Mitzvos
Cleveland’s Mandel Foundation Giving $25 Million to Jerusalem Art Academy
JNS.org - The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation of Cleveland is giving the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design of Jerusalem $25...
Do Not Give Charity!
Why on earth did I write that headline for a post asking you to sponsor me for my Windsor Half Marathon? I'll get to that in a moment. First, I'd like to tell you about the...
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson Donate Another $40 Million to Birthright
The Birthright Israel Foundation on Friday announced a new $40 million gift from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson that continues their commitment to fund free, 10-day educational trips for Jewish young adults between the ages...
Ehud Barak’s Ex-Wife Works to Get Troubled Israeli Youths Off the Street
ELEM vans go where the children are in Israel—venturing into dark and dangerous streets. The vans, and the volunteers on them, go to places where already-troubled children—some involved with vagrancy, drugs, homelessness, sexual exploitation, or...
Funders, Advocates, Providers Rally Around Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Jewish Life
NEW YORK—When Pascale Bercovitch took a chair next to the podium at ADVANCE: The Ruderman...
ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status Amid IRS Controversy
The Zionist Organization of American (ZOA) has had its tax-exempt status reinstated by the Internal...
Mother’s Day Flowers From Jewish Women International Raise Spirits, Awareness
As the director of a shelter for victims of domestic abuse, Naomi Taffet sees a...
‘A Crime and a Disgrace’ (VIDEO)
An 83-year-old Holocaust survivor has told the Israeli parliament that its treatment of her...
Love to Israel, From Windsor Via Brooklyn
This year, I'm running the Windsor Half Marathon to raise funds for Israel's oldest charity,...
Cleveland’s Mandel Foundation Giving $25 Million to Jerusalem Art Academy
JNS.org - The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation of Cleveland is giving the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design of Jerusalem $25 million...
Do Not Give Charity!
Why on earth did I write that headline for a post asking you to sponsor me for my Windsor Half Marathon? I'll get to that in...
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson Donate Another $40 Million to Birthright
The Birthright Israel Foundation on Friday announced a new $40 million gift from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson that continues their commitment to fund free,...
Ehud Barak’s Ex-Wife Works to Get Troubled Israeli Youths Off the Street
ELEM vans go where the children are in Israel—venturing into dark and dangerous streets. The vans, and the volunteers on them, go to places where...
Funders, Advocates, Providers Rally Around Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Jewish Life
NEW YORK—When Pascale Bercovitch took a chair next to the podium at ADVANCE: The Ruderman Jewish Disabilities Funding Conference, she lifted herself from a sleekly...
ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status Amid IRS Controversy
The Zionist Organization of American (ZOA) has had its tax-exempt status reinstated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the organization announced Monday. The ZOA, which was...
Mother’s Day Flowers From Jewish Women International Raise Spirits, Awareness
As the director of a shelter for victims of domestic abuse, Naomi Taffet sees a lot of women in tears. But once a year, for...
‘A Crime and a Disgrace’ (VIDEO)
An 83-year-old Holocaust survivor has told the Israeli parliament that its treatment of her and her fellow survivors is "a crime and disgrace". In...
Love to Israel, From Windsor Via Brooklyn
This year, I'm running the Windsor Half Marathon to raise funds for Israel's oldest charity, Colel Chabad. Colel Chabad operates free soup kitchens across Israel, serving...
EXCLUSIVE: Amar’e Stoudemire Shows Up at Trendy Kosher Eatery Sporting ‘Huge’ Yarmulke
NBA basketball star Amar'e Stoudemire stopped into downtown New York City Kosher hotspot J Soho Wednesday night for dinner with friends and family. "He wore a...
Israel Begins Harvesting Organs Even After Donors’ Hearts Stop
Inspiring hope among patients waiting for life-saving organ transplants, the Israel medical community is expected to launch a pilot program in which organs will be...
The Wandering Jew of Kosher Wines
It was eight years ago, on a rainy afternoon at New York City's Javits Center, while I was covering the annual Kosherfest trade show, that...
No More Gorging on Matzah for a Week: Delicious Passover Recipes for Every Day
While planning what to cook to feed the whole Mishpucha (family) on Passover's big seder night, it's easy to forget to plan your meals for...
Whose Chometz?
It's into the final stretch now. Soon we'll be conducting the search for chometz (leavened bread) and then it will be Erev Pesach (the day...
