Spirituality/Tradition
House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel
This has been a big week for the Mendelsohns of London, what with Jon being introduced to the House of Lords Wednesday, and Nicola...
NEXT Birthright Division and Sharsheret Partner for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
JNS.org - NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation is partnering during Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer and their families. The two organizations are...
Answering God’s Call to Responsibility
The early history of humanity as told in the Torah is a series of disappointments. God gives human beings freedom, which they then misuse. Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit. Cain murders Abel. Within...
Rachel’s Tomb is Site of Prayer Event Broadcast to 25,000 Israelis
JNS.org - More than 25,000 people at hundreds of locations across Israel tuned in to a live radio broadcast of a prayer ceremony on Monday calling for rain and healing of the sick at...
Mikey Pauker’s New Album: ‘Extraordinary Love’ (INTERVIEW)
Folk. Electronica. Reggae. Hip-Hop. Yoga. And God. For Mikey Pauker, it was only natural to share his...
Jewish Group Supports German Breast Cancer Detection Tool That Employs Blind Women
JNS.org - As of 2005, German gynecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann was no longer allowed...
World Jewish Congress Commends Blocking of Nazi War Criminal’s Funeral
JNS.org - World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has expressed support over reports that...
Yeshiva University, Miley Cyrus, and the Legacy of Rabbi Yosef
Some random thoughts and observations on recent occurrences: Yeshiva University this week continued its shameful...
Wilt Chamberlain’s Jewish Role Models
JNS.org - With the 2013-14 National Basketball Association season set to begin Oct. 29,...
House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel
This has been a big week for the Mendelsohns of London, what with Jon being introduced to the House of Lords Wednesday, and Nicola bringing...
NEXT Birthright Division and Sharsheret Partner for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
JNS.org - NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation is partnering during Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Sharsheret, a national non-profit organization supporting young Jewish...
Answering God’s Call to Responsibility
The early history of humanity as told in the Torah is a series of disappointments. God gives human beings freedom, which they then misuse. Adam...
Rachel’s Tomb is Site of Prayer Event Broadcast to 25,000 Israelis
JNS.org - More than 25,000 people at hundreds of locations across Israel tuned in to a live radio broadcast of a prayer ceremony on...
Mikey Pauker’s New Album: ‘Extraordinary Love’ (INTERVIEW)
Folk. Electronica. Reggae. Hip-Hop. Yoga. And God. For Mikey Pauker, it was only natural to share his divine experiences through music. The California born and bred musician is...
Jewish Group Supports German Breast Cancer Detection Tool That Employs Blind Women
JNS.org - As of 2005, German gynecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann was no longer allowed to send women under the age of 50 to get...
World Jewish Congress Commends Blocking of Nazi War Criminal’s Funeral
JNS.org - World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has expressed support over reports that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has given an order not...
Yeshiva University, Miley Cyrus, and the Legacy of Rabbi Yosef
Some random thoughts and observations on recent occurrences: Yeshiva University this week continued its shameful attitude towards sexual abuse and molestation. After covering up years...
Wilt Chamberlain’s Jewish Role Models
JNS.org - With the 2013-14 National Basketball Association season set to begin Oct. 29, this month also marks the 14th anniversary of the death...
New Jewish Holiday Toy: ‘Mensch on a Bench’
JNS.org - When his son asked for The Elf on the Shelf—the famed Christmas toy that is said to keep an eye on children...
Women of the Wall Don’t Want to Compromise
JNS.org - Women of the Wall faced a tough choice this Rosh Chodesh. Though I don't agree with their goals, they could have finally been...
Proud to Be a Jew and a Woman of the Wall
JNS.org - On Rosh Chodesh at the Western Wall (Kotel), when Orthodox men and women protest, spit, and curse at me, I am saddened by...
Group Leads First Kosher Tour to Cuba
JNS.org - It started with a mutual fascination with Cuba, especially its tiny Jewish community. Now two Jewish women, separated by a generation in...
Catholic and Jewish Leaders to Discuss Religious Freedom at Spain Conference
JNS.org - With the backdrop of positive steps on Jewish-Catholic relations under Pope Francis I, leaders from both faiths will gather in Madrid, Spain...
