Jewish Identity
What Does The American Jewish Committee Do?
The American Jewish Committee recently financed a study - after a series of seminars - that, according to their website, found that "Three distinct groups...
Why Israel Must be a Jewish State
Israel's cabinet has approved legislation to officially define the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people. This timely measure accomplishes several important goals. It will facilitate peace by encouraging the Arab world to accept...
Yemenite Culture Minister Dedicates Award to Country’s 90 Remaining Jews
JNS.org - Yemenite Minister of Culture Arwa Othman is giving away Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award, which she received in September, to Yemen's dwindling Jewish community. The award honored Othman for her work promoting women's rights and...
From Preschools to Colleges, Chabad Penetrates Mainstream Jewish Life
JNS.org - The numbers are staggering: 4,202 shluchim (emissary) couples working around the world; 94,650 students interacting with Chabad-Lubavitch on campus annually; 37 million unique visitors per year to Chabad.org. Chabad is not just a sect...
After Midnight, the (Jewish) Stars Come Out
JNS.org - From Tevye the dairyman to Maroon 5's Adam Levine...
What Will ADL’s Priorities Be in a Post-Foxman Era?
JNS.org - What message is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) sending to the Jewish community...
In Galilee Clash, Druze Identify With Israel
Tensions between Druze and Israeli Arabs in a small Galilee town boiled over this weekend,...
What Does it Mean to be ‘Religious’?
My pet peeve as a proudly involved and committed Jew has to do with the...
Jews Only Allowed to Ascend Temple Mount in Small Groups After Netanyahu Phone Call With King of Jordan
Israeli police at the Temple Mount have begun limiting Jewish entry to groups of five....
What Does The American Jewish Committee Do?
The American Jewish Committee recently financed a study - after a series of seminars - that, according to their website, found that "Three distinct groups in...
Why Israel Must be a Jewish State
Israel's cabinet has approved legislation to officially define the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people. This timely measure accomplishes several important goals. It...
Yemenite Culture Minister Dedicates Award to Country’s 90 Remaining Jews
JNS.org - Yemenite Minister of Culture Arwa Othman is giving away Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award, which she received in September, to Yemen's dwindling Jewish community. The...
From Preschools to Colleges, Chabad Penetrates Mainstream Jewish Life
JNS.org - The numbers are staggering: 4,202 shluchim (emissary) couples working around the world; 94,650 students interacting with Chabad-Lubavitch on campus annually; 37 million...
After Midnight, the (Jewish) Stars Come Out
JNS.org - From Tevye the dairyman to Maroon 5's Adam Levine to "Let It Go" singer Idina Menzel, Jews have always...
What Will ADL’s Priorities Be in a Post-Foxman Era?
JNS.org - What message is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) sending to the Jewish community through its recent selection of White House aide and social entrepreneur...
In Galilee Clash, Druze Identify With Israel
Tensions between Druze and Israeli Arabs in a small Galilee town boiled over this weekend, resulting in brawls that left more than 40 people wounded...
What Does it Mean to be ‘Religious’?
My pet peeve as a proudly involved and committed Jew has to do with the word "religious." Some synonyms for the word include devout, pious,...
Jews Only Allowed to Ascend Temple Mount in Small Groups After Netanyahu Phone Call With King of Jordan
Israeli police at the Temple Mount have begun limiting Jewish entry to groups of five. The police also do not allow Jews to pray while...
Family Tree DNA Founder: Data Proves Jews Came From Mideast
JNS.org - The founder and president of Family Tree DNA, one of the top U.S. genealogical genetic testing companies, said genetics prove that the...
50 Indian Jews From ‘Lost Tribe’ Move to Israel
JNS.org - A group of around 50 Bnei Menashe Jews from India immigrated to Israel on Tuesday. The new Israelis, said to descend from...
Expanding Conferences Help FSU Jews Gain Mainstream Communal Acceptance
JNS.org - An American Jewish astronaut who learned to speak Russian while training with cosmonauts walks into a lecture hall filled with Russian-American Jews....
Israel’s New Pioneers Work to Transform the Negev Desert Through Farming
JNS.org - In southern Israel, the next generation of Jewish pioneers is making the desert bloom. A group of young, Zionist, idealistic adults are cultivating...
Israelis Should Not Finance American Jewish Education
Israel's Deputy Education Minister Avi Wortzman recently said that the State of Israel should help Jewish youth in the Diaspora get a Jewish education. Wortzman said that...
