The Paradox Of The Honey Bee
Honey is the only kosher product that comes out of a non-kosher producer. So what were Israel's greatest scholars and mystical thinkers trying to convey as to uniquely regard it in Jewish law?
Honey is the only kosher product that comes out of a non-kosher producer. So what were Israel's greatest scholars and mystical thinkers trying to convey as to uniquely regard it in Jewish law?
Niovi Christopoulou | Posted 05.15.2012
So, Greece is in big trouble and in need of leaders with good crisis management instincts and experience. (If you know any, send them to Athens ASAP -- economy class only please.)
Christos Barlas | Posted 05.12.2012
After two years of being portrayed in the international media as lazy, incompetent and escape goats for the breakdown of the global financial system, Greeks from all over the world unite their voices with the sole aim of telling a simple truth: Greece cannot be identified with the failures of its political system.
Thanos Dimadis | Posted 05.08.2012
The Greek people should be afforded the security of knowing whether their country is on a steady path towards economic recovery. Nevertheless, no one is able to assure Greeks the crisis is averted.
S.R. Hewitt | Posted 02.21.2012
The Torah teaches humankind to strive to be God-like. In contrast, the Greeks created gods who acted with less dignity than many humans. Thus, Torah in-and-of-itself was a threat to Greek culture and philosophy.
AP | By DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 12.06.2011
ATHENS, Greece -- It's the ultimate belt-tightening handbook: No Meat? Push an eggplant through the grinder instead. Chew your food long enough for yo...
Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 11.25.2011
All big businesses started as small businesses -- from Ford to Apple, from General Electric to McDonald's. They were started by entrepreneurs, by people with a dream and the drive to make it happen.
BritChick Paris | Posted 10.21.2011
They say people who emigrate never really leave behind their country of origin. I may be half British in birth, breeding and accent, but my spirit is Hellenic.
Thanos Dimadis | Posted 08.22.2011
In his recent story, titled "Obama's Partner in Athens", the respectful Brookings Institution's managing director, Mr. William J. Antholis tried -- am...
Alex Pattakos | Posted 07.26.2011
We recently conducted some impromptu "jaywalking" interviews -- similar to those that you've probably seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno -- to find out more about what people know about all things Greek.
Timothy Hull | Posted 05.25.2011
Ruby Sky Stiler's current show, Inherited and Borrowed Types, is a chapter title excerpted from A Handbook of Greek Sculpture, a dusty old book she found at a yard sale years ago.
Thanos Dimadis | Posted 05.25.2011
What's now important for the Greek government is to provide people with evidence that their sacrifices are not in vain. And, furthermore, that people are paying for the crisis equally.
Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011
Wander a block or two beyond the restaurants, Internet cafes, and shops that line the waterfront in Ayvalik, Turkey, and one sees countless empty stone buildings, the former homes and shops of Greek residents.
Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011
"Everybody says we look alike," says Francine Amendola. "But our mother says we don't," adds her sister, Laraine Amendola.
Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011
In the past week the world witnessed an amazing performance by a government leader that even the most accomplished Hollywood actor could not match! T...
Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011
Exactly 2,500 years ago this year, a war was fought that made the world safe for democracy. It's a fitting tale for Memorial Day, for it reminds us of the eternal debt we owe our warriors.
Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011
Astoria isn't Mayberry or even Lake Wobegon. It's more like Alice's Wonderland, but you don't have to go down a rabbit hole to get here. Astoria comes to you, and once it grabs you, it never lets you go.
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 05.25.2011
In my personal fairytale I have always imagined a black prince charming at the end of the aisle, and that has influenced my choices in terms of dating.
Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011
German scholar Corry Guttstadt exposes the oft-repeated lie that Turkey provided a safe haven to many European Jews during the Holocaust.
Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011
I am "an old Jewish white man." I am also Father, Grandfather, and an ex Husband. How else or who else could I be? I have an opinion about everyth...
Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011
Erdogan is politically shrewd enough to realize that his condemnation of fascism would resonate at home and in the West, while winning him accolades and support against his powerful domestic opponents.
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Greece has been rocked by riots and protests for the past seven days. They have caused the worst destruction in 25 years sparked by a controversial s...
Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011
Obama might become the first president in U.S. history to be able to get real participation from the people by harnessing the web to weave new coalitions and bring people together to solve problems.
Patricia Draznin | Posted 05.25.2011
Even for the most seasoned horizontal channel surfer, this task demands Olympian endurance achieved only through years of spectator-training.
Kevin Bermeister | Posted 05.21.2012