Spirituality/Tradition
Jerusalem Craft Brewery Recreates Jesus-Era ‘Biblical Beer’ (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages, and a common drink consumed by people throughout history. In biblical times, although wine was...
From Israel’s Negev to Your Passover Seder: Four Cups of Desert Wine
JNS.org - During the Passover holiday, Jews around the world celebrate the story of the Israelites’ freedom from Egypt — and their subsequent 40 years of wandering the desert. Deserts are known to be famously inhospitable...
Houston Jewish Community Is Flooded Again
JNS.org - Just 11 months after a massive Memorial Day flood damaged about 500 Jewish homes (among more than 2,500 homes overall) and three synagogues in my current home city of Houston, what seems to me...
Israeli Genealogy Website: Trump and Clinton Related!
JNS.org - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Democratic contender Hillary Clinton “crooked Hillary” at a campaign rally in Watertown, N.Y., on Saturday. Clinton is also not known for mincing words about Trump. This makes an August 2015...
A Passover Prayer for Health
Three times a day we recite the the eighth blessing in the Amida praying that all Israel be...
Who Is Really Endangering the Future of Judaism in Israel?
Every Friday night, I help run a “Carlebach” service in Beit Shemesh. It's a unique service that brings together Jews from...
The Israeli Military and the Jewish Law of Self Defense
The case of an Israeli soldier shooting an injured, disarmed terrorist has divided Israel along...
A Journey to Judaism and a First Passover
It wasn't just what we learned -- it was also what we saw and felt at a...
Bedouin Hospitality in Israel
JNS.org - Unfortunately, vacation life is nothing like real life. We all know this. So when...
Jerusalem Craft Brewery Recreates Jesus-Era ‘Biblical Beer’ (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages, and a common drink consumed by people throughout history. In biblical times, although wine was considered...
From Israel’s Negev to Your Passover Seder: Four Cups of Desert Wine
JNS.org - During the Passover holiday, Jews around the world celebrate the story of the Israelites’ freedom from Egypt — and their subsequent 40 years of...
Houston Jewish Community Is Flooded Again
JNS.org - Just 11 months after a massive Memorial Day flood damaged about 500 Jewish homes (among more than 2,500 homes overall) and three synagogues in...
Israeli Genealogy Website: Trump and Clinton Related!
JNS.org - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Democratic contender Hillary Clinton “crooked Hillary” at a campaign rally in Watertown, N.Y., on Saturday. Clinton is also not...
A Passover Prayer for Health
Three times a day we recite the the eighth blessing in the Amida praying that all Israel be healed. The language is very specific. It says “Rofay kol amo...
Who Is Really Endangering the Future of Judaism in Israel?
Every Friday night, I help run a “Carlebach” service in Beit Shemesh. It's a unique service that brings together Jews from all backgrounds to pray, sing and dance on a weekly...
The Israeli Military and the Jewish Law of Self Defense
The case of an Israeli soldier shooting an injured, disarmed terrorist has divided Israel along the usual and predictable lines. Those who are sensitive to ethical...
A Journey to Judaism and a First Passover
It wasn't just what we learned -- it was also what we saw and felt at a Chabad Shabbaton in May 1987 that convinced my husband Zev...
Bedouin Hospitality in Israel
JNS.org - Unfortunately, vacation life is nothing like real life. We all know this. So when I fell in love with Israel after visiting four times...
Fast-Growing Pentecostal Movement Enthusiastically Affirms Support for Israel
JNS.org - Bishop John E. Putnam stood at the podium and exclaimed to the crowd, “Who here loves Israel and the Jewish people?” The thunderous applause...
Stay Away From Those Who Speak Ill of and Shame Others
On December 20, 2013, a young woman, Justine Sacco, was waiting in Heathrow airport before boarding a flight to Africa. To while away the time,...
At Israel’s Tower of David, Startup Nation Meets ‘Storytelling Nation’
JNS.org - The inside of the Kishle, a structure erected in 1834 by Ibrahim Pasha, who governed the land of Israel from Egypt, is cold and...
Is the World Perfectible?
We don’t consider the material world to be perfectible, because we aim higher. Bringing the “world,” the "small universe" occupied by each individual Jew -- refining himself,...
A Memorial For a Jew in a Muslim Land: A True Story
The Martyrs' Lane in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins as an ascending walkway of white stone. Visitors and mourners pass rows of shiny, polished walls, ensconced with...
