Despite the plethora of high-level Torah-lectures on the holiday, I am inclined these days to study on Shavuot with my husband or friends.

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NTEU strongly condemns foreshadowed job cuts at the Australian National University. The University has just announced that Change Proposals to cut ...

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Commentator Chris Hayes explains in his new book how our phones have become a constant "siren's call" for our attention ...

A new Pope and an old question: must politics reject religion? The pursuit of politics is religion, morality, and poetry all ...

Mitch Albom looks back on his career, the lessons he's learned since 'Tuesdays with Morrie,' and what he still has left to do ...

The Many Lives of Anne Frank” is trenchant, elegant and relevant — beautifully written, almost like a novel. Franklin achieves the seemingly impossible: Allowing the reader to see the flesh-and-blood ...

The S&P 500 remained higher on the day after the appeals court headline. The dollar, on the other hand, stayed lower against its safe-haven peers such as the yen and Swiss franc as investors braced ...

Starting a new chapter can be scary, but these messages will help them prepare for what’s ahead.

The best graduation quotes are those that are funny and inspirational, whether they’re for high school graduates, college ...