Spirituality/Tradition
Conduct Unbecoming
A life sentence for jaywalking? Twenty years for chewing gum in public?! Singapore notwithstanding, surely that's over the top. Well, was it so different for...
Superman: Saving His Jewish Creators
From left to right, Joe Shuster, Neal Adams, and Jerry Siegel shortly after their victory over DC Comics, which have Superman creators Shuster and Siegel financial assistance, medical benefits, and credit...
Why Was Moses Not Destined to Enter the Land?
It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd, who has led the Israelites for forty years, is told that he will not live to cross the...
Making Friends With My Grey Hair
My big sister's hair went grey in her 30s My little brother Eddie also went grey early I was lucky that didn't happen to me My hair was brown I was 43 But a few years later my hairdresser...
Klara’s Journey Casts Jews in Fast-Paced Adventure Through Russian History
JNS.org - "If you're sick, move away. Have some consideration for others," a red army...
Cleveland’s Mandel Foundation Giving $25 Million to Jerusalem Art Academy
JNS.org - The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation of Cleveland is giving the...
Nora Ephron, Famed Jewish Screenwriter, Remembered Through Tribeca Film Festival Prize
JNS.org - For filmmaker Meera Menon, no honor could have been more fitting than winning...
A Call to Humanity (VIDEO)
Muslim leaders from across the globe visited Auschwitz recently and prayed for those who were...
Book Review: ‘Jewish Jordan’ Memoir an Important Guide for Players and Coaches
JNS.org - Despite his friends' and family's doubts that a young Orthodox Jewish athlete could...
Conduct Unbecoming
A life sentence for jaywalking? Twenty years for chewing gum in public?! Singapore notwithstanding, surely that's over the top. Well, was it so different for Moses,...
Superman: Saving His Jewish Creators
From left to right, Joe Shuster, Neal Adams, and Jerry Siegel shortly after their victory over DC Comics, which have Superman...
Why Was Moses Not Destined to Enter the Land?
It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd, who has led the Israelites for forty years,...
Making Friends With My Grey Hair
My big sister's hair went grey in her 30s My little brother Eddie also went grey early I was lucky that didn't happen to me My hair was...
Klara’s Journey Casts Jews in Fast-Paced Adventure Through Russian History
JNS.org - "If you're sick, move away. Have some consideration for others," a red army soldier scolds a slow-moving old man selling train tickets. "No, fires...
Cleveland’s Mandel Foundation Giving $25 Million to Jerusalem Art Academy
JNS.org - The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation of Cleveland is giving the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design of Jerusalem $25 million...
Nora Ephron, Famed Jewish Screenwriter, Remembered Through Tribeca Film Festival Prize
JNS.org - For filmmaker Meera Menon, no honor could have been more fitting than winning the inaugural award named after famed Jewish screenwriter and novelist...
A Call to Humanity (VIDEO)
Muslim leaders from across the globe visited Auschwitz recently and prayed for those who were killed during the Holocaust. The imams, visiting as part of...
Book Review: ‘Jewish Jordan’ Memoir an Important Guide for Players and Coaches
JNS.org - Despite his friends' and family's doubts that a young Orthodox Jewish athlete could ever play college or professional basketball without compromising his religious...
Curator Says Holocaust Artifacts Vital for ‘When We Have No Survivors’ (VIDEO)
Suzy Snyder is a curator for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. On a current four-city tour to celebrate the museum's 20th anniversary, she writes...
Do Not Give Charity!
Why on earth did I write that headline for a post asking you to sponsor me for my Windsor Half Marathon? I'll get to that in...
Mensch of Steel
With the newest Superman film, "Man of Steel," set for release, it seems only fitting to look back at the two men who created the...
The Fallacy, Delusion and Myth of Tikkun Olam
All illustration of Jews praying in synagogue on Yom Kippur. The term Tikkun Olam is misused due to ignorance in the pursuit of virtuous goals...
Tikkun Olam: Ethical Mitzvot are Mitzvot
In the aftermath of human tragedy such as the Boston Marathon bombings (pictured), those of us who think of ourselves as...
