Spirituality/Tradition
The Orthodox Rabbi and the Rapper
JNS.org - SEATTLE—Most Orthodox rabbis who earn the title "emeritus" retire to a quiet life of teaching...
Ethiopian Aliyah Ends With Last 450 Arrivals
JNS.org - A group of 450 Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel on Wednesday, marking the end of Operation Kanfei Yonah (Wings of a Dove). Since the operation was launched in November 2010, around 7,000 Ethiopian...
CAMERA Helps Jewish Students Fight Back on Campus
JNS.org - Lighting up the screen at Boston University Hillel is a progression map of Israel titled "Palestinian Loss of Land." The image isn't surprising to the students attending the annual Student Leadership and Advocacy...
Youth and Beauty Abound in Israel
On a recent return visit to Israel this summer, I couldn't help but notice its beauty; the land and seas of course but also the people. While Israel is known for its brains (more PHDs per...
JDC App Features Rosh Hashanah Recipes from Around the World
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) released a Facebook application that...
Book Sounds Alarm on Modern Anti-Israelism and Anti-Semitism (REVIEW)
JNS.org - An assault on reason is taking place. As the world impatiently seeks...
Report: Yeshiva University Insufficiently Responded to Sex Abuse Claims Before 2001
JNS.org - The findings of an investigation commissioned by Yeshiva University...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer Affixes Mezuzah to His Comptroller Campaign HQ Doorpost
Scott Stringer, Manhattan's Borough President and candidate for City Comptroller, affixed a mezuzah, a Jewish...
Thousands of Western Wall Prayer Notes Removed Ahead of Jewish New Year Celebrations
Thousands of prayer notes were removed Sunday from the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of...
The Orthodox Rabbi and the Rapper
JNS.org - SEATTLE—Most Orthodox rabbis who earn the title "emeritus" retire to a quiet life of teaching and...
Ethiopian Aliyah Ends With Last 450 Arrivals
JNS.org - A group of 450 Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel on Wednesday, marking the end of Operation Kanfei Yonah (Wings of a Dove). Since...
CAMERA Helps Jewish Students Fight Back on Campus
JNS.org - Lighting up the screen at Boston University Hillel is a progression map of Israel titled "Palestinian Loss of Land." The image isn't surprising...
Youth and Beauty Abound in Israel
On a recent return visit to Israel this summer, I couldn't help but notice its beauty; the land and seas of course but also the...
JDC App Features Rosh Hashanah Recipes from Around the World
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) released a Facebook application that allows users to access Rosh Hashanah recipes from around the...
Book Sounds Alarm on Modern Anti-Israelism and Anti-Semitism (REVIEW)
JNS.org - An assault on reason is taking place. As the world impatiently seeks a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hearts and minds...
Report: Yeshiva University Insufficiently Responded to Sex Abuse Claims Before 2001
JNS.org - The findings of an investigation commissioned by Yeshiva University (YU) said the school lacked an "appropriate response" to multiple...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer Affixes Mezuzah to His Comptroller Campaign HQ Doorpost
Scott Stringer, Manhattan's Borough President and candidate for City Comptroller, affixed a mezuzah, a Jewish symbol of protection, to the door of his campaign headquarters...
Thousands of Western Wall Prayer Notes Removed Ahead of Jewish New Year Celebrations
Thousands of prayer notes were removed Sunday from the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Jewish New Year celebrations beginning next week, Israel's Channel 2...
Netanyahu Says Israel’s Success is Due to Focus on ‘Values and Excellence’
Speaking two days before the opening of the country's school year at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
To Be a Jew is to Be Part of History
The Bible portion of Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing first fruits to the Temple. The Mishnah (Bikkurim 3) gives a detailed account...
Sexual Choices Amid Evolving Standards
Sexual depravity, like violence, was the natural state of the pagan world, with temple prostitution and human sacrifice going hand-in-hand. Even in the Bible, some...
Jewish Professor Who Declined Honorary Polish Doctorate Because of Anti-Semitic Attacks is No Stranger to Discrimination
University of Leeds, U.K. Professor Emeritus Zygmunt Bauman, 87, author of Modernity and The Holocaust, turned down an honorary doctorate from the University of Lower Silesia,...
Prisoner Release: Justice Not Pursued
JNS.org - On May 8, 2001, Koby Mandell and his friend, Yosef Ishran, skipped school. When the children didn't return, their parents began to...
