Educational project Eshkolot has launched “Dérive in Berlin,” a unique online platform inspired by Franz Hessel’s cult guidebook from the 1920s. Hessel’s ‘Walking in Berlin - A Flaneur in the Capital,’ was originally published in Germany in 1929. A prominent German Je … [Read more...] about “Dérive in Berlin” Brings the Art of Strolling into the 21st Century
Jewish Education is an Essential Service, During Crisis and Always
By Elana G. Kahn Why would I upend my life during a global pandemic, leaving a stable, decades-long position that is vitally important to our Jewish community, to move to an urban COVID-19 hotspot? The answer lies in understanding what is essential. As director of the … [Read more...] about Jewish Education is an Essential Service, During Crisis and Always
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T’ruah Jewish Ethics Hackathon
T’ruah announces the launch of “Jewish Law and Ethics: A hackathon for the age of COVID-19,” a project that will apply Jewish wisdom, including halakha, history, ethics, and lived experience, to ethical and human rights questions that arise in this crisis moment and beyond. This p … [Read more...] about Call for Applications:
T’ruah Jewish Ethics Hackathon
Masa Israel Journey Visa Holders Can Enter Israel
Masa Israel Journey will open programs for participants arriving in Israel from abroad, with special precautions to ensure the safety of its Fellows and communities. This announcement came shortly after Israel’s Ministry of the Interior confirmed it will approve entry for t … [Read more...] about Masa Israel Journey Visa Holders Can Enter Israel
What Would Moses Say? Of Nietzsche, Hitler and the Freedom to Hurt Others (Shavuot 5780)
By Andrés Spokoiny Nietzsche is probably one of the most misunderstood and manipulated philosophers in history. The most pernicious manipulation of him was done, of course, by the Nazis, who turned his inversion of the traditional concept of “natural law” into a justification f … [Read more...] about What Would Moses Say? Of Nietzsche, Hitler and the Freedom to Hurt Others (Shavuot 5780)
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