Jewish Identity
Mel Gibson the Maccabee? How an Irony-Filled Project Fell Apart
For Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas—who had planned to collaborate on a recently shelved film on the life of Judah the Maccabee, one of...
Voicing the Meaning of “The Chanukah Song”
How's this for international influence? In 2004 a seminar was offered on American Jewish culture at the University of Munich; the students were required to present their research on a representative Jewish figure who has...
AOTA’s Israeli Painters Bring Rich Symbolism to Manhattan
Liora Rosenman is an Israeli artist whose work infuses the trappings of modernity with ancient wisdom of the Kaballah. "The world today allows one to believe life is about growing up, getting an education, having a...
Nick Crews and Jewish parenting 101
"Anyone who has the capability to protest the sinful conduct of his household and does not protest, he is himself liable for the sins of the members of his household." —Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 54a By...
Stevie Wonder Backs Out of IDF Fundraiser Performance
Singer Stevie Wonder backed out of a performance of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces...
Israel Study Abroad an Expanding Option for High School Students
ADULLAM PARK, ISRAEL—I sit in a cave near the Madras Ruins just south of Jerusalem,...
Thoughtful Adventures of Jewish Identity
"Union Square Park in Manhattan was the scene of a nighttime festival," author Theodore Ross...
Tales of Terror: Israelis Share Their Stories on Gaza Rockets
The day that longtime Sderot resident Adi Kaslasy, 25, was driving home in her car...
British Girl in Tel Aviv Diary Part 2: Rockets Falling and I am Crestfallen
As we continue to update readers on life in Israel currently under rocket fire, part...
Mel Gibson the Maccabee? How an Irony-Filled Project Fell Apart
For Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas—who had planned to collaborate on a recently shelved film on the life of Judah the Maccabee, one of the...
Voicing the Meaning of “The Chanukah Song”
How's this for international influence? In 2004 a seminar was offered on American Jewish culture at the University of Munich; the students were required to...
AOTA’s Israeli Painters Bring Rich Symbolism to Manhattan
Liora Rosenman is an Israeli artist whose work infuses the trappings of modernity with ancient wisdom of the Kaballah. "The world today allows one to believe...
Nick Crews and Jewish parenting 101
"Anyone who has the capability to protest the sinful conduct of his household and does not protest, he is himself liable for the sins...
Stevie Wonder Backs Out of IDF Fundraiser Performance
Singer Stevie Wonder backed out of a performance of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Dec. 6 gala in Los Angeles due to "a recommendation from...
Israel Study Abroad an Expanding Option for High School Students
ADULLAM PARK, ISRAEL—I sit in a cave near the Madras Ruins just south of Jerusalem, my legs dusty with the powdery chalk of the rock...
Thoughtful Adventures of Jewish Identity
"Union Square Park in Manhattan was the scene of a nighttime festival," author Theodore Ross excitedly remarks, as he seeks out the 2010 "Sukkah City"...
Tales of Terror: Israelis Share Their Stories on Gaza Rockets
The day that longtime Sderot resident Adi Kaslasy, 25, was driving home in her car as rockets started falling around her, a cease-fire was supposed...
British Girl in Tel Aviv Diary Part 2: Rockets Falling and I am Crestfallen
As we continue to update readers on life in Israel currently under rocket fire, part two of The Algemeiner's "British girl in Tel Aviv" diary...
Kosherfest 2012 Serves Up Fake Bacon and Real Innovation
SECAUCUS, NJ—Nothing says Jewish food like a bowl of matzoh ball soup or a slab of pastrami on rye. But will Mediterranean gefilte fish or...
Jerusalem Students React to Rocket Attack
In the wake of Gaza rockets launched at Tel Aviv for the first time in years, rockets were also launched at Jerusalem and the Israeli...
Ulpan for Ethiopian Kids Opens in Sderot Despite Rockets
AMIT, a religious educational network of about 108 schools and youth programs in Israel, has started Ulpan courses for Ethiopian immigrants in Sderot despite the continuous shelling of rockets...
Can US Law Force a Spouse to Stand by a Jewish Conversion?
A friend of mine called me the other day sounding very distressed. His 29-year old son is engaged to his non-Jewish girlfriend of several years. ...
The Jewish Guianas
Situated on the northeast coast of South America, between Venezuela and Brazil, are three remote former colonies of Britain, Holland and France. Even though they...
