May 19, 20203 min

If Covid were a person, what would you ask him?

Covid invites us to project upon it our own experiences and expectations, our fears and hopes, providing the perfect template to experiment

May 4, 20207 min

The Decameron. On our need for stories in order to live

The Decameron: How to get away with a quarantine? On our need for stories in order to live

Apr 10, 20206 min

Pangolin is the new Lenin

A random pangolin might have been more successful at triggering the questioning of capitalistic ideas than Lenin

Mar 20, 20204 min

How 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

Mar 17, 20205 min

Preventing the Next Virus Outbreak

The Coronavirus plague is the outcome of both the sale of wildlife and the living conditions of the animals - we should address both if we w

Mar 13, 20204 min

God 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

Mar 6, 20203 min

The Unbearable Lightness of Politics

The meaning of lightness in politics is that each political nominate equals another. If this is indeed the attitude to politics of many in I

Mar 1, 20204 min

The Shape of Hope

A friend sent me a picture, which took me down the rabbit hole… On love, hope, and motherhood - at the eve of Israeli election

Jan 2, 20203 min

Sapienism Celebrates its Second Anniversary!

Check out what we've been up to this year... Last year today, Sapienism celebrated its first anniversary, taking its first baby steps –...

Dec 24, 20197 min

Can 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.

Dec 18, 20196 min

Have you Heart?

Metropolis, Lang’s masterful 1927 silent film, might be naïve, but saw far and deep – into the heart of darkness.

Nov 23, 20198 min

The Rise and Hopeful Fall of BBism

Israel undergoes an unprecedented crisis… How has it come to this, and what does it say about Israel, politics, and the human condition?