Spirituality/Tradition
Religion in the ‘Selfie’ Age
The Oxford University Press is the nearest thing to an authoritative arbiter of the English language. English speakers, unlike the French, do not have...
Despite BDS, Israeli Online Course Attracts Egyptian, Syrian and Saudi Students
While the American Studies Association (ASA) may have voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions this week - a boycott that was initiated in 2005 and coordinated by the Palestinian BDS National Committee - the Israel...
Philippines, Recovering From Typhoon, Honored by JDC for WWII Rescue Effort
JNS.org - WASHINGTON—Thanking one Asian country for its kindness towards Jews faced with annihilation 75 years ago and warning another not to even think about harming Israel, top Jewish officials at a Dec. 11...
Tekhelet: A Lost Commandment Rediscovered”Ž
We live in a world of endless and vibrant color. Glittering neon lights, LEDs, paints, cosmetics, and HD computer screens bombard us with eye-popping shades wherever we turn. And we take it all for granted. In...
Deck the Halls with Boughs of… Lieberman?
JNS.org - High in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Chuck Lieberman...
The Tradition of Women as Leaders
This week's parsha (bible portion) could be entitled "The birth of a leader." We see...
Radical Islamist Amputates Hands in Accordance with Sharia Law
"ŽOn December 5, Arabic news website"Ž Masrawy published a full report and interview with Ali Afifi,...
‘Superman Sam,’ Eight-Year-Old Sam Sommer, Dies of Leukemia
JNS.org - Sam Sommer, the 8-year-old boy whose battle against leukemia was documented by...
Yeshiva University, Wiesenthal Center Leaders are Highest-Paid Jewish Non-Profit Executives
JNS.org - Yeshiva University President Richard Joel ($855,037) and Simon Wiesenthal Center Dean Rabbi...
Religion in the ‘Selfie’ Age
The Oxford University Press is the nearest thing to an authoritative arbiter of the English language. English speakers, unlike the French, do not have an...
Despite BDS, Israeli Online Course Attracts Egyptian, Syrian and Saudi Students
While the American Studies Association (ASA) may have voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions this week - a boycott that was initiated in 2005 and...
Philippines, Recovering From Typhoon, Honored by JDC for WWII Rescue Effort
JNS.org - WASHINGTON—Thanking one Asian country for its kindness towards Jews faced with annihilation 75 years ago and warning another not to even think...
Tekhelet: A Lost Commandment Rediscovered”Ž
We live in a world of endless and vibrant color. Glittering neon lights, LEDs, paints, cosmetics, and HD computer screens bombard us with eye-popping shades...
Deck the Halls with Boughs of… Lieberman?
JNS.org - High in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Chuck Lieberman sells around 200 hundred Fraser firs a year to families...
The Tradition of Women as Leaders
This week's parsha (bible portion) could be entitled "The birth of a leader." We see Moses, adopted by Pharaoh's daughter, growing up as a prince...
Radical Islamist Amputates Hands in Accordance with Sharia Law
"ŽOn December 5, Arabic news website"Ž Masrawy published a full report and interview with Ali Afifi, an Egyptian man who did just that - violently cut...
‘Superman Sam,’ Eight-Year-Old Sam Sommer, Dies of Leukemia
JNS.org - Sam Sommer, the 8-year-old boy whose battle against leukemia was documented by his parents—both rabbis—in a widely followed blog, died Saturday. More...
Yeshiva University, Wiesenthal Center Leaders are Highest-Paid Jewish Non-Profit Executives
JNS.org - Yeshiva University President Richard Joel ($855,037) and Simon Wiesenthal Center Dean Rabbi Marvin Hier ($751,054) topped the Forward newspaper's 2013 list of the highest-paid...
“ŽAmerican Jewish Establishment Must Do More to Embrace Russian Jews
I spent the weekend at a Russian-Jewish Shabbaton on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and was reminded of just how different Russian-American Jews are...
Millions Still Believe ‘The Jews’ Killed Jesus
Just when I thought that society had gotten over the bizarre charge that Jews were collectively responsible for the death of Jesus, an equally bizarre...
Professor Denied University of Haifa Honorary Doctorate Over Politics
JNS.org - The University of Haifa's Executive Committee said it decided not to grant an honorary doctorate to Professor Robert Aumann,...
John Kerry, Members of Congress Praise Joint Distribution Committee at its Centennial
JNS.org - WASHINGTON—On John Kerry's first visit to Israel in 1986, he toured a bomb shelter in Kiryat Shemona, inserted a prayer into...
Failure is Not the End
The Bible's first book, Bereishit, ends on a sublime note of reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers. His brothers were afraid that he had not...
