Spirituality/Tradition
The Long Link Between Jews and Kosovo
Looking back over my life, I can tie my interest in the Jewish community in Kosovo to two key moments. The first was in...
Trip to Cadbury World is Wonderful (and Kosher)
JNS.org - It's easy to imagine that if the ancient Israelites had been familiar with the cocoa bean, God might have promised them a land flowing with milk and chocolate. He didn't, but such a...
Adelson, Iran, and Double Standards
Last Tuesday. I organized an event in New York City at Yeshiva University that addressed the two existential threats confronting the Jewish people worldwide: a nuclear Iran in the Middle East and assimilation in the...
The Price of Silence
In an earlier Covenant and Conversation, I quoted the Netziv (Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin, 1816-1893, dean of the yeshiva in Volozhin), who made the sharp observation that Isaac and Rebecca seem not to have communicated closely....
Christians United For Israel Raises $2.7 Million for Israeli Charities
JNS.org - Christians United For Israel (CUFI) founder and Chairman John Hagee held...
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is one of those courageous souls, prepared to throw stones while living...
Jewish New Yorkers Turn Train Car Into a Synagogue (VIDEO)
Talmudic study has been around for the ages, so it makes sense that it has...
Carmel Caves Named UNESCO World Heritage Site
JNS.org - The Carmel Caves site in northern Israel has been named the...
Paula Abdul to Celebrate Her Bat Mitzvah at Western Wall
JNS.org - Singer, dancer, choreographer and celebrity judge Paula Abdul is coming to Israel...
The Long Link Between Jews and Kosovo
Looking back over my life, I can tie my interest in the Jewish community in Kosovo to two key moments. The first was in the...
Trip to Cadbury World is Wonderful (and Kosher)
JNS.org - It's easy to imagine that if the ancient Israelites had been familiar with the cocoa bean, God might have promised them a land...
Adelson, Iran, and Double Standards
Last Tuesday. I organized an event in New York City at Yeshiva University that addressed the two existential threats confronting the Jewish people worldwide: a...
The Price of Silence
In an earlier Covenant and Conversation, I quoted the Netziv (Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin, 1816-1893, dean of the yeshiva in Volozhin), who made the sharp observation...
Christians United For Israel Raises $2.7 Million for Israeli Charities
JNS.org - Christians United For Israel (CUFI) founder and Chairman John Hagee held his 32nd annual "Night to Honor Israel" event at the...
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is one of those courageous souls, prepared to throw stones while living in a glass house. Not content to criticize the Chabad...
Jewish New Yorkers Turn Train Car Into a Synagogue (VIDEO)
Talmudic study has been around for the ages, so it makes sense that it has been integrated into the lives of Orthodox Jews in New...
Carmel Caves Named UNESCO World Heritage Site
JNS.org - The Carmel Caves site in northern Israel has been named the newest World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
Paula Abdul to Celebrate Her Bat Mitzvah at Western Wall
JNS.org - Singer, dancer, choreographer and celebrity judge Paula Abdul is coming to Israel this week as a guest of the Israeli Tourism Ministry. Yedioth...
Report: Simon Cowell, Lauren Silverman Agree on Jewish Wedding; Cowell Taking Israeli Dance Lessons
Simon Cowell, music mogul and host of "The X Factor," and his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman plan to celebrate a Jewish wedding, sources close to the...
Pew Jews: The Future of American Judaism
Oh, dear. American Jewish poobahs are all upset by a Pew Foundation survey that "discovered" that the intermarriage rate in the USA is at 58...
Put an End to the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s Monopoly
It's painful to have one's rabbinic credentials challenged by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. But that's exactly what's happened to me. In truth, it's much more...
Drought Led to Rise of Ancient Israelite Kingdom, Study Says
JNS.org - A series of major droughts may have led to the collapse of several great Bronze Age civilizations in the eastern Mediterranean between...
Simon Cowell: Secret Israeli?
I smiled when I heard that Simon Cowell had donated $50,000 to the Friends of the IDF charity. I was pleased, but not surprised. I've...
