Beliefs and concepts
The Art of Praising Others
The sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, evil speech, the sin they took to be the cause of tsara'at, the subject of this...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Bakes Matzah for First Time
KFAR CHABAD - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah on Tuesday for the first time when he visited a matzah bakery in Kfar Chabad ahead of the upcoming...
In Contraception Mandate Case, Supreme Court Justices Split Along Expected Lines
JNS.org - In oral arguments March 25 over the reach of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the religious rights of private corporations, jurists on America's highest bench seemed to split along predictable lines,...
The Unique Goodness of Israel
War is hell. Israel has not always been at war, but it has never been at peace. Its neighboring independent state, Gaza, is ruled by the Hamas Party, whose charter calls for the destruction...
Racism and ’12 Years a Slave’
The film that won Best Picture at the Oscars this year, 12 Years a Slave, is...
Millennials: The Future of Jewish Non-Profits
JNS.org - In 2007, a friend reached out to me for help. Her uncle...
Cleveland Foundation Announces Gift to Israeli Archaeological Archives
JNS.org - The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation of Cleveland announced a funding...
Is a Secular Jewish State an Obstacle to Peace?”Ž
IDF Head of Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, recently warned that Israel is in...
Brothers Plead Guilty Over Extortion of Divorce From Jewish Husbands
JNS.org - Two Orthodox-Jewish brothers in Brooklyn admitted to being involved with a crime...
The Art of Praising Others
The sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, evil speech, the sin they took to be the cause of tsara'at, the subject of this week's...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Bakes Matzah for First Time
KFAR CHABAD - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah on Tuesday for the first time when he visited...
In Contraception Mandate Case, Supreme Court Justices Split Along Expected Lines
JNS.org - In oral arguments March 25 over the reach of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the religious rights of private corporations, jurists...
The Unique Goodness of Israel
War is hell. Israel has not always been at war, but it has never been at peace. Its neighboring independent state, Gaza, is ruled...
Racism and ’12 Years a Slave’
The film that won Best Picture at the Oscars this year, 12 Years a Slave, is a movie about a free black man living in New...
Millennials: The Future of Jewish Non-Profits
JNS.org - In 2007, a friend reached out to me for help. Her uncle was a long-term resident at the Reuth Medical Center in...
Cleveland Foundation Announces Gift to Israeli Archaeological Archives
JNS.org - The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation of Cleveland announced a funding gift to establish the Mandel National Library for the Archaeology...
Is a Secular Jewish State an Obstacle to Peace?”Ž
IDF Head of Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, recently warned that Israel is in danger of being surrounded by Islamic fundamentalist regimes bent on...
Brothers Plead Guilty Over Extortion of Divorce From Jewish Husbands
JNS.org - Two Orthodox-Jewish brothers in Brooklyn admitted to being involved with a crime ring that used violence to threaten Jewish husbands to agree...
After Pew Pessimism, is ‘JOFEE’ the New Acronym for the Jewish Future?
JNS.org - More than five months after the Pew Research Center's "A Portrait of Jewish Americans" survey drew widespread pessimism over rising intermarriage and...
Jesus’ Circumcision: The Cut That Divided Jews and Christians
I was puzzled when I first learned about the Christian Feast of the Circumcision. The celebration, which dates to the sixth century or earlier, commemorates the...
Charedim Stage Massive Rally as Political Battle on IDF Enlistment Heats Up
JNS.org - Close to half a million members of Israel's charedi public rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday, shutting down roads in and around...
Jewish Kids Belong in Synagogue
Like many other parents, my children are the most important people in my life. They are smart, good kids, and I cherish them. I take pride...
‘Jews Don’t Hunt’ – Mostly
JNS.org - "Jews don't hunt." That's a comforting statement to one who, like me, opposes hunting, even if it's not strictly true. I understand that...
