The secret Jewish history of pi
The relationship between a circle’s diameter and its circumference was originally mentioned in the Hebrew Book of Kings
The relationship between a circle’s diameter and its circumference was originally mentioned in the Hebrew Book of Kings
Jewish groups through history have used tunnels for warfare, resource transportation and more
There was a surprisingly kosher side to the late artist —even if his idea of paradise involved the consumption of cheeseburgers
Its Jewish founder and namesake was the inspiration for an ostentatious Edith Wharton character
The first person to claim responsibility for the blaze was a young gambler named Louis M. Cohn
While I was watching “Encanto,” I wondered if its magical Madrigals, the family at the heart of the Oscar-nominated Disney animated film, were Jewish. They’re close-knit to the point of being smothering. They’re successful yet grappling with generations of pain. And their powers come from a candle that has miraculously burned for 50 years —…
In 2015, when The Rolling Stones took the stage at HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv, that event represented more than just the world’s greatest and longest-running rock band’s first concert in Israel. It also marked one small victory in the war against a rock ’n’ roll boycott of Israel being waged by some English rockers, mostly…
Editor’s Note: The Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts turns 79 today. In honor of that auspicious occasion, we return to this 2014 article about the band’s Jewish influences. In 2014, The Rolling Stones took the stage at HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv. That event represented more than just the world’s greatest and longest-running rock band’s…
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