Jewish Identity
Circumcision Makes No Sense (And That’s Okay)
Let's be honest with ourselves. Circumcision is crazy. We take a baby, 8 days after he left the womb, 8 days after the being born,...
Thousands of Jews Visit Hebron to Mark Cave of Patriarchs Purchase
Tens of thousands of Jews arrived in Hebron over the weekend to mark a special Sabbath when the bible reading opens with Abraham's purchase of the Cave of Patriarchs. Known as Shabbat Chaye Sarah, the reading...
For Hispanic ‘Crypto-Jews,’ Lawsuits May Follow Religious Rediscovery
Sonya Loya's path of rediscovery aligns with the journey potentially millions of other "Crypto-Jews" take back to their Jewish roots. Her story, and the stories of others with similar backgrounds, is also still unfolding—with legal action...
Israeli Oscar’s Entry Offers ‘Window to the Orthodox World’
NEW YORK—At a time when the secular world looms just beyond the boundaries of Tel Aviv's Haredi neighborhoods and the government of Israel considers ways to integrate young men of the ultra-Orthodox communities into the...
OTZMA Israel Program to End After 26 Years
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) has announced that it is ending the long-running...
‘Forward’ Cartoon Mocks Zionism Through Anne Frank DNA Experiment
The Forward newspaper on Oct. 29 published a Halloween cartoon by Eli Valley that the newspaper...
Ethiopian Aliyah Enters Final Stages
Approximately 240 new immigrants were set to arrive at Israel's David Ben-Gurion airport on Monday...
Secularization Breeds Collaboration in “Blessed Are the Artists” Exhibit at Caldwell College
Threatened by secularization in the wake of modernization, members of different religions are joining together...
Young American Jews and Israel
When a recent Cohen and Kelman poll reported that 50 percent of young American Jews...
Circumcision Makes No Sense (And That’s Okay)
Let's be honest with ourselves. Circumcision is crazy. We take a baby, 8 days after he left the womb, 8 days after the being born, and...
Thousands of Jews Visit Hebron to Mark Cave of Patriarchs Purchase
Tens of thousands of Jews arrived in Hebron over the weekend to mark a special Sabbath when the bible reading opens with Abraham's purchase of...
For Hispanic ‘Crypto-Jews,’ Lawsuits May Follow Religious Rediscovery
Sonya Loya's path of rediscovery aligns with the journey potentially millions of other "Crypto-Jews" take back to their Jewish roots. Her story, and the stories of...
Israeli Oscar’s Entry Offers ‘Window to the Orthodox World’
NEW YORK—At a time when the secular world looms just beyond the boundaries of Tel Aviv's Haredi neighborhoods and the government of Israel considers ways...
OTZMA Israel Program to End After 26 Years
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) has announced that it is ending the long-running OTZMA Israel program after the completion of its current year...
‘Forward’ Cartoon Mocks Zionism Through Anne Frank DNA Experiment
The Forward newspaper on Oct. 29 published a Halloween cartoon by Eli Valley that the newspaper said "takes aim at a Zionist science experiment gone hideously...
Ethiopian Aliyah Enters Final Stages
Approximately 240 new immigrants were set to arrive at Israel's David Ben-Gurion airport on Monday as part of a final effort to bring the remainder...
Secularization Breeds Collaboration in “Blessed Are the Artists” Exhibit at Caldwell College
Threatened by secularization in the wake of modernization, members of different religions are joining together to give strength and inspiration to one another, even if...
Young American Jews and Israel
When a recent Cohen and Kelman poll reported that 50 percent of young American Jews would not consider the destruction of Israel a personal tragedy,...
Swedish Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Chabad Case
A Swedish appellate court has upheld the right for Chabad-Lubavitch representatives to homeschool their children in accordance with their religious faith, overturning a previous Swedish...
Grasping the Hand of God
One of the most iconic images in the art world is the finger of God reaching out to the finger of Adam and raising him...
Gangnam Style Hits Jerusalem?
Gangnam Style has hit the Holy City. The original video, which has become a full-fledged global phenomenon, and garnered a ridiculous amount of views, should...
Jewish Agency Facebook Page Inundated with Anti-Semitic Posts
In an apparently coordinated cyber-attack of a different kind, the Jewish Agency for Israel's Facebook page was flooded with hundreds of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel messages over the...
‘Harvesting People and Pickles’: An Inside Look at Jewish Farming
FALLS VILLAGE, CONN.—Nadav Slovin cultivates the fields of potatoes and other crops in the rural Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut. As he moves between the...
