Spirituality/Tradition
For Popular Musicians, Performing in Israel Makes a Statement
Since the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement got its start in 2005, the decision to schedule an appearance in Israel has...
Love as Law, Law as Love
On the face of it the connections between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar (Numbers) are slender. The first has to do with demography. Bemidbar begins with a census of the people. The...
Yom Yerushalayim and the Temple Mount: ‘Miracles of Biblical Proportion’
While the 1967 Six Day War ushered in a 46-year period of controversial and complex political realities, Israelis joyously celebrate that year's historic military victories over Egypt, Syria and Jordan on an annual basis. In...
Three Graves in Jerusalem, Three Lives Linked by History
Leading up to Jerusalem Day this year, leaders of four U.S. Orthodox organizations in March sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about what they called "continuous violence against visitors, rampant grave desecrations,...
How Saul Bellow ‘Blew It’ With the Holocaust, Changed His Tune After Six Day War
LOS ANGELES—Born in Canada into an immigrant Jewish family in 1915, Nobel Prize-winning author Saul...
British Indiana Jones Examines Evidence for Jewish Origin of Papua New Guinea Tribe (INTERVIEW)
During the 1990s, Welsh professor Tudor Parfitt, known around the world as the "British Indiana...
Reversing the Corrosive Message of Commencements
Twenty three years ago a young Mormon Doctoral student came to our Friday night Sabbath...
Easter Celebrated by Increasingly Persecuted Middle East Orthodox Christians
The Middle East's Orthodox Christians, who are facing growing persecution and uncertainty over their future,...
How the St. Louis Saved Jewish Lives – in Holland
This week's symposium on "Performing Arts in Holland During the Holocaust" at Yad Vashem in...
For Popular Musicians, Performing in Israel Makes a Statement
Since the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement got its start in 2005, the decision to schedule an appearance in Israel has been...
Love as Law, Law as Love
On the face of it the connections between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar (Numbers) are slender. The first has to do with demography....
Yom Yerushalayim and the Temple Mount: ‘Miracles of Biblical Proportion’
While the 1967 Six Day War ushered in a 46-year period of controversial and complex political realities, Israelis joyously celebrate that year's historic military...
Three Graves in Jerusalem, Three Lives Linked by History
Leading up to Jerusalem Day this year, leaders of four U.S. Orthodox organizations in March sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about...
How Saul Bellow ‘Blew It’ With the Holocaust, Changed His Tune After Six Day War
LOS ANGELES—Born in Canada into an immigrant Jewish family in 1915, Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow had a traditional Jewish upbringing, which included Torah study,...
British Indiana Jones Examines Evidence for Jewish Origin of Papua New Guinea Tribe (INTERVIEW)
During the 1990s, Welsh professor Tudor Parfitt, known around the world as the "British Indiana Jones," discovered evidence that the Lemba tribe in central Zimbabwe...
Reversing the Corrosive Message of Commencements
Twenty three years ago a young Mormon Doctoral student came to our Friday night Sabbath dinner at Oxford with a Jewish friend. Though I had...
Easter Celebrated by Increasingly Persecuted Middle East Orthodox Christians
The Middle East's Orthodox Christians, who are facing growing persecution and uncertainty over their future, celebrated the Easter holiday on Sunday. In Egypt, Pope Tawadros II...
How the St. Louis Saved Jewish Lives – in Holland
This week's symposium on "Performing Arts in Holland During the Holocaust" at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem explored the fascinating subject of how Dutch Jews under...
Stars of ”Scandal” and ”Once Upon A Time”: Israel is Inspiring
At the Western Wall on Friday night, a group of stars from the hit American TV shows, 'Scandal,' and 'Once Upon a Time' found themselves...
Love to Israel, From Windsor Via Brooklyn
This year, I'm running the Windsor Half Marathon to raise funds for Israel's oldest charity, Colel Chabad. Colel Chabad operates free soup kitchens across Israel, serving...
That Took a Lot of Courage, Mr. Collins
As they say in my tribe: Yasher Koach. It took great strength of character to come out as the first openly gay athlete in US...
Is G-d Punishing Me?
My cholesterol is sky high, the boss is unhappy with my performance, my wife is threatening to leave and now the lousy car broke down....
Jewish Witches, Warlocks, and Wiccans: There is a Place for you at the Western Wall
Jewish Press, 4/25/13: Jews for Ba'al Worship Win in District Court The Jerusalem District Court handed down its decision on Thursday...
