Why do we think hard work is virtuous? Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic gives a sharp answer

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is neither a history of economics, nor a religious history. It borrows from ...

10 Spine-Chilling Stories That Will Make Your Skin Crawl

I’ll set the scene… Four tweens plus me in my four-person tent, one of whom is particularly scared of the dark. All of us are ...
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This week’s District News from our correspondents across the Rotherham borough

HEPWORTH NEST COMMUNITY DROP-IN GROUP: Hepworth Drive Community Centre, 42 Hepworth Drive, Swallownest, is a safe space for residents to drop in. The group meets the first Thursday of the month, 11am ...
Jewish Journal

Baseball, the Bible and William Brewster

Whether or not Whitecaps alum Will Smith and the Dodgers emerge victorious once more, all Americans have reason to cheer for ...
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

The journey within: Lessons from Lech Lecha

There is a whole lot of movement in Parshat Lech Lecha. We begin the parashah with God’s command to Avram to leave his ...