Spirituality/Tradition
Rabbi Elon Heckled Over Sexual Abuse Conviction
Ynet - Rabbi Moti Elon conducted his weekly Torah lesson in the Midgal Yeshiva Wednesday evening, just hours after being convicted for performing indecent sexual acts on a...
‘Never Again’ in Rwanda
Rwanda might not be everyone's idea of a family trip, but it's one of my favorite places in the world. And after visiting last year to highlight the 1994 genocide and promote anti-genocide legislation during...
Israeli Jeweler Michal Negrin Opens Store in SoHo, Eyes U.S. Expansion
JNS.org - Iconic Israeli costume jeweler Michal Negrin, who for more than 25 years has been bringing romantic and vintage-inspired designs to the global fashion scene, is expanding her brand to a new level...
The Temple Mount is the Key to Peace
The current negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are a struggle close to the heart of many. Hope springs eternal, but questions remain. Most would agree that President Obama's insistence and Secretary of State Kerry's...
Testing Prophecy
In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape...
The Story of Jesus: Many Myths, Few Facts
In writing my book Jesus Uncensored: Restoring the Authentic Jew I immediately faced a dilemma: Which...
Other Religions are Modernizing With Social Media
For thousands of years, there have been many different religious belief systems. In ancient times,...
New Take on Prophet Jeremiah Shows How Bible Ought to Be Read
JNS.org - This is the way the Bible ought to be read. In graduate schools...
Ancient Jewish Pottery Village Discovered in Galilee
JNS.org - A religion professor from Alabama-based Samford University has discovered an ancient Galilean...
Rabbi Elon Heckled Over Sexual Abuse Conviction
Ynet - Rabbi Moti Elon conducted his weekly Torah lesson in the Midgal Yeshiva Wednesday evening, just hours after being convicted for performing indecent sexual acts on a minor. During...
‘Never Again’ in Rwanda
Rwanda might not be everyone's idea of a family trip, but it's one of my favorite places in the world. And after visiting last year...
Israeli Jeweler Michal Negrin Opens Store in SoHo, Eyes U.S. Expansion
JNS.org - Iconic Israeli costume jeweler Michal Negrin, who for more than 25 years has been bringing romantic and vintage-inspired designs to the global...
The Temple Mount is the Key to Peace
The current negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are a struggle close to the heart of many. Hope springs eternal, but questions remain. Most would...
Testing Prophecy
In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after his death, Moses mentions not only the priest/judge and...
The Story of Jesus: Many Myths, Few Facts
In writing my book Jesus Uncensored: Restoring the Authentic Jew I immediately faced a dilemma: Which Jesus needs to be restored? The historical "facts" about Jesus range...
Other Religions are Modernizing With Social Media
For thousands of years, there have been many different religious belief systems. In ancient times, religion was often spread by word of mouth - or...
New Take on Prophet Jeremiah Shows How Bible Ought to Be Read
JNS.org - This is the way the Bible ought to be read. In graduate schools and in theological seminaries, the Bible is usually read by...
Ancient Jewish Pottery Village Discovered in Galilee
JNS.org - A religion professor from Alabama-based Samford University has discovered an ancient Galilean Jewish village five miles near Nazareth in a recent archeological...
German Resistance Group, ‘The White Rose,’ Remembered 70 Years Later
JNS.org - Among the various events in Holocaust history marking their 70th anniversary this year—including the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the Nazis' failed assault on Stalingrad,...
A Week in Israel With Dr. Oz
Everything over the past week was memorable and magical as Dr. Mehmet Oz, America's foremost daytime TV host and the world's most famous doctor, toured...
Arabs Desecrate Tomb of Patriarchs, for Third Time This Month
For the third time this month, Muslims visiting the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron have desecrated Jewish religious objects, stealing Mezuzahs after tearing them...
Tornado-Hit Ursuline College Gets Help from Jewish Community
JNS.org - Less than 24 hours after a tornado did widespread damage to Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, one synagogue in the city opened its...
Reimagining and Rewriting the Binding of Isaac
JNS.org - There are only 19 verses in the story of the Binding of Isaac, which we read in synagogue each Rosh Hashanah, but there...
