Spirituality/Tradition
Ehud Barak’s Ex-Wife Works to Get Troubled Israeli Youths Off the Street
ELEM vans go where the children are in Israel—venturing into dark and dangerous streets. The vans, and the volunteers on them, go to places...
Path of Least Resistance?
By now you have surely recovered from Pesach (Passover) so we can break the news to you that there is also a Second Pesach. But don't worry; you won't have to do it all over...
Funders, Advocates, Providers Rally Around Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Jewish Life
NEW YORK—When Pascale Bercovitch took a chair next to the podium at ADVANCE: The Ruderman Jewish Disabilities Funding Conference, she lifted herself from a sleekly designed wheelchair onto the same slightly uncomfortable chair on which...
Repurposed Rock Brings Hope to Massachusetts Church Vandalized with Swastikas
SHARON, Mass.—One month after a large rock was thrown through the windows of a Sharon, Mass., church—in addition to swastikas being painted on the church doors and a banner for an upcoming Jerusalem Day celebration...
Leadership Beyond Despair
Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, is remarkable for the extreme realism with which it portrays...
Why Christians Were Denied Access to Their Bible for 1,000 Years
The Council of Nicaea called by the Emperor Constantine met in 325 C.E. to...
ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status Amid IRS Controversy
The Zionist Organization of American (ZOA) has had its tax-exempt status reinstated by the Internal...
Was the Holocaust Punishment for Sin?
For so many people religion is practiced out of a sense superstition. Like a...
Tell the Stories of Today’s Jewish Heroes
Every week I spend time in the library with my children, often reading the...
Ehud Barak’s Ex-Wife Works to Get Troubled Israeli Youths Off the Street
ELEM vans go where the children are in Israel—venturing into dark and dangerous streets. The vans, and the volunteers on them, go to places where...
Path of Least Resistance?
By now you have surely recovered from Pesach (Passover) so we can break the news to you that there is also a Second Pesach. But...
Funders, Advocates, Providers Rally Around Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Jewish Life
NEW YORK—When Pascale Bercovitch took a chair next to the podium at ADVANCE: The Ruderman Jewish Disabilities Funding Conference, she lifted herself from a sleekly...
Repurposed Rock Brings Hope to Massachusetts Church Vandalized with Swastikas
SHARON, Mass.—One month after a large rock was thrown through the windows of a Sharon, Mass., church—in addition to swastikas being painted on the church...
Leadership Beyond Despair
Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, is remarkable for the extreme realism with which it portrays human character. Its heroes are not superhuman. Its non-heroes...
Why Christians Were Denied Access to Their Bible for 1,000 Years
The Council of Nicaea called by the Emperor Constantine met in 325 C.E. to establish a unified Catholic Church. At that point no ...
ZOA Regains Tax-Exempt Status Amid IRS Controversy
The Zionist Organization of American (ZOA) has had its tax-exempt status reinstated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the organization announced Monday. The ZOA, which was...
Was the Holocaust Punishment for Sin?
For so many people religion is practiced out of a sense superstition. Like a furry rabbit's foot, it wards off evil spirits. Fulfilling...
Tell the Stories of Today’s Jewish Heroes
Every week I spend time in the library with my children, often reading the biographies of different heroes. It is easy to find...
Great-Granddaughter of Anti-Semitic Composer Richard Wagner Trying to Rehabilitate His Image
The great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner, Katharina Wagner, has said she will allow researchers access to private archives to determine the family's links with...
Israel: Triumph of Resilience
Israel, having attained its 65th anniversary, resists easy definition. Sixty-five years ago, on May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion, its first prime minister, declared...
Islamic Forced Conversions – Past and Present
The lost history of Christians forced to convert to Islam—or die—is reemerging, figuratively and literally. According to the BBC: "Pope Francis has proclaimed...
The Western Wall Clashes: Searching for a New Way Together
Concerning Developments "Clashes erupt at women-of-the-wall prayer service," read the main headline of a prominent newspaper on Friday last week. According to some...
Orthodox Jewish Women Share Tricks of the Entrepreneurial Trade at Inaugural Conference
Chaya Appel-Fishman hatched the idea for a network of Jewish businesswomen at age 16, when she rented a college campus and created a conglomerate of...
