Spirituality/Tradition
Leaders Must Be Honest, Above All to Themselves
The great leaders know their own limits. They do not try to do it all themselves. They build teams. They create space for people...
Book: Infamous Nazi Goering Refused to Pray, Said Jesus Was ‘Just Another Smart Jew’ Shortly Before Dying
Nazi leader Hermann Goering, who went to trial at Nuremberg after World War II, refused to pray to Jesus before his death because he believed the Christian savior to be "just another smart Jew," according...
Before Purim, Non-Profit Raises Funds and Awareness for African Energy Crisis
JNS.org - Ahead of Purim, Innovation: Africa (iA)—a U.N. award-winning organization that brings Israeli technology to rural Africa—hosted a series of events to raise funds and awareness for that continent's energy crisis. The non-profit's executive...
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 assimilation, as well as declining connection with synagogues and other...
With Jewish-Infused Style, Late Sid Caesar Revolutionized Television Comedy
JNS.org - The recently deceased Sid Caesar made America laugh, and in so doing,...
Competition for $250K Inclusion Prize Launched by Jewish Foundation
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation on Tuesday announced the opening of a global competition...
How a Rabbi Got Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Respond to an Email
A rabbi from British Columbia got Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to respond to an email...
Jewish Scribe Restores Book of Esther Scroll for Catholic Nuns in Time for Purim
JNS.org - A collaboration between an order of nuns and a British Jewish scribe...
Barack Obama and Biblical Sacrifice
In synagogues all over the country, last Saturday's opening portion of Leviticus (usually called "Vayyikra")...
Leaders Must Be Honest, Above All to Themselves
The great leaders know their own limits. They do not try to do it all themselves. They build teams. They create space for people who...
Book: Infamous Nazi Goering Refused to Pray, Said Jesus Was ‘Just Another Smart Jew’ Shortly Before Dying
Nazi leader Hermann Goering, who went to trial at Nuremberg after World War II, refused to pray to Jesus before his death because he believed...
Before Purim, Non-Profit Raises Funds and Awareness for African Energy Crisis
JNS.org - Ahead of Purim, Innovation: Africa (iA)—a U.N. award-winning organization that brings Israeli technology to rural Africa—hosted a series of events to raise...
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...
With Jewish-Infused Style, Late Sid Caesar Revolutionized Television Comedy
JNS.org - The recently deceased Sid Caesar made America laugh, and in so doing, revolutionized television comedy. His trailblazing style was infused with Jewish...
Competition for $250K Inclusion Prize Launched by Jewish Foundation
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation on Tuesday announced the opening of a global competition for its third annual $250,000 Ruderman Prize in Inclusion, to...
How a Rabbi Got Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Respond to an Email
A rabbi from British Columbia got Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to respond to an email he sent by filling it with compliments for one of...
Jewish Scribe Restores Book of Esther Scroll for Catholic Nuns in Time for Purim
JNS.org - A collaboration between an order of nuns and a British Jewish scribe to restore an ancient Hebrew scroll telling the story of...
Barack Obama and Biblical Sacrifice
In synagogues all over the country, last Saturday's opening portion of Leviticus (usually called "Vayyikra") was read aloud. It deals at length with the laws...
The Sins of Leaders
Leaders make mistakes. That is inevitable. So, strikingly, our parsha implies. The real issue is how he or she responds to those mistakes. The point is...
New Program Increases Options for Yeshiva Students Seeking to Earn a BA in Israel
JNS.org - For Anglo university students who are spending a semester abroad in Israel, or those who have recently made aliyah, the Israeli...
The Path to Spiritual Self Improvement
The Talmud makes the seemingly outlandish claim that Israel generated 1.2 million prophets over the roughly 900-year period that the two Temples stood. At that...
A Response to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on Chabad
A week ago, when a private letter from Rabbi Ezra Schochet was leaked, which called it "prohibited and unacceptable" for any Chabad Rabbi to allow...
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...
