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Detail from 'The Witch of Endor Raising The Spirit of Samuel,' by William Blake, circa 1800. Pen and watercolor on paper, 283 x 423 mm (Public domain, via wikipedia commons)
August 5, 2018, 5:22 am
Is Kabbalah real? One scientist sees no trick in humanity’s esoteric traditions
In his charmingly written 'Real Magic,' parapsychologist Dean Radin conjures up an argument that paranormal activity may indeed exist
By Jen Maidenberg
Bruce Lee with Chuck Norris in 'Way of the Dragon.' (Courtesy Matthew Polly)
August 4, 2018, 1:27 am
Mixed martial artist: Uncovering Bruce Lee’s hidden Jewish ancestry
In a new book by scholar Matthew Polly, research shows the American-born action film star was a polyglot with diverse ethnic backgrounds
By Rich Tenorio
Argentian writer Liliana Heker (second from right) applauded after her play was performed at the International Writer's festival in Jerusalem in May 2010 (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
August 3, 2018, 6:43 am
Bi-annual Jerusalem book fests join forces to become yearly event
The Jerusalem International Book Fair and the International Writers Festival are now the annual Jerusalem International Book Forum, bringing authors and publishers together
By Jessica Steinberg
Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH, author of 'Aroused.' (Martha Epstein)
July 26, 2018, 8:53 pm
‘Aroused’: an exciting look at the hormones affecting hunger, sex and everything
A new book by Randi Hutter Epstein turns us on to how little we actually know about the chemicals controlling us
By Cathryn J. Prince
Francine Klagsbrun
July 19, 2018, 3:53 pm
Francine Klagsbrun
Golda was a chain smoker
The solitary struggle to perfect a sentence has turned into a whirlwind to promote my biography of Israel’s 4th prime minister
British children's author and Holocaust survivor Judith Kerr. (Christoph Rieger/ Wikimedia Commons)
June 28, 2018, 3:02 pm
After fleeing Nazi Germany, Judith Kerr became Britain’s favorite storyteller
The daughter of an acclaimed Jewish essayist exiled from Berlin is now one of the world's most renowned children's authors, with a play opening on London's West End on June 28
By Robert Philpot
Carl Zimmer got his genome examined when he found out he was going to be a father. (Courtesy)
June 25, 2018, 5:53 am
Hands-on science journalist unlocks the secrets of genetic hand-me-downs
Through self-experimentation and posting his genome online, Carl Zimmer learns what heredity really means -- and why DNA and lineage are not one and the same
By Cathryn J. Prince
Alan Abrams
June 22, 2018, 4:00 pm
Alan Abrams
I think the Torah saved my life
Suicide might have been the most rational thing I could have done, and what saved me isn't rational at all
Israel's hit television show, 'Shababnikim.' (Ohad Romano)
June 15, 2018, 11:21 am
Tough women, bad boys and theater cocktails to be featured in Jerusalem events
TOI’s summer season of English events showcases something for everyone -- television, the stage and books. Tickets now available
By TOI staff
Sarah Tuttle-Singer and her kids. (Courtesy)
June 12, 2018, 1:06 pm
An author comes of age in Jerusalem’s Old City
With this excerpt, Sarah Tuttle-Singer invites Times of Israel readers to the June 18 Israeli launch of her new book, 'Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered'
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Sarah Tuttle-Singer, and the cover of her new book, 'Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered.' (Courtesy)
June 5, 2018, 10:26 am
Let me tell you how I met the love of my life
With this excerpt, Sarah Tuttle-Singer invites Times of Israel readers to the June 18 Israeli launch of her new book, 'Jerusalem Drawn and Quartered'
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Anne Frank, aged 12, at her school desk in Amsterdam, 1941. (Courtesy, Beyond the Story)
May 4, 2018, 1:20 am
Sleuths probing betrayal of Anne Frank snag a book deal
HarperCollins buys rights to story of investigative team looking into decades-long mystery over how the Jewish family's attic hideout in Amsterdam was discovered in 1944
By AP
Prof. Steven Pinker receiving an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University. (Simon Fraser University)
April 21, 2018, 10:02 am
Political correctness is not in this best-selling pop-scientist’s vast lexicon
Prof. Steven Pinker has irked more than a few with his pull-no-punches tone and demand for hard data -- but beneath the tough exterior lies an unapologetic optimist
By JP O’ Malley
Forged papers of Zivia Lubetkin. (Courtesy Agnes Grunwald-Spier)
April 21, 2018, 4:49 am
Women’s experience in Holocaust is focus of new book by survivor turned scholar
On the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, British Agnes Grunwald-Spier calls attention to the women who fought to help the Jewish people survive
By Rich Tenorio
Correspondent George Stephanopoulos, left, appears with former FBI director James Comey, for a taped interview that was due to air during a prime time "20/20" special on April 15, 2018, on the ABC Television Network. (Ralph Alswang/ABC via AP)
April 15, 2018, 9:31 pm
Trump rages against Comey ahead of ex-FBI director’s interview about new book
'Worst FBI Director in history, by far,'' tweets US president in series of angry posts insisting he never asked for loyalty
By Catherine Lucey
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