Spirituality/Tradition
Bread, Bucks, and Making a Living
Man does not live by bread alone. A famous line (it even figured prominently in an ad for a burger chain some years...
Jewish eLearning Fellowship Brings Together Institutions From Across Denominations
JNS.org - With the rise of numerous open online courses such as Khan Academy, Coursera, and other digital platforms, universities are feeling a greater need to embrace new technology as would-be students seek out...
‘Start-up Nation’ Israel to Help Jewish Day Schools Go from Textbooks to Tablets?
JNS.org - As American and Israeli schools shift from textbooks to tablets, entrepreneurs from the "start-up nation" hope they can bank on the trend. In June, Israel's Education Ministry announced an ambitious pilot program to distribute...
Greatness is Humility
A sequence of verses in this week's sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage - one that has found a place in the siddur. It is among the readings we say after the Evening...
From Academia to the Real World: Making Jewish Research Have an Impact
JNS.org - Effective Jewish education doesn't just happen. Strategic planning, smart use of resources, and...
Five Proud 20th Century Jews Who Changed the World
The Jewish people have had such a positive effect on the world - so many...
‘Peres In Therapy:’ Comedy Show Could be a Solution to the Mideast Conflict
Israel has a fresh and vital comedy scene, with a host of "stand-up-istim" (yes, that's...
Sheldon Adelson at 80
This past Friday marked the 80th birthday on the Jewish calendar of philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. There is...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent...
Bread, Bucks, and Making a Living
Man does not live by bread alone. A famous line (it even figured prominently in an ad for a burger chain some years ago),...
Jewish eLearning Fellowship Brings Together Institutions From Across Denominations
JNS.org - With the rise of numerous open online courses such as Khan Academy, Coursera, and other digital platforms, universities are feeling a greater...
‘Start-up Nation’ Israel to Help Jewish Day Schools Go from Textbooks to Tablets?
JNS.org - As American and Israeli schools shift from textbooks to tablets, entrepreneurs from the "start-up nation" hope they can bank on the trend. In June,...
Greatness is Humility
A sequence of verses in this week's sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage - one that has found a place in the siddur....
From Academia to the Real World: Making Jewish Research Have an Impact
JNS.org - Effective Jewish education doesn't just happen. Strategic planning, smart use of resources, and proper implementation all play a role in educating today's Jewish...
Five Proud 20th Century Jews Who Changed the World
The Jewish people have had such a positive effect on the world - so many heroes and so many great contributions in so many arenas....
‘Peres In Therapy:’ Comedy Show Could be a Solution to the Mideast Conflict
Israel has a fresh and vital comedy scene, with a host of "stand-up-istim" (yes, that's right, Hebrew has no word for stand-up comedians), as well...
Sheldon Adelson at 80
This past Friday marked the 80th birthday on the Jewish calendar of philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. There is something unique about Sheldon that is rare in people of...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...
Ohio Will Be First State with Holocaust Memorial on Statehouse Grounds
JNS.org - Ohio is set to become the first U.S. state with a Holocaust memorial on statehouse grounds. In an 8-1 vote July 18,...
Jewish Celebrities Join Royal Baby Frenzy
JNS.org - Jewish celebrities were tweeting sarcastic remarks about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Monday as Kate Middleton went into labor for...
ADL: U.S. Anti-Semitism Down 14 Percent in 2012
JNS.org - The Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, published Monday, shows that the total number of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S....
Being Sensitive to Religion and Race Should Not Prevent Asking Questions
I was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art the other day, standing in front of a painting by an artist I much admire, Giovanni Battista...
Bidding for Schindler’s Actual List Starts at $3 Million on eBay
JNS.org - The original physical list compiled by German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who saved 801 Jews from being transferred to the Auschwitz death camp...
