Jean-Paul Sartre, in his existentialist play No Exit, posits that what you have actually done—not what you have been—is what defines your life. In Hebrew,
According to humorist Ephraim Kishon, when Israelis are asked לַעֲמד בַּתּר (la-amod ba-tor), to stand in line, there are always a “privileged few” who consider
The first legal case one studies in Talmud class reads like a rather contemporary allegory. It involves two litigants invoking the principle of “finders, keepers.” Each petitioner, claiming…
Between Friends By Amos Oz. Translated by Sondra Silverston. (Mariner Books, 179 pp. $14.95 paper) The New York Times reported recently on a trend in literary fiction:
Have you heard about the latest Hanukka miracle? Some bakeries in Israel are claiming that סוּפְגָנִיּוֹת (sufganiyyot), jelly donuts, are healthful. We won’t go into