Spirituality/Tradition
Full Transcript: Eulogy by IDF Chief Benny Gantz for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz at the memorial service for former...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by President Peres for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres at the funeral of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on January 13th, 2014. "Arik, Friend, leader, commander, "We are saying goodbye to you...
Do’s and Don’ts of Gifting at Jewish Weddings
JNS.org - Not another challah board! That's the collective cry heard 'round the Jewish world when newlyweds receive a Judaica gift they already possess. Don't be that friend—follow my simple do's and don'ts for Jewish...
Russian-Jewish Teacher Ilya Farber Released From Prison
JNS.org - Russian-Jewish teacher and painter Ilya Farber was released from Russian prison on Friday. Farber was jailed on bribery charges in 2011, and received a seven-year prison sentence. Local residents, Jewish groups, and the...
Israeli Museums to Look for Heirs of Nazi-Looted Art
JNS.org - Representatives of Israeli museums and the Company for Location and Restitution of...
Taglit Birthright Generates More Than $825 Million for Israeli Economy
JNS.org - The Taglit Birthright Israel program has contributed over $825 million to...
Putting the Mitzvah in Bar Mitzvah
JNS.org - It's 9:30 a.m. on a sunny Monday morning in the Jewish Quarter...
Is Intermarriage the New Normal for American Jews?
JNS.org - Since 2005 nearly six in 10 American Jews have married a non-Jew,...
Another Jewish Barrier Broken in NCAA Basketball
Northwestern's walk-on freshman Aaron Liberman got his first in-game action in the NCAA's Big Ten...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by IDF Chief Benny Gantz for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz at the memorial service for former Prime...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by President Peres for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres at the funeral of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on January...
Do’s and Don’ts of Gifting at Jewish Weddings
JNS.org - Not another challah board! That's the collective cry heard 'round the Jewish world when newlyweds receive a Judaica gift they already possess....
Russian-Jewish Teacher Ilya Farber Released From Prison
JNS.org - Russian-Jewish teacher and painter Ilya Farber was released from Russian prison on Friday. Farber was jailed on bribery charges in 2011, and received...
Israeli Museums to Look for Heirs of Nazi-Looted Art
JNS.org - Representatives of Israeli museums and the Company for Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets decided Thursday to begin searching for the...
Taglit Birthright Generates More Than $825 Million for Israeli Economy
JNS.org - The Taglit Birthright Israel program has contributed over $825 million to the Israeli economy over its fourteen year existence, according to...
Putting the Mitzvah in Bar Mitzvah
JNS.org - It's 9:30 a.m. on a sunny Monday morning in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. Two large groups of revelers almost...
Is Intermarriage the New Normal for American Jews?
JNS.org - Since 2005 nearly six in 10 American Jews have married a non-Jew, up from 46 percent in 1990 and 17 percent before...
Another Jewish Barrier Broken in NCAA Basketball
Northwestern's walk-on freshman Aaron Liberman got his first in-game action in the NCAA's Big Ten basketball conference on Sunday, becoming the first player in the...
Looking Up to the Hopeful Horizon
The Israelites had crossed the Red Sea. The impossible had happened. The mightiest army in the ancient world - the Egyptians with their horse-drawn chariots...
Temple Mount Report Fuels Concern About Future of Holy Site
JNS.org - A recently revealed Israeli State Comptroller's report that remains under a government gag order has ignited concern over the Muslim Waqf's attempts to...
German Grandmother Celebrates 104th Birthday at Dead Sea
German tourist, Eleonore Kastner, affectionately known as Oma Ella, celebrated her 104th birthday in a Dead Sea hotel with forty friends and family who traveled with...
Haggis: A Rare Scottish, Jewish Culinary Treat
What is haggis? It has been described in various ways and even classified as fertilizer (!) by customs officials. In fact, it boils down...
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Talmud to be Auctioned
JNS.org - When Rabbi Ovadia Yosef died last October, the former Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel and spiritual leader of the Shas political party...
