My father’s name was Simcha, the Hebrew word for happiness. And that night in the Siberian wilderness, there was joy. Avi Shafran is an Orthodox rabbi, public affairs director of Agudath Israel of ...

In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still thereBy Sophie ...

Jon Turk, a scientist and author of "The Raven's Gift: A Scientist, a Shaman and Their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness" (St. Martin's Press) will speak March 27 from 3 to 4 p.m. at ...