Reviews

The reality slap

February 7, 2026

Dr. Russ Harris was looking forward to welcoming his first child. But it wasn’t long after his son was born that he realized something wasn’t right

Read the full article →

How I use AI for writing

January 24, 2026

ChatGPT has taken over my life – in a good way. Here’s how this writer uses AI as part of the creative process.

Read the full article →

The boy who lived: Celebrating life in luxury

January 10, 2026

To celebrate being alive, we drove from Jerusalem to what is undoubtedly Israel’s ritziest getaway hotel property, Six Senses Shaharut

Read the full article →

Year-end lists: Gratitude

December 27, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s traditional to make lists. I’d like to draw from a custom our family has adopted for Shabbat: a gratitude list!

Read the full article →

Miracle in the medicine cabinet

November 9, 2025

People relate in very different ways to their medicine cabinets. Some folks will toss out anything they’re no longer using. Others hold onto every med indefinitely, even when the expiration dates have passed. I fall into the second category. And on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah a few weeks ago, that tendency may have […]

Read the full article →

This is your brain on mushrooms

June 29, 2025

“Drink it down slowly,” instructs Shawn, my guide for what will be one of the most unusual therapy sessions I’ve embarked upon, unusual because the chunks in my beverage is not chocolate.

Read the full article →

Could consciousness last forever?

June 15, 2025

Is consciousness fundamental? And if it does exist separate from our minds and bodies, would we actually want that?

Read the full article →

A couch potato’s TV dreams

April 26, 2025

I once had the strangest fantasy: When I retired, I would spend most of my time engaging in one of my favorite pastimes: watching TV. 

Read the full article →

Hotel Montefiore: Enjoying Tel Aviv under the threat of war

November 26, 2024

The first thing Adam, the assistant manager, did upon our arrival at the Hotel Montefiore in Tel Aviv, was point out where the bomb shelters were

Read the full article →

Will AI put me out of a job?

November 16, 2024

I started using artificial intelligence by accident. I needed a transcription from Arabic to English. And then I plunged down the AI rabbit hole.

Read the full article →