Spirituality/Tradition
Whose Chometz?
It's into the final stretch now. Soon we'll be conducting the search for chometz (leavened bread) and then it will be Erev Pesach (the...
A Different Kind of Holocaust Remembrance (INTERVIEW)
"Legion Day" isn't the type of Holocaust remembrance ceremony that the Jewish community is used to. Every year on March 16, Latvia hosts a ceremony and march in the country's capital, Riga, to commemorate Latvian veterans...
The Inspiration of the Rebbe
Last Friday, the eleventh day of Nissan in the Jewish calendar, was the 111th anniversary of the birth of the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He inspires me a lot. I don't think...
The New York Times Praising the Orthodox? How a Kosher Market Transformed Our Image
On Thursday, March 7th, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed column entitled "The Orthodox Surge" in which he shared his impressions of Pomegranate, my landmark kosher marketplace in Brooklyn. He...
Exhibition Looks Back On Kubrick, Legendary Director Who ‘Knew He Looked Jewish’
Judaism may not be the first thing that comes to mind when watching "2001: A...
Jewish Delegation Receives Special Nod At Pope Francis Installation
The Jewish delegation to the installation ceremony of Pope Francis on Tuesday was the only...
Limmud FSU Survery: Most Russian Jews Do Not Feel Integrated Into American Jewish Community
Limmud FSU, a Jewish learning organization working internationally, has released the results of a survey on...
‘Identity Through Athletics’: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 2013 Class
A weightlifter who was one of the 11 Israeli Olympians killed at the 1972 Munich...
Whose Chometz?
It's into the final stretch now. Soon we'll be conducting the search for chometz (leavened bread) and then it will be Erev Pesach (the day...
A Different Kind of Holocaust Remembrance (INTERVIEW)
"Legion Day" isn't the type of Holocaust remembrance ceremony that the Jewish community is used to. Every year on March 16, Latvia hosts a ceremony and...
The Inspiration of the Rebbe
Last Friday, the eleventh day of Nissan in the Jewish calendar, was the 111th anniversary of the birth of the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Menachem ...
The New York Times Praising the Orthodox? How a Kosher Market Transformed Our Image
On Thursday, March 7th, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed column entitled "The Orthodox Surge" in which he shared his...
Exhibition Looks Back On Kubrick, Legendary Director Who ‘Knew He Looked Jewish’
Judaism may not be the first thing that comes to mind when watching "2001: A Space Odyssey," but Jan Harlan, the brother-in-law of its legendary...
Passover At Home
What do we mean by a family? There are so many new definitions and variations. Too often people who, for circumstances beyond their ...
Jewish Delegation Receives Special Nod At Pope Francis Installation
The Jewish delegation to the installation ceremony of Pope Francis on Tuesday was the only non-Christian group to receive a special mention. Pope Francis opened his...
Limmud FSU Survery: Most Russian Jews Do Not Feel Integrated Into American Jewish Community
Limmud FSU, a Jewish learning organization working internationally, has released the results of a survey on the views of Russian-speaking Jews living in North America, showing...
‘Identity Through Athletics’: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 2013 Class
A weightlifter who was one of the 11 Israeli Olympians killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian "Black September" terrorists, David Berger was not...
Five Reasons Women of the Wall Must Stop Now
Owning a PR Firm, I must tip my hat to the "Women of The Wall" for their continued brilliant Public Relations efforts and...
In Every Generation, We Must Tell the Passover Story
I have often tried to imagine how the Israelite slaves in Egypt responded to the Ten Plagues, the midnight flight and sudden Exodus into the...
Violence and the Sacred
Judaism is less a philosophical system than a field of tensions - between universalism and particularism, for example, or exile and redemption, priests...
How European Artists Invented a Fair-Skinned, Gentile Jesus
If you looked at Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century painting "The Last Supper" and didn't know that it depicted a gathering of Jesus and...
Obama to Highlight Plight of Mideast Christians on Visit
U.S. President Barack Obama intends to highlight the plight of Middle East Christians during his upcoming trip to the region. "It's been a very difficult series...
