Spirituality/Tradition
Thanksgivukkah: Abe Lincoln the Maccabee
I have fond childhood memories of Thanksgiving. I can't quite remember what was on the menu, but I do remember the feelings of familial...
Not Much ‘Dreamin’ in California
What is reputedly the safest city in America—Irvine, California—is safely reached by flying into an airport named, appropriately enough, after John Wayne, the legendary film law-man. One rarely hears of a crime in these parts,...
“ŽRemembering the Holocaust: Ruth Lichtenstein and Project Witness “Ž
It was May 7, 1945, when the Germans signed the surrender agreement that ended World War II, and what we now know as the Holocaust. Six million Jews were killed - virtually all of the...
Pope Francis Says He Can’t Imagine Middle East ‘Without Christians’
JNS.org - Pope Francis said he could not imagine a Middle East devoid of Christians. "We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians," Pope Francis told a group of Christian leaders...
IDF Recalls Seton Hall Basketball Sophomore Tommy Maayan to Complete Military Service
The Israel Defense Forces has recalled Seton Hall sophomore and rising basketball star Tommy Maayan,...
What Kristallnacht and Modern-Day Iran Have in Common
November marks the 34th anniversary of the 1979 US embassy siege in Iran, and the...
The Lesson of Reuben: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Praise
Reuben is the leader who might have been but never was. He was Jacob's firstborn....
Shiloh Altar: Biblical Archaeology Provides Evidence of Ancient Religious Center
JNS.org - For decades archaeologists have been searching for evidence to support the hypothesis...
UN’s Ban Ki-moon Visits Auschwitz in Holocaust Commemoration
JNS.org - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the remnants of the Auschwitz death camp...
Thanksgivukkah: Abe Lincoln the Maccabee
I have fond childhood memories of Thanksgiving. I can't quite remember what was on the menu, but I do remember the feelings of familial warmth...
Not Much ‘Dreamin’ in California
What is reputedly the safest city in America—Irvine, California—is safely reached by flying into an airport named, appropriately enough, after John Wayne, the legendary...
“ŽRemembering the Holocaust: Ruth Lichtenstein and Project Witness “Ž
It was May 7, 1945, when the Germans signed the surrender agreement that ended World War II, and what we now know as the Holocaust....
Pope Francis Says He Can’t Imagine Middle East ‘Without Christians’
JNS.org - Pope Francis said he could not imagine a Middle East devoid of Christians. "We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East...
IDF Recalls Seton Hall Basketball Sophomore Tommy Maayan to Complete Military Service
The Israel Defense Forces has recalled Seton Hall sophomore and rising basketball star Tommy Maayan, from Israel's Galilee, to complete his military service, the New York...
What Kristallnacht and Modern-Day Iran Have in Common
November marks the 34th anniversary of the 1979 US embassy siege in Iran, and the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom in Nazi Germany. At first...
The Lesson of Reuben: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Praise
Reuben is the leader who might have been but never was. He was Jacob's firstborn. Jacob says of him on his deathbed, "Reuben, you are...
Shiloh Altar: Biblical Archaeology Provides Evidence of Ancient Religious Center
JNS.org - For decades archaeologists have been searching for evidence to support the hypothesis that Shiloh served as a religious center in ancient times....
UN’s Ban Ki-moon Visits Auschwitz in Holocaust Commemoration
JNS.org - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the remnants of the Auschwitz death camp for the first time in his current role, and walked under...
Gomez Mill House, Oldest Jewish Site in North America, Approaches 300th Anniversary
JNS.org - MARLBOBO, N.Y.—The oldest Jewish site in North America is not Newport's famed Touro Synagogue, or any other synagogue. Rather, it is a...
Thousands of Catholics Gather in Nazareth for ‘Day of Faith’
JNS.org - More than 7,000 Catholics from around the world gathered for mass on Sunday in Nazareth, Israel, the childhood home of Jesus, to mark...
Nothing New Under the Sun: ‘Slaves of the Revolution’ Revisited
The other day, my wife finally got me to go through some old cartons in our storage room that I had managed to not disturb...
Bob Dylan Meets Opera in Eclectic Israeli Band’s Tribute Album
JNS.org - From Joan Baez to the Grateful Dead, scores of popular artists have tried to take legendary Bob Dylan's work to new audiences...
Rapper Kosha Dillz on His Jewish Identity and the Music Industry (INTERVIEW)
Out of all the Jewish rappers with a Jewish mission and identity, Kosha Dillz is the only one to have been so widely accepted by...
