Spirituality/Tradition
The Cantor’s Perspective: Preparation is Necessary for Meaningful High Holiday Prayer (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - LOS ANGELES—The holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are largely spent in synagogue. Yet prayer...
Recalling the 1943 Rosh Hashanah Holocaust Escape of Danish Jews
JNS.org - As the final minutes of Rosh Hashanah ticked away, 13-year-old Leo Goldberger was hiding, along with his parents and three brothers, in the thick brush along the shore of Dragor, a small fishing...
Pop Songs for the High Holidays
JNS.0rg - In time for the 2013 High Holiday season, JNS.org has compiled a list of the top five popular songs to put you in the mood for introspection, repentance, and renewal—and a few just...
Volunteers and Police Come Together for the Needy on Rosh Hashanah
"ª In what is a well-established community tradition, families in the community of Talmon in Samaria got together last week prior to Rosh Hashanah to prepare food packages for needy members of their community for the...
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah - "the beginning of the year") is compatible with...
Use Rosh Hashanah to Reflect on the Real ‘You’
As legend has it, there was once a man who suffered from short-term memory loss....
Jerusalem’s Mayor is Israel’s Richest Politician
JNS.org - Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat topped a list published by Forbes of Israel's richest...
Rosh Hashanah: Pain or Pleasure?
The Torah tells us very little about Rosh Hashanah, not even its name. The three...
Anti-Semitic Advisor to FDR Sabotaged UN Human Rights Efforts
JNS.org - As debate mounts over whether the U.S. should bypass the United Nations Security...
The Cantor’s Perspective: Preparation is Necessary for Meaningful High Holiday Prayer (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - LOS ANGELES—The holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are largely spent in synagogue. Yet prayer isn't...
Recalling the 1943 Rosh Hashanah Holocaust Escape of Danish Jews
JNS.org - As the final minutes of Rosh Hashanah ticked away, 13-year-old Leo Goldberger was hiding, along with his parents and three brothers, in the...
Pop Songs for the High Holidays
JNS.0rg - In time for the 2013 High Holiday season, JNS.org has compiled a list of the top five popular songs to put you in...
Volunteers and Police Come Together for the Needy on Rosh Hashanah
"ª In what is a well-established community tradition, families in the community of Talmon in Samaria got together last week prior to Rosh Hashanah to prepare...
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah - "the beginning of the year") is compatible with the agricultural calendar. It commences with the planting of seeds...
Use Rosh Hashanah to Reflect on the Real ‘You’
As legend has it, there was once a man who suffered from short-term memory loss. Every night, before going to sleep, he would compose a...
Jerusalem’s Mayor is Israel’s Richest Politician
JNS.org - Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat topped a list published by Forbes of Israel's richest politicians, with a net worth of NIS 450 million, or...
Rosh Hashanah: Pain or Pleasure?
The Torah tells us very little about Rosh Hashanah, not even its name. The three harvest and pilgrim festivals are named: Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukot....
Anti-Semitic Advisor to FDR Sabotaged UN Human Rights Efforts
JNS.org - As debate mounts over whether the U.S. should bypass the United Nations Security Council and take military action in response to human rights...
The High Holidays Are a Time to Unplug
Many years ago, while living in New York, I studied with a young, dynamic rabbi who had recently received smicha from Yeshiva University. Still in...
Uganda Denies Deal to Accept Thousands of Illegal African Migrants From Israel
JNS.org - Israel has struck a deal with Uganda to accept thousands of illegal African migrants in the upcoming months, Israeli media reported. Uganda,...
On Rosh Hashana, Mourning, and the Yom Kippur War, Revisited
1. With the Jewish high holy days approaching, I'm nervous at the realization that this year will be the first year that I will stay inside...
Nixon, Truman, and FDR’s Private Thoughts About Jews
JNS.org - The latest tapes of President Richard M. Nixon's private conversations reveal a number of anti-Semitic remarks made by the president. This is...
Looking Back on 13 Years of Birthright Israel
JNS.org - Shira Kaiserman remembers her 2010 Taglit-Birthright Israel trip like it was yesterday. While the New Yorker's group was visiting Mount Herzl, the guide...
