UrielMar 1313 minBigthan and Teresh Are DeadAt long last: the real story of the Bible’s two courtiers, Bigthan and Teresh, in an existentialist Purim play
UrielDec 12, 20214 minStarry Sunset: A Story of Contact and Connectionthe universe's "clearest message: For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love"
UrielDec 3, 202014 minWhere Love Lies: Heart, Body & SoulLove lies in ties – it comes alive in bond, but dies in binding. A conversation about separateness, and connection.
UrielJul 29, 20205 minMemories, a ReminderCan we kindle and keep an eternal flame? A celestial, earthly, journey to a pre-apocalyptic world
pushpanjalidMay 4, 20207 minThe Decameron. On our need for stories in order to liveThe Decameron: How to get away with a quarantine? On our need for stories in order to live
Amaury HoymansMar 20, 20204 minHow much is the human life worth to a government? I have the impression of living in Albert Camus’ landmark 1947 novel La Peste. More than 70 years later, it appears that the situation we ar
UrielMar 13, 20204 minGod is Dead, Long Live Golem?Once God guided us, but now, after its death, we turn to the Golem – rising against its own creator… Comparing The Golem & Metropolis
UrielMar 1, 20204 minThe Shape of HopeA friend sent me a picture, which took me down the rabbit hole… On love, hope, and motherhood - at the eve of Israeli election
UrielDec 24, 20197 minCan We Imagine Orpheus Happy?What can the death-defying Sisyphus and Orpheus teach us? Sisyphus is a story of liberty lost, Orpheus of freedom, and love, tested.
UrielDec 17, 20196 minHave you Heart?Metropolis, Lang’s masterful 1927 silent film, might be naïve, but saw far and deep – into the heart of darkness.
UrielOct 22, 20193 minI See You(or: The Mind's I-I) A slightly elaborated comment to Shirley's What Do You See?, a very fine illustration of freedom (choice) and...
Shirley Le PenneDec 31, 201810 minLove Life&Death: Klimt and SchieleCan art dare Death to bare Life? A centennial to the untimely departure of two artists who captured the beauty of human frailty Uriel...
UrielDec 15, 20184 minDo we need God to become Human?We may need God to “hope against hope,” to dream the impossible dream, but such freedom involves a leap of imagination, not of religious...
UrielJul 8, 201812 minThe Art of Laughter, The Act of AngerIf comedy is “the art of tension diffusion,” as Hannah Gadsby puts it, it’s a different sort of “tension diffusion” she's after – the...
Keshet AbulofMay 27, 20181 minGood Grades – Bad Grades Writer and Illustrator: Keshet Leah Abulof I heard many stories from my friend, and I thought this one is the least scary… Once upon a...
Shirley Le PenneApr 21, 20185 minA Tale of Unexplored Love and FriendshipOne of the first questions that came to my mind while watching Call Me by Your Name was - why choosing this title, and more importantly,...
UrielApr 21, 201824 minThe Spoils of ParadiseWhy leave your love? I search for answers in Call Me by Your Name (the film & the book), and Milton’s Paradise Lost. This post is part of...
Shirley Le PenneFeb 14, 201817 minWould You Erase Me?What if you received an email saying you had been erased from someone’s memory, and that you should no longer attempt to contact them?...
UrielJan 26, 20186 minNevo: What’s in a Name?Today, on Nevo’s eleventh birthday, I thought it might be fitting to celebrate on Sapienism, by writing a bit about his name – and trying...
UrielJan 24, 20187 min"Carol": Eyes Shut or Wide Open?Haynes’s 2015 film Carol makes a case for love against all odds – but is that love blind? Movie reviews are as old as cinema itself – for...