My sense of the meaning of Shavuot, a Jewish holiday that begins in the evening on May 14, has been deeply transformed by an ancient teaching from the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of Gnostic texts.
In a lawsuit alleging that the highly regarded Mt. Sinai Hospital created a hostile and sexually-charged work environment, a fired employee is accusin...
Just as there is a background sound permeating all the universe as a result of the initial instant of the big bang, we can say similarly that there is a spiritual background voice in the world resulting from the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
As Latinos commemorate the ninth anniversary of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) this Saturday -- 30 years after the first reported appearan...
Love is about choosing time and time again to stay in the relationship. Shavuot returning in its annual cycle is an opportunity to renew the marriage vow that was made the previous year.
You know how inspired I am by women who never stop dreaming -- and superstar Barbra Streisand is a wonderful example. Her success could have meant a l...
Thou Shalt Not Take The Name Of Elizabeth Taylor In Vain. Recently, Katy Perry and Snooki have been cited and compared to Elizabeth Taylor and the Earth has started to shake.
Central-line infections occur when bacteria or other germs enter the bloodstream through intravenous tubes, or catheters.
An estimated 250,000 of the...
Billions more are spent every year on research to find new treatments and cures for cancer. It's one of the most common diseases and one of the most costly. Why, then, is there so little focus on prevention?
Wildlife conservation will succeed only when local people are convinced that their lives are tangibly improved as a result of having wild animals around them.
Mentioning it a while back when she was being interviewed on TreeHugger, in this video Daryl Hannah ---- TreeHugger's favorite foxy environmentalist -...