Spirituality/Tradition
Five Iranian Christians Set to Begin Trial Amid Human Rights Crackdown
Five Iranian Christian converts who were arrested last year are scheduled to begin trial in Iran's Revolutionary Court this week. The five Christians, who belonged...
Chavez Era Remembered as Perilous Time for Venezuelan Jewry
Michel Hausmann, a Jewish freelance theater director now living in New York, in 2009 was the producer of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in Caracas, Venezuela. Suddenly, the state-sponsored Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Orchestra...
Religious Sexual Repression and the Responsibilities of the New Pope
Whoever the new Pope will be, he will have the chance to address the 900 pound gorilla staring down the Catholic Church, namely the constant sexual abuse scandals. I am a Jew who wishes to...
Non-Profits and Kids
I am blessed to sit on a number of non-profit boards but no charity work is as rewarding as those which help children. Whether it is an organization like RAJE (Russian-American Jewish Experience) which teaches...
For $18,000 You Can Fly Next to a Renowned Chassidic Rebbe
How much would you be willing to pay to sit next to a Hassidic rebbe...
Life and Death with Magen David Adom
It's about 4:30am. The phone rings, and I wake with a start. "Rubbish," I mutter under...
Israel Escapes Locust Plague in Advance of Passover
In advance of Passover, Israel has successfully escaped the plague of locust that threatened...
The Ethnic Cleansing of Judaism in Medieval and Renaissance Art
The New York Times recently reviewed an impressive new exhibit at the Frick Collection in...
Settler Rabbi’s Peace Legacy Lives On
Israeli Orthodox rabbi, settler, poet and peace activist Rabbi Menachem Froman passed away in...
Five Iranian Christians Set to Begin Trial Amid Human Rights Crackdown
Five Iranian Christian converts who were arrested last year are scheduled to begin trial in Iran's Revolutionary Court this week. The five Christians, who belonged to...
Chavez Era Remembered as Perilous Time for Venezuelan Jewry
Michel Hausmann, a Jewish freelance theater director now living in New York, in 2009 was the producer of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in...
Religious Sexual Repression and the Responsibilities of the New Pope
Whoever the new Pope will be, he will have the chance to address the 900 pound gorilla staring down the Catholic Church, namely the constant...
Non-Profits and Kids
I am blessed to sit on a number of non-profit boards but no charity work is as rewarding as those which help children. Whether it...
For $18,000 You Can Fly Next to a Renowned Chassidic Rebbe
How much would you be willing to pay to sit next to a Hassidic rebbe on a long flight? Apparently some are willing to shell...
Life and Death with Magen David Adom
It's about 4:30am. The phone rings, and I wake with a start. "Rubbish," I mutter under my breath, as I stumble across the room to ...
Israel Escapes Locust Plague in Advance of Passover
In advance of Passover, Israel has successfully escaped the plague of locust that threatened to damage the country's agricultural industry—for now. "Officials sprayed the...
The Ethnic Cleansing of Judaism in Medieval and Renaissance Art
The New York Times recently reviewed an impressive new exhibit at the Frick Collection in New York City of the paintings of 15th century artist...
Settler Rabbi’s Peace Legacy Lives On
Israeli Orthodox rabbi, settler, poet and peace activist Rabbi Menachem Froman passed away in his home community of Tekoa in Gush Etzion on Monday...
Little Moons
Veteran or novice, whom do you choose? Say you are the coach of a sports team and you have accomplished stars but they may be...
Mass Arrest and Torture of Christians in Libya
Coptic Christian Church, the St. Bishoy Monastery, located between Cairo and Alexandria. More than 8 million Coptic Christians live in Egypt....
Three Types of Community
A long drama had taken place. Moses had led the people from slavery to the beginning of the road to freedom. The people themselves...
Profiting From Errors
In 2003, Pilgrim Press, a publishing house owned by the United Church of Christ, published Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians are Not Being Told...
‘Putting a Face on Every Soldier’
Ben, an Israel Defense Forces reservist, recalls when his unit took up a position to sleep inside a beat-up old Volkswagen van outside a Palestinian...
