Spirituality/Tradition
Seniors Increasingly Use the Web to Expand Their Jewish Horizons
JNS.org - When she was in her 30s, Janet Buchwald fell head over heels in love. With the Hebrew language. Three decades later, whenever the 65-year-old Sudbury,...
Prince’s Religion-Themed Lyrics Provide Poignant Memories During Passover (VIDEO)
JNS.org - On Thursday, fans around the world mourned Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as "Prince" and at one point the "Artist Formerly Known as Prince," who suddenly died at the age of 57. He was found...
‘My Home’ Offers a Deeply Personal Dive Into the Israeli Minority Experience (VIDEO)
JNS.org - What do many Muslims, Christians, Bedouin and Druze living in Israel have in common? It’s not the obvious fact that they are members of minority populations, but that they are minorities who love and...
How Coca-Cola Prompted the Advent of Passover-Friendly Food Companies
JNS.org - In the 1930s, Rabbi Tobias Geffen of Atlanta began to investigate the hidden ingredients inside mass-produced foods and to evaluate whether those ingredients conflict with kosher laws. He then set a precedent by getting...
Matzah Mania: Who Knew That Mixing Flour and Water Could Be So Nuanced?
JNS.org - How hard can making matzah be? Mix flour and water, and bake. Actually, there are...
Making Passover Memorable and Delicious — Without Too Much Fuss
JNS.org - Everyone needs crowd-pleasing recipes we can turn to over and over again. This is...
Passover ‘Horseradish Challenge’ Aims to Replicate ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Remember the ALS Association's Ice Bucket Challenge? Well, a new Passover-themed viral video initiative...
Jews Must Unite to Defend the State of Israel
Just when you think that the reductio ad absurdum has reached its lowest point, it slides...
Passover, Judaism and Bernie Sanders
Abba Eban once said that “if Algeria introduced a UN resolution declaring the earth was flat...
Seniors Increasingly Use the Web to Expand Their Jewish Horizons
JNS.org - When she was in her 30s, Janet Buchwald fell head over heels in love. With the Hebrew language. Three decades later, whenever the 65-year-old Sudbury, Mass.,...
Prince’s Religion-Themed Lyrics Provide Poignant Memories During Passover (VIDEO)
JNS.org - On Thursday, fans around the world mourned Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as "Prince" and at one point the "Artist Formerly Known as Prince," who...
‘My Home’ Offers a Deeply Personal Dive Into the Israeli Minority Experience (VIDEO)
JNS.org - What do many Muslims, Christians, Bedouin and Druze living in Israel have in common? It’s not the obvious fact that they are members of...
How Coca-Cola Prompted the Advent of Passover-Friendly Food Companies
JNS.org - In the 1930s, Rabbi Tobias Geffen of Atlanta began to investigate the hidden ingredients inside mass-produced foods and to evaluate whether those ingredients conflict...
Matzah Mania: Who Knew That Mixing Flour and Water Could Be So Nuanced?
JNS.org - How hard can making matzah be? Mix flour and water, and bake. Actually, there are various ways that one can go about producing matzah —...
Making Passover Memorable and Delicious — Without Too Much Fuss
JNS.org - Everyone needs crowd-pleasing recipes we can turn to over and over again. This is important for every holiday, but especially for Passover, when ingredients...
Passover ‘Horseradish Challenge’ Aims to Replicate ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Remember the ALS Association's Ice Bucket Challenge? Well, a new Passover-themed viral video initiative launched by American Friends of Hebrew University hopes to replicate...
Jews Must Unite to Defend the State of Israel
Just when you think that the reductio ad absurdum has reached its lowest point, it slides a little lower. The recent declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
Passover, Judaism and Bernie Sanders
Abba Eban once said that “if Algeria introduced a UN resolution declaring the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by...
Passover Defies Logic, But It Works
Pesach, like all of religion, defies logic. That does not make it any less significant, valid or effective. The whole of mysticism, you might say, all...
Why Christians Should Celebrate Passover
The Passover holiday commemorates the exodus of Jews from slavery in Egypt. It is a celebration of freedom. On this basis alone, Christians should join...
Another Year, Another Flood for Houston’s Jews. What Now?
JNS.org - For the second straight year, this is a story that I wish I didn’t need to write. But for the second straight year, I’m...
At the Seder: What If You Just Don’t Feel It?
There are likely to be at least a couple skeptics at most seder tables. The story of the Exodus, with it’s other-worldly plagues, set in the midst of detailed...
Blessed Are Those Who Eat Chametz!
The Talmud (Brachot 17a) poses the following question: Why is it prohibited to eat or to possess chametz (leaven), such as bread, on Pesach? What is there in the nature...
