Zohar
What is the meaning of Lag B’Omer? An explainer
The reason for Lag B’Omer is mainly derived from two Talmudic stories that take place during the Roman period.
How ‘Borat’ got its sound — an interview with Erran Baron Cohen
“This movie was like the impossible movie to make,” Baron Cohen said.
Lend Me Your (Yiddish) Earlocks
A common Yiddish phrase literally means ‘I have it in the left earlock.’ Philologos investigates the idiom, which does not require knowledge of Jewish hairstyles.
A Kabbalah for Architects?
Daniel Libeskind. Louis Kahn. Frank Gehry. Their buildings are familiar, but what isn’t as well known is how Jewish mystical concepts might have influenced them.