In Spring 2018, five speakers selected from the Collaboratory Network--Gamal Palmer, Carine Warsawski, Rabbi Lori Shapiro, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, and Arya Marvazy--worked with ELI Talks to hone and effectively present their own stories of risk-taking at a storytelling event for the May 2018 gat...

Will a menorah in a window really make a difference in the fight against antisemitism? It can – and has.
Look no further than the town of Billings, Montana, whose citizens fought back in 1993 after someone launched a brick through the window of then 5-year-old Isaac Schnitzer's bedroom. A menora

Loveland is an outdoor sculpture park on Jeju Island in South Korea. The park is focused on a theme of sex, running sex education films, and featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions. The park's website describes the location as "a place where love oriented art and ero...

Global bee populations continue to be threatened by poor farming practices, pollution, and urban sprawl. Yet, in the middle of Israel’s arid Arava region, bee colonies are coming back to life thanks to a perfect mix of clean air and plentiful fields of pollinator friendly crops. Because of Jewish Na

It's #Passover​ on the high seas, mates! We couldn't help but dive right in to the sea shanty craze -- especially once we realized how well they work as horas -- and we weren't content to stop at just "The #Wellerman​". Come drop anchor and celebrate freedom with us and a hearty round of 19th centur

“Leona,” a marvelous new drama from the young Mexican-Jewish director Isaac Cherem, opens with a mikvah scene unlike any in cinema. A beautiful woman is tastefully photographed in the nude through gauzy, billowing curtains, surrounded by enormous planters of budding white flowers. She is cheered by

Katy Perry's "Firework" is the first non-Christmas song I synchronized to lights. The song is a favorite with the entire family and my wife and kids sing along whenever it is on. In October 2011 Light-O-Rama came out with their new S3 software and I was really excited to sequence a song, and I'd bee...

The New York Police forcibly cleared Zuccotti park for cleaning. "Liberty Square [Zuccotti Park], home of Occupy Wall Street for the past two months and birthplace of the 99% movement that has spread across the country and around the world, is presently being evicted by a large police force," the de...

A Panoramic View of the Harbin Ice and Snow World Park. All of the structures are made from ice blocks fitted with neon lights, except for the giant snow Buddha.

An amazingly orchestrated wedding proposal that I caught live in Madison Square Park. After the surprise production number in the park for this girl, they r...