'Words offer a window into our ever-changing language and culture,' says Merriam-Webster's editor Peter Sokolowsk

Religious studies Prof. Jodi Eichler-Levine's response to a Reddit thread standing up for superfans quickly went viral -- but she says much of its nuance is being overlooked

Creators aim to provide soccer fans with a soft landing by introducing them to Qatari culture ahead World Cup; show available on YouTube

Tulane University professor Ilana Horwitz's research points to religious culture as reason for why Jewish girls surpass educational attainment of non-Jewish girls - and Jewish boys

Free tickets for music, dance, song and film events each weekend, through March 11

Ava Sayaka Rosen's TARO::TORA, created during a yearlong fellowship at the JCC East Bay, is simultaneously an art piece, a spiritual tool and a call to connect with nature

'Man Ray: The Artist and His Shadows' by Arthur Lubow looks to the company kept by the cryptic surrealist artist for clues on a life touched by antisemitism, war and turbulent love

Global culture magazine's survey says Israel’s second city scored No.2 in food and drink category, and was the metropolis most likely to be described as 'good for people like me'

Shuttered by COVID-19, one of the world's top theater scenes is preparing, with hope and apprehension, to welcome audiences back

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