Moshe gave the Shema knowing he would not cross the Jordan. He prepared his people not with possessions, but with patterns. That is the quiet brilliance of leadership: offering rhythm in place of prox ...

The consolation prize always felt more wondrous than the trophy from a real win. You had failed, and yet the world treated you with pleasure anyway. They say it is sweet to receive what we deserve ...

A consolation, or third-place game, was played at the national finals from 1946 to 1981, when Virginia defeated LSU at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.

In “On Consolation,” the prolific author, professor and former politician Michael Ignatieff pushes aside this commercial, foamy emotion and dives into the murkier waters beneath.

Michael Oberlander sits down with Lynn Schmidt and discusses the year since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, grief and the promise of consolation, and the hope for peace.

The Saturday Essay Sharing the Rites of Consolation When We’re Apart Behind the statistics are mourners unable to find comfort by coming together. Edvard Munch, ‘Consolation’ (1907). Alamy ...