Spirituality/Tradition
Israeli Archeologists Unearth Hellenistic-Era Village Outside of Jerusalem
JNS.org - Israeli archeologists have unearthed a 2,300-year-old Hellenistic era village outside of Jerusalem. The village, which measures about 750 square meters, was found...
Frum Fashionista: New Magazine Targets Style Conscious Orthodox Jewish Women
JNS.org - Cool weather trends. Pop patterns. Couture for a cause. It could be Vogue or Elle. But it's Hadar Magazine. In English, hadar means "glorious." This new Orthodox women's fashion magazine, started one year ago in January...
Netanyahu Must Not Take Diaspora Jews for Granted
Under the leadership of the indefatigable Malcolm Hoenlein, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, a unique umbrella organization, is gathering in Jerusalem this week. Its members, leaders of America's most prominent Jewish...
Beatles’ Jewish Manager Remembered 50 Years After Band’s American Debut
JNS.org - Amid the celebrations and hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America and their appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the man Paul McCartney called "the fifth Beatle" is...
Jews in the Heart of Valentine’s Day
JNS.org - Is the heart of Valentine's Day thumping to a Jewish beat? Yes, I...
Valentine’s Day: Examining the Jewish Influences on ‘Casablanca’
JNS.org - On Feb. 14 each year, many Americans attend screenings of "Casablanca," rent...
Engineering Curriculum Infuses Jewish Schools With Technology
JNS.org - Picture a mad science lab with electrical wires, computer chords, ropes,...
Being Anti-Israel is Being Anti-Semitic
What I'm really trying to understand are those insane Irish people. I mean what's wrong...
‘Monuments Men:’ Rescuing Chagall’s Paintings, Abandoning Chagall (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - The new George Clooney film, "The Monuments Men," tells the thrilling story...
Israeli Archeologists Unearth Hellenistic-Era Village Outside of Jerusalem
JNS.org - Israeli archeologists have unearthed a 2,300-year-old Hellenistic era village outside of Jerusalem. The village, which measures about 750 square meters, was found during...
Frum Fashionista: New Magazine Targets Style Conscious Orthodox Jewish Women
JNS.org - Cool weather trends. Pop patterns. Couture for a cause. It could be Vogue or Elle. But it's Hadar Magazine. In English, hadar means "glorious." This new...
Netanyahu Must Not Take Diaspora Jews for Granted
Under the leadership of the indefatigable Malcolm Hoenlein, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, a unique umbrella organization, is gathering in Jerusalem...
Beatles’ Jewish Manager Remembered 50 Years After Band’s American Debut
JNS.org - Amid the celebrations and hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America and their appearance on "The Ed Sullivan...
Jews in the Heart of Valentine’s Day
JNS.org - Is the heart of Valentine's Day thumping to a Jewish beat? Yes, I know that February 14th's murky origins lie in a third-century...
Valentine’s Day: Examining the Jewish Influences on ‘Casablanca’
JNS.org - On Feb. 14 each year, many Americans attend screenings of "Casablanca," rent the movie, or view it in another way for Valentine's...
Engineering Curriculum Infuses Jewish Schools With Technology
JNS.org - Picture a mad science lab with electrical wires, computer chords, ropes, and wheels and you have a pretty good picture of...
Being Anti-Israel is Being Anti-Semitic
What I'm really trying to understand are those insane Irish people. I mean what's wrong with just simply being part of England. England is a...
‘Monuments Men:’ Rescuing Chagall’s Paintings, Abandoning Chagall (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - The new George Clooney film, "The Monuments Men," tells the thrilling story of U.S. military personnel who during World War II risked...
How Leaders Fail: Courage to Oppose the Mob
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reasons. The first is external. The time may not be right. The conditions may be unfavourable. There may...
Presbyterian Church’s New Arab-Israel Study Guide Seen as ‘Hateful Document’
JNS.org - Presbyterian Church (USA) has come under fire for its new study guide on the Arab-Israeli conflict, which critics contend is a...
Boteach: Sean Penn’s Humanity is Worth Celebrating (INTERVIEW)
Media personality Rabbi Shmuley Boteach said it was the humanity of actor Sean Penn, in helping to rescue Chasidic Jew Jacob Ostreicher from a Bolivian...
Career Working With the Elderly Will Aid New U.S. Envoy for Holocaust Survivors (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Aviva Sufian was just 8 years old when her mother took her to an American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors event in...
Israeli Restaurants to Host French Chefs for Culinary Initiative
JNS.org - Nineteen celebrated French chefs arrived in Israel to launch the second annual So French So Tasty week. From Feb. 10-12, the...
