«Then let him go out into the meadow and eat grass.»
Thiemo Breyer in conversation with HIAS chef Leoni about Buddhist monk food, being a vegetarian in the 80s and “foody friends”. Listen to and read this episode of Kitchen Talk here.
Geschwister Korn and Gerstenmann Peace Prize awarded to Natan Sznaider
The Geschwister Korn and Gerstenmann Foundation in Frankfurt am Main awards its 2024 Peace Prize to the sociologist Natan Sznaider, who was born in Mannheim and teaches in Tel Aviv From the Geschwister Korn and Gerstenmann Foundation press release: The Peace Prize of the Geschwister Korn and Gerstenmann Foundation honors literary, journalistic and cultural efforts…
“Oh, My God! It’s Brain”
Now live: Emily Jones in conversation with HIAS chef Leoni about favorite foods, childhood and “brain sandwiches”. Listen and read here.
Athanassios Vergados invited scholars at different stages of their career to discuss the use of etymological interpretation in ancient and medieval scholarship and beyond, across different cultures (Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Avestan, West African, Tamil et al.). All details to this workshop can be found here.
Is the world divided between secularizing societies in the global north and resurgent religion in the global south? Maybe not… if we look at realities we often see right past. Nathan J. Brown invited some guests to discuss. Details to this panel discussion.