With war not too far from Lithuania’s borders, the hopefulness emanating from the warmth and tactile nature of the tapestries and the vibrant ceramics provides much needed comfort.
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What’s going on right now inside Israel and Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, the Sunni nations and Iran?
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A sweeping reimagination of the covenant between God and humanity
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Examining the role that charisma, deception, scapegoating and even psychopathology might play in the way strongmen leaders attract a following and hold onto power.
“In this day and age, what we expect when we read about a girl on the cusp of adolescence, journeying on her own, is that she’s going to be subject to predation—but this was not the story that was growing through me.”
“Their melodic accents and deep sense of Yiddishkeit didn’t surprise me. Their strong allegiance to Scotland and the seamless marriage of their two cultures did. But kosher kilts? Tartan kippahs? You bet!”
Trump, while still widely unpopular among Jewish-American voters, is no longer a pariah with many on the right. And this process of legitimization could translate into votes.
The 1874 Impressionist exhibit was mounted by the Société Anonyme des Artistes, Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, a cooperative of 30 artists who wanted to break free of Paris’s art establishment in order to have greater control over how their art was selected and exhibited.
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Elissa Strauss, author of the book When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others, explores the powerful role caring for others plays in our individual and communal lives.
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One participant even compared this election cycle to a roller coaster. But will the ride stop on Election Day, or are we in for more twists and turns?
“It’ll be over by Christmas” is an old saying from the first months of World War I.
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When Israel left Gaza to the Palestinians, they promptly elected Hamas. This ultimate betrayal came home to roost on October 7.
