Spirituality/Tradition
In The Details
On the opening phrase of Mishpatim [Judgements]- "And these are the laws you are to set before them" - Rashi comments: "And these are...
Koch, Colorful New York Mayor and ‘Clear Voice for Israel,’ Laid to Rest
NEW YORK—Thousands gathered at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan on Monday to pay tribute to the life of the man who Mayor Michael Bloomberg said considered "heaven" the only viable alternative to living in New York. Ed...
Censoring the Language of Sexual Abuse
Numerous Orthodox Jewish websites censor the word "sexual" in the context of discussing sexual abuse. Such censorship sends the message to young people that body parts, sexuality and sexual abuse are so ...
Daughter Discovers Father’s Image on Book Cover
Sharon Wiener was initially drawn to the novel The Emperor of Lies because of the familiar theme: Poland's Lodz Ghetto, a place her father had the misfortune of living during the Second World War. When...
UJA-Federation Receives $1 Million Grant to Assist Jewish Families Affected by Sandy
The UJA-Federation of New York has been awarded a $1 million grant from the...
Ed Koch, FDR, and the Holocaust
"Mayor Koch last night took on the ghost of President Franklin D. Roosevelt," an item...
New York Board of Rabbis Names Yankees Star Mariano Rivera ‘Man of the Year’
The New York Board of Rabbis has chosen its "Man of the Year," and New...
A Tree for Every Rocket: IDF Soldiers Plant 1,532 Trees in Southern Israel (PHOTOS)
In honor of Tu Bishvat, IDF soldiers planted 1,532 trees in the vicinity of Nachal...
In The Details
On the opening phrase of Mishpatim [Judgements]- "And these are the laws you are to set before them" - Rashi comments: "And these are the...
Koch, Colorful New York Mayor and ‘Clear Voice for Israel,’ Laid to Rest
NEW YORK—Thousands gathered at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan on Monday to pay tribute to the life of the man who Mayor Michael Bloomberg said considered...
Censoring the Language of Sexual Abuse
Numerous Orthodox Jewish websites censor the word "sexual" in the context of discussing sexual abuse. Such censorship sends the message to young people...
Daughter Discovers Father’s Image on Book Cover
Sharon Wiener was initially drawn to the novel The Emperor of Lies because of the familiar theme: Poland's Lodz Ghetto, a place her father had...
Free John Bates
"Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who bestows kindness upon the vulnerable, and who has bestowed goodness on me." —Traditional...
UJA-Federation Receives $1 Million Grant to Assist Jewish Families Affected by Sandy
The UJA-Federation of New York has been awarded a $1 million grant from the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation to assist Jewish families...
Ed Koch, FDR, and the Holocaust
"Mayor Koch last night took on the ghost of President Franklin D. Roosevelt," an item in the New York Daily News in 1988 began, which probably...
New York Board of Rabbis Names Yankees Star Mariano Rivera ‘Man of the Year’
The New York Board of Rabbis has chosen its "Man of the Year," and New York Yankee Mariano Rivera is the winner so to speak. Joseph...
A Tree for Every Rocket: IDF Soldiers Plant 1,532 Trees in Southern Israel (PHOTOS)
In honor of Tu Bishvat, IDF soldiers planted 1,532 trees in the vicinity of Nachal Oz, on the Gazan border in southern Israel. The 1,532...
Moving to Israel as a Christian Zionist
Why Israel? My husband Kurt and I, as Christian Zionists, have constantly gotten that question since we moved to the Jewish state. We met in 2008 at...
The Women of the Wall
Despite the elections, the little turf wars of Israeli society continue to add to the tensions of daily life. Here's a story about another...
68 Years after Auschwitz Lessons Learned and Unlearned
On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz Birkenau Death Camp. Actually "liberated" is the wrong word. Opened the gates of hell...
Inside the Revamped Tel Aviv Museum of Art
TEL AVIV - There is hardly any movement in the entry of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The vacant hall allows a rare opportunity to...
The Politics of Revelation
The revelation at Mount Sinai - the central episode not only of the parshah of Yitro, but of Judaism as a whole - was unique...
