Spirituality/Tradition
Perfect Justice is Beyond Human Understanding
In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter for the first time the explicit statement of a law of far-reaching significance: "Parents shall not be put to death...
Carlebach Rabbi Explains the Meaning of the Lecha Dodi Prayer
The highlight of Shabbat for many people is Lecha Dodi, the prayer that welcomes the Shabbat. Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach composed a special melody for each of the nine stanzas. The prayer was written by Rabbi Shlomo...
Pangs of Conscience in the Plains of Serengeti
Readers of my column are aware that I returned to Africa to further my understanding of the Rwandan genocide and highlight the slaughter, so that we can learn from this deplorable record of atrocity. But...
The Goy (Will Be) Back in Town
Remember I told you in July that I was a finalist in the 'Commitment to Israel' category of the WIZO Commitment Awards? I'm thrilled to say that I have been chosen as the winner. Thank you to the judging...
Birthright Launches High Holiday Interactive Map for Alumni
JNS.org - NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation has launched its 2013 High...
Aliyah Flight Brings 331 Immigrants, 125 Future IDF Soldiers to Israel
JNS.org - At a pre-departure ceremony on Monday in the El Al Airlines terminal...
Father’s Book Offers Insight into Netanyahu’s Worldview
JNS.org - Although the late Benzion Netanyahu wrote four of the five essays in "The Founding...
Italian ‘Hitler’ Wine Sparks Outrage and Condemnation
An Italian winery selling a line of Nazi and fascist branded wines has outraged both...
Eydie Gorme, Jewish-American Singer, Dies at 84
JNS.org - Jewish-American singer Eydie Gorme, who became famous for her popular duet performances...
Perfect Justice is Beyond Human Understanding
In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter for the first time the explicit statement of a law of far-reaching significance: "Parents shall not be put to death for...
Carlebach Rabbi Explains the Meaning of the Lecha Dodi Prayer
The highlight of Shabbat for many people is Lecha Dodi, the prayer that welcomes the Shabbat. Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach composed a special melody for each...
Pangs of Conscience in the Plains of Serengeti
Readers of my column are aware that I returned to Africa to further my understanding of the Rwandan genocide and highlight the slaughter, so that...
The Goy (Will Be) Back in Town
Remember I told you in July that I was a finalist in the 'Commitment to Israel' category of the WIZO Commitment Awards? I'm thrilled to say that I...
Birthright Launches High Holiday Interactive Map for Alumni
JNS.org - NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation has launched its 2013 High Holidays Initiative, featuring an interactive map of more than 250...
Aliyah Flight Brings 331 Immigrants, 125 Future IDF Soldiers to Israel
JNS.org - At a pre-departure ceremony on Monday in the El Al Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Rabbi Yehoshua...
Father’s Book Offers Insight into Netanyahu’s Worldview
JNS.org - Although the late Benzion Netanyahu wrote four of the five essays in "The Founding Fathers of Zionism" years before his middle son Benjamin Netanyahu was...
Italian ‘Hitler’ Wine Sparks Outrage and Condemnation
An Italian winery selling a line of Nazi and fascist branded wines has outraged both tourists and Jewish human rights organizations. Under the label known...
Eydie Gorme, Jewish-American Singer, Dies at 84
JNS.org - Jewish-American singer Eydie Gorme, who became famous for her popular duet performances with her husband Steve Lawrence in the 1950s, died in...
EU Settlement Policy Legitimises Mass Dispossession
Cairo's Tahrir Square is once more in the news: revolution and counter-revolution, protest and put-down. But some issues never capture the headlines: for instance, did...
Reza Aslan: Why Aren’t You a Jew?
Muslim Author Reza Aslan was subjected to an absurd and brutally ridiculous interview by Fox News religion correspondent Lauren Green. Aslan who is a Muslim wrote a...
Why Judaism Opposes Torture
Why do we humans inflict torture on each other so much? It is the worst trait of human beings, and we have been doing it...
Treating Orthodox Jewish Women as Equals
As the father of young daughters who are blessed to attend Modern Orthodox yeshivas in Manhattan, my girls are taught that their potential is unlimited....
Tisha B’Av in the 21st Century
JNS.org - It is a testament to the amazing variability of Jewish synagogue life in America that the summertime fast of Tisha B'Av is for some...
