Tip of the Tongue

The 2017 Israeli Translators Association Conference has come and gone. It has left me a strong feeling of camaraderie, especially with my f...

Last Saturday, my wife and I went to a concert of French chansons in Karmiel arranged by the local French society. The singer, Brigitte Hav...

A baby is born naked , that is say without clothes or saying it chooses to be that way, but merely a statement of fact. By contrast, if som...

This week, a cousin of mine, David Rifkind, died at the early age of 51. He was a very successful real estate promoter in Los Angeles. Duri...

I am a great believer in ultimate justice. It is sometimes the only ray of light in a depressing situation. I insist on being sure that tho...

I have chosen to live in the quiet north of Israel, affectionately called the "periphery" by official sources, for many reasons. ...

Every child learns the names of the body parts very early in life, often by song. Later on in life, they learn that these same words for bo...