Spirituality/Tradition
American Olim Bring Spiritual Care to Israel
JNS.org - Israelis have a reputation for being frank and direct—dugri, in local parlance. But when it comes to death and dying...
Jewish Genetic Screening Becomes More Accessible With At-Home Testing
JNS.org - One in four Jews is a carrier of one or more of the 19 known preventable Jewish genetic diseases, according to the Center for Jewish Genetics. Although Sephardic Jews and non-Jews...
Maimonides Leaves Lasting Legacy on Modern Medical Practice
JNS.org -Doctors around the world hold in high regard the writings and manner of care of medieval philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides ("Rambam"), whose teachings have left a significant mark on modern medical practice. Famously dubbed the...
Rabbi Eric Yoffie Should Stop Harming the Jewish Community
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, who served as president of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012, is a very busy man. Running a denomination which purportedly represents 1.5 million Reform American Jews, who have...
Future D.C. Bible Museum Will Partner With Israeli Museums
JNS.org - The upcoming international Bible museum in Washington, D.C., which has yet to...
Hillel at 90: The Past, Present, and Future of Campus Activism
JNS.org - When recent rabbinical school graduate Rabbi Benjamin Frankel began a part-time clerical...
Kosherfest 2013 High on Healthy Foods
JNS.org - The growing demand for natural, organic, vegetarian, fiber, and gluten-free alternatives among...
Finding Light in Dark Times: Jewish Leaders Persevere
What is it that made Jacob - not Abraham or Isaac or Moses - the...
A Message to Hungary: Resist the Dissemination of Hatred
The below speech was delivered on behalf of Rabbi Arthur Schneier at the Conference on...
American Olim Bring Spiritual Care to Israel
JNS.org - Israelis have a reputation for being frank and direct—dugri, in local parlance. But when it comes to death and dying or...
Jewish Genetic Screening Becomes More Accessible With At-Home Testing
JNS.org - One in four Jews is a carrier of one or more of the 19 known preventable Jewish genetic diseases, according to...
Maimonides Leaves Lasting Legacy on Modern Medical Practice
JNS.org -Doctors around the world hold in high regard the writings and manner of care of medieval philosopher-physician Moses Maimonides ("Rambam"), whose teachings have...
Rabbi Eric Yoffie Should Stop Harming the Jewish Community
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, who served as president of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012, is a very busy man. Running a denomination...
Future D.C. Bible Museum Will Partner With Israeli Museums
JNS.org - The upcoming international Bible museum in Washington, D.C., which has yet to be named and is slated for opening in 2017, will...
Hillel at 90: The Past, Present, and Future of Campus Activism
JNS.org - When recent rabbinical school graduate Rabbi Benjamin Frankel began a part-time clerical position in 1923 working with students at the University of...
Kosherfest 2013 High on Healthy Foods
JNS.org - The growing demand for natural, organic, vegetarian, fiber, and gluten-free alternatives among kosher consumers was apparent at Kosherfest 2013, the annual trade...
Finding Light in Dark Times: Jewish Leaders Persevere
What is it that made Jacob - not Abraham or Isaac or Moses - the true father of the Jewish people? We are the "congregation...
A Message to Hungary: Resist the Dissemination of Hatred
The below speech was delivered on behalf of Rabbi Arthur Schneier at the Conference on Jewish Life and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe in Budapest, Hungary...
Jews in the Former Soviet Union Embrace Jewish Identity
JNS.org - In a complex journey that can start as simply as children asking their parents what their family name means, younger Jews...
The Strong Ties Between Catholics and Jews
The below speech was delivered by Rabbi Marvin Hier before Pope Francis I in a private meeting at the Vatican on October 24, 2013. Your...
Is Jewish Life in the Diaspora Coming to an End?
The recent Pew Research Center survey of American Jews has ignited discussions extending from gloomy predictions of the inevitable demise of Diaspora Jewry by assimilation...
Ethiopian Jews Mark Ancient Holiday in Israel’s Capital
JERUSALEM - On Thursday, thousands of Ethiopian Jews poured into Jerusalem to celebrate the Sigd holiday, a 2,500-year old tradition from Ethiopia. The date of...
What Does it Mean to Be Jewish?
As recent surveys reveal a disturbingly large number of American Jews—millions, in fact—who feel disconnected from their Jewish identity, allow me to share what being...
