Tag: Adam

Title: The Concept of Adam and Eve in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

The story of Adam and Eve is a central story shared by the world's three major monotheistic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Although the main elements of the story remain constant in this belief, there are variations in interpretation and shifts in focus. Let's explore the conce...

Book Review ??? The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach

Oh my goodness, what a fantastic read. I don’t see a lot of (good) books about Jewish culture and folklore, and this was super refreshing. It is also a very good satire and commentary on the social issues going on for the last however many years. As a Jew, I can relate to a lot of this book. ...

Book Review: ???The Golem of Brooklyn??? by Adam Mansbach

When I was in my first year as an undergraduate at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, I took an introductory Canadian history course (which I aced — I got the only A+ I ever received for an overall subject in school in that class). I was speaking in the class’s auditorium one day, as...

Adam Sandler???s ???You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah??? Is A Perfect Bagel With A Schmear Of Jewish Joy

Filmmakers have really dropped the Matzo Ball on representing Jews on screen. Quick, let’s play a game. Can you think of an influential or iconic Jewish movie? I’m gonna pause to say Fiddler On The Roof is too iconic. And please, don’t make it a Holocaust movie....

The Intersection of Art & the Human Psyche: Drawings By Adam Riches

Adam Riches is a British contemporary artist hailing from Suffolk, whose work examines the human condition through monochromatic portrait drawings primarily done in ballpoint pen. His practice is concerned with the investigation of the human form, and how the manipulation of such f...

Adam Smith Revisited: Beyond the Invisible Hand

Adam Smith is most often associated with his notion of an invisible hand guiding individuals’ selfish motives and decisions towards mutual benefits through market forces. As such he has been associated with free market capitalism by its proponents and its critics. However,...