Spirituality/Tradition
Zion80 Mixes Shlomo Carlebach With Fela’s Afrobeat (VIDEO)
Zion80 is a 13-piece band inspired by Nigerian Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The same way Matisyahu looked to Jamaican legend Bob Marley for inspiration...
How to Draft the Ultra-Orthodox
Since its inception in 1948, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has served as a major means of integrating Israel's diverse population. Jews from all walks of life - religious and secular, Kibbutznik and urbanite, Sephardi...
Where is Jewish Art Now?
Recently, it was announced that the UJA-Federation in New York will not be renewing their funding of the Six Points Fellowship, a program that has awarded about $1.26 million in grants to 30 Jewish artists to...
Sportsmen or Spectators?
Are you a spectator or a participant? Will you only watch your favorite English club play, or do you sometimes kick a ball yourself? A few years ago, it was decided to widen the seats at...
Power vs. Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses' leadership....
Ceremony Marks Begin’s 100th Birthday in Hometown
The hometown in which Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was born and raised in,...
Venturing Outside the Big Apple? Visit West Point
WEST POINT, NEW YORK - A number of years ago (when Richard M. Nixon was...
Zionist Art Gets a New Platform
Neta Dror, pictured, a Jerusalem-based photographer and advisor for the Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive...
Both Jesus and Paul Lived and Died Dedicated Jews
It's widely acknowledged that Jesus was a thoroughly practicing Jew throughout his life....
Zion80 Mixes Shlomo Carlebach With Fela’s Afrobeat (VIDEO)
Zion80 is a 13-piece band inspired by Nigerian Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The same way Matisyahu looked to Jamaican legend Bob Marley for inspiration and...
How to Draft the Ultra-Orthodox
Since its inception in 1948, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has served as a major means of integrating Israel's diverse population. Jews from all walks...
Where is Jewish Art Now?
Recently, it was announced that the UJA-Federation in New York will not be renewing their funding of the Six Points Fellowship, a program that has awarded...
Sportsmen or Spectators?
Are you a spectator or a participant? Will you only watch your favorite English club play, or do you sometimes kick a ball yourself? A few...
Power vs. Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses' leadership. There was Korach himself, a member of the tribe of...
Ceremony Marks Begin’s 100th Birthday in Hometown
The hometown in which Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was born and raised in, Brest in Belarus, was host to a special ceremony marking...
Venturing Outside the Big Apple? Visit West Point
WEST POINT, NEW YORK - A number of years ago (when Richard M. Nixon was president) my wife and our two toddlers were driving...
Zionist Art Gets a New Platform
Neta Dror, pictured, a Jerusalem-based photographer and advisor for the Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art project, says the prize is not...
Both Jesus and Paul Lived and Died Dedicated Jews
It's widely acknowledged that Jesus was a thoroughly practicing Jew throughout his life. Anglican Priest Bruce Chilton expressed that conclusion explicitly and...
Frank Lautenberg Leaves Legacy of American Jewry’s Profile
The late Senator Frank Lautenberg. Photo: United States Senate. JNS.org - Someone searching for the legacy of Frank Lautenberg, the longtime...
Remembering Stanley Abramovitch, for Seven Decades ‘the Embodiment of the Joint’
Stanley Abramovitch (left) receives rabbinical ordination from Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu in Israel, November 1995. Photo: JDC. JNS.org - The year was 1935. Yehoshua Abramowicz, just...
The Sinful Marriage
Marriage and long-term relationships are on the decline throughout the world as is marital sex, which has been reduced, in the United States, to about...
Senator Lautenberg Honored by Hillel, New Jewish Identity Prize Bears His Name
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Photo: Hillel. JNS.org - Hillel: The Foundaton for Jewish Campus Life gave U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) the Renaissance...
Drawing New Interest to the Talmud
JNS.org - On a journey into art and text that will take seven and a half years to complete, Jacqueline Nicholls is drawing the...
