Spirituality/Tradition
A Lousy Excuse
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse," we are told. Try explaining to the traffic cop that you simply never knew crossing a red...
Why I Won’t be Watching ‘Princesses: Long Island’
I'm proud to represent an area of Long Island that has been the location for many famous movies and TV shows, including Citizen Kane, Annie Hall, and the hit television series Boardwalk Empire. It's even the setting for The...
Poland’s Jewish Renaissance Brings to Light ‘Underpinnings’ of Judeo-Christian Western Culture
JNS.org - June 28 will mark the start of the 23rd annual Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, whose closing event is a concert that routinely draws 20,000-25,000 people and exemplifies the re-emerging broad appeal of...
Orthodox Jewish Women Ordained as First Class of a ‘Different Kind of Leader’
JNS.org - On the surface, Sunday's ordination ceremony for the first three graduates of Bronx, NY-based Yeshivat Maharat—the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual leaders and halakhic authorities—marked a historic moment for the Jewish...
The Hardest Word to Hear
The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs...
Israel’s Negev Facing Alarming Changes
Although the Negev desert makes up 60 percent of the Israel's land mass, it is...
A New Low for the International Committee of the Red Cross?
A new low for the International Committee of the Red Cross? When it indirectly...
NBA Finals a Time to Remember Legendary Jewish Coach Red Auerbach
JNS.org - At the start of each nationally televised game of the 2013 NBA Finals between...
The Marx Brothers and Jewish Identity
JNS.org - The sons of Jewish immigrants from Germany and France, the Marx Brothers became zany...
A Lousy Excuse
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse," we are told. Try explaining to the traffic cop that you simply never knew crossing a red light...
Why I Won’t be Watching ‘Princesses: Long Island’
I'm proud to represent an area of Long Island that has been the location for many famous movies and TV shows, including Citizen Kane, Annie Hall, and...
Poland’s Jewish Renaissance Brings to Light ‘Underpinnings’ of Judeo-Christian Western Culture
JNS.org - June 28 will mark the start of the 23rd annual Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland, whose closing event is a concert that routinely...
Orthodox Jewish Women Ordained as First Class of a ‘Different Kind of Leader’
JNS.org - On the surface, Sunday's ordination ceremony for the first three graduates of Bronx, NY-based Yeshivat Maharat—the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual...
The Hardest Word to Hear
The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs - a sequence of events that seems to have no...
Israel’s Negev Facing Alarming Changes
Although the Negev desert makes up 60 percent of the Israel's land mass, it is a sparsely populated area in the south that holds only...
A New Low for the International Committee of the Red Cross?
A new low for the International Committee of the Red Cross? When it indirectly sponsors activities honoring terrorist murderers. The International Committee of the Red...
NBA Finals a Time to Remember Legendary Jewish Coach Red Auerbach
JNS.org - At the start of each nationally televised game of the 2013 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, ABChas aired a...
The Marx Brothers and Jewish Identity
JNS.org - The sons of Jewish immigrants from Germany and France, the Marx Brothers became zany masters of stage and screen who continue to captivate audiences. But...
SuperJew
For my shekels, the question of whether the comic book character Superman, is Jewish or not shouldn't even be questioned. Born and named Kal-El by his...
Father’s Day Gifts for Your Jewish Dad
JNS.org/MyJewishLearning - Father's Day is just around the corner. If your dad...
Father’s Day—Bible Style
An illustration of Elkanah and his two wives. In honor of Father's Day 2013, JNS.org compiled some quick facts about some rather un-famous (though not...
Pills and Religion
As a child in the UK, we used to make fun of Americans with their bottles of vitamins and supplements: a pill for every...
Sol Tevel Does Boee Kallah (INTERVIEW)
If you aren't yet familiar with Sol Tevél, imagine Euro-Latin star Manu Chao, reggae man Bob Marley, and Israeli bands Hadag Nachash and Sheva all...
