By Yaakov Mascetti*
A few weeks ago, in a parents’ meeting at my son’s religious boys high-school in Jerusalem, a couple of father expressed, each in his own way, the concern for “our boys” abandoning the religious lifestyle, taking off …
By Daniela Fubini
Once upon a time, in that part of my life that happened in the North of Italy, we witnessed two opposed and equally social trends: the era of the aperitivo, and the one of fusion food. Since …
By JTA
A former Italian soccer player known for his pro-fascist views has been suspended as a TV commentator after displaying a tattoo on the air referring to Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
The satellite channel Sky Sports Italia suspended …
By Susanna Calimani*
Whether it is about burkinis on French beaches, a controversial campaign about fertility in Italy, the pretty extreme slits on the red carpet at the Venice film festival, or the introduction of “curvy” candidates for Miss Italia, …
By Yaakov Mascetti*
Act 1 A few weeks ago, I had an interesting conversation with an old friend in Italy – the discussion revolved around things I had expressed on Facebook regarding the role of religion and God in the …
By Benedetto Carucci Viterbi*
According to the Biblical narrative, we all descend from a single man and we all share the same genealogical tree. According to some evolution theories, we all descend from apes (perhaps African). No matter what, no …
By Daniela Fubini*
The trick coming with living in Tel Aviv is that people think it’s a place to go on vacation to, while we, the locals, actually work our nine, ten or eleven hour job like any Israeli and …
By Susanna Calimani*
One of the things I like the most among all Jewish laws and rules, are those about shivà, the seven days of mourning prescribed to the close relatives of someone who passes away and leaves us here, …
By Yaakov Mascetti*
A desert is an arduous context, wherein water is not the sole thing that lacks, but also the basic necessities for the normal functioning of a social collective. Within the dryness of this context, the People of …
By Benedetto Carucci Viterbi*
When Aaron, the High Priest and main actor in the inauguration of the Tabernacle, sees that the presence of God does not descend upon it, he exclusively blames himself. This is an exceptional quality, rabbi Yerucham …