvain and the Green Knight is an epic poem in Middle English from the 14th century, written by an unknown author.…

Jonathan Lipnicki, better known as the adorable moppet in the 1996 Tom Cruise film "Jerry Maguire", jumped into action after witnessing an anti-Semitic attack in Los Angeles. Former child star, jiu-jitsu black belt and MMA…

Dr Cornel West CBS NEWS Dr Cornel West has resigned from his post at Harvard University, quoting "intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy deep depths ”in a resignation letter, which was shared widely on social media. In March, Dr. West…

She tells me that she sees the Gabriela Hearst line as Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war - a more cerebral femininity; clothing for women who run businesses - while Chloe is Aphrodite, the goddess of love, more sensual, younger…

Yaël Bartana, Malka Germania, 2021, three-channel video and sound installation, color, sound, 38 minutes. The Messiah (Gala Moody).…

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Through David K. Johnson, Ph.D., the college king Something that has bothered existentialist philosophers - a concern first expressed by Jean-Paul Sartre and which has been exemplified and amplified by the ubiquitous use of social media…

Through Charles Mathewes, Ph.D., University of Virginia Over the past 50 years, thinkers have come to realize that Islam is an integral part of the history of Western thought on evil in complex ways. Islam is linked to the older…

During the rally, Miles-Sash and a group of women were approached by a prominent local rabbi who offered to negotiate the get. “And we were like, 'We're not backing down,' says Miles-Sash. She filmed the interaction and later put it on…

For more than a decade, Chava has been waiting for him to have — a Jewish writ of divorce — from her legal ex-husband Naftali, who continues to keep her chained to a dead marriage. Chava married Naftali in 2006, and after four years of…

As a teenager, I often confused the work of Alexander Calder with that of Joan Miró and sometimes even of Picasso. Bold, playful and abstract, the sculpture of these three art giants appeared to be interchangeable. Visits to the Fundació…

For a quarantine album, it sure hits hard By Joanna Lin March 31, 2021 OK OrchestraAJRS-curve recordsMarch 26, 2021 AJR released their third studio album, OK Orchestra, Friday. Overall, the album does a very good job of picking…

At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise, it is imperative that Jewish students have someone to turn to to meet their needs on campus, especially the student government. The University of Iowa's undergraduate student government on…

Although small, the University of Iowa Hillel does everything to serve its students. The University of Iowa's Jewish community is small, but Iowa Hillel does everything possible to create a welcoming home for its students. The Hillel…

The contemporary world of Tanakh study is perhaps as diverse as it has ever been. There is a huge outpouring of Tanakh-related publications from every possible perspective and ideology. When the contemporary Orthodox learner of the…

In a new book, Saul Friedländer shows how an analytical approach that made him a Holocaust historian, can explain a gay writer of Jewish origin. "Proustian uncertainties" concerns the French novelist Marcel Proust, whose " In Search of…

Imagine a well-educated and well-off European in his twenties, seemingly one of the privileged people of fortune, suffering from crippling feelings of hopelessness and guilt. For no apparent reason, he breaks up with the woman everyone…

Political discourse has taken on a certain tinge from Camus. The term existential threat has been fertile lately, especially among Democratic presidential candidates. It has become a fixed term in reference to climate change, as used by…

Psychoanalysts and philosophers like Nietzsche have long reflected on the paradox with which modern people struggle between spirituality and science. Director / screenwriter Shawn Snyder captures this schism in his…

NEW YORK - There are not one but two owl fighters credited in "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs". This isn't too surprisingly, as Joel and Ethan Coen's new film probably has the best performance by an owl I've ever seen. "We definitely…

Bad faith is very present in the news. As the media relentlessly reminds us, Republicans tirelessly accuse Democrats of bad faith, while Democrats relentlessly criticize Republicans for the same sin. But Jean-Paul Sartre, the thinker who…

Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Each time Martin Luther King Day rolls around, pro and anti-Israel forces clash over King's legacy, borrowing tropes from the civil rights movement and quotes from its leader to support…

The emergence of a white supremacist "alt-right" movement is a deeply troubling moment in American politics, and commentators struggle to understand. what motivates and how to define the group. But for an insightful analysis of the…

Image from Flickr Thanksgiving is America's most Jewish holiday. It recalls the Torah instruction that “when you have eaten your fill, give thanks to the Lord your God for the good land which God has given you” (Deut. 8:10).…

(JTA) - In The Ethics of the Fathers, the rabbis teach that we should give respect and honor to an individual who teaches us the slightest knowledge. For those of us who were students of Rabbi Eugene Borowitz, who passed away last week at…

Like many of my fellow travelers in atheistic Judaism – from Matt Stone to Mark Zuckerberg, Albert Einstein and Sarah Silverman – I have always struggled to understand this one. Every holiday season I ask…