Spirituality/Tradition
Haym Soloveitchik’s Demolition of Talya Fishman’s Thesis
I have to go back 50 years to when I first met Haym Soloveitchik, the brilliant son of the magisterial and phenomenal late Rabbi...
Jerusalem Conference Puts Politics Aside for Technology, Entertainment and Design
JERUSALEM—Jews, Muslims, Arabs, Israelis and Europeans gathered for a daylong conference in Jerusalem on Dec. 10 with no discussion of politics, religion or the Arab-Israeli conflict. Jerusalem played host to its second TEDx event during Hanukkah...
The Yiddish Language’s Literal and Figurative Rescuer
AMHERST, MA—Aaron Lansky's decades-long mission is typified by an "emergency" call he once received on a wintry night, summoning him to New York to rescue thousands of Yiddish-language volumes from a dumpster. Lansky springs into action, barely...
Is Abortion in Christianity Based on a Mistranslation of the Bible?
For four decades abortion has dominated the social values-debate in America and deeply divided our nation into factions of pro-life and pro-choice. This year Republicans paid a huge price at the ballot box for extreme...
YU, Wiesenthal, ADL Heads Have Top Salaries for American Jewish Leaders
Yeshiva University President Richard Joel earned the top salary among American Jewish executives in 2011...
Festigal—Israel’s Commercial Chanukah Production
Israeli parents have a love-hate relationship with Hanukkah. They love the festive atmosphere, the public menorah...
Rare Silver Spice Tower Sells for Record $337,900 (PHOTOS)
Kestenbaum & Company's auction of rare Judaica broke a record December 6th. "An extraordinarily rare...
Mel Gibson the Maccabee? How an Irony-Filled Project Fell Apart
For Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas—who had planned to collaborate on a recently shelved film...
Defiance, Then Destruction: Chanukah in the Warsaw Ghetto
"Never before in Jewish Warsaw were there as many Hanukkah celebrations as in this year of the...
Haym Soloveitchik’s Demolition of Talya Fishman’s Thesis
I have to go back 50 years to when I first met Haym Soloveitchik, the brilliant son of the magisterial and phenomenal late Rabbi JB...
Jerusalem Conference Puts Politics Aside for Technology, Entertainment and Design
JERUSALEM—Jews, Muslims, Arabs, Israelis and Europeans gathered for a daylong conference in Jerusalem on Dec. 10 with no discussion of politics, religion or the Arab-Israeli...
The Yiddish Language’s Literal and Figurative Rescuer
AMHERST, MA—Aaron Lansky's decades-long mission is typified by an "emergency" call he once received on a wintry night, summoning him to New York to rescue thousands...
Is Abortion in Christianity Based on a Mistranslation of the Bible?
For four decades abortion has dominated the social values-debate in America and deeply divided our nation into factions of pro-life and pro-choice. This year Republicans...
YU, Wiesenthal, ADL Heads Have Top Salaries for American Jewish Leaders
Yeshiva University President Richard Joel earned the top salary among American Jewish executives in 2011 at $879,821, followed by Simon Wiesenthal Center President and CEO...
Festigal—Israel’s Commercial Chanukah Production
Israeli parents have a love-hate relationship with Hanukkah. They love the festive atmosphere, the public menorah lightings and sufganiyot (the Israeli doughnut), but schools are closed...
Rare Silver Spice Tower Sells for Record $337,900 (PHOTOS)
Kestenbaum & Company's auction of rare Judaica broke a record December 6th. "An extraordinarily rare and important 18th century, Polish parcel-gilt silver filigree spice container"...
Mel Gibson the Maccabee? How an Irony-Filled Project Fell Apart
For Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas—who had planned to collaborate on a recently shelved film on the life of Judah the Maccabee, one of the...
Defiance, Then Destruction: Chanukah in the Warsaw Ghetto
"Never before in Jewish Warsaw were there as many Hanukkah celebrations as in this year of the wall." That entry from the diary of Hebrew educator Chaim Kaplan...
Famed Archeologist Claims Possible Proof That Noah’s Ark Flood Actually Happened
The famed archaeologist responsible for discovering the titanic wreck says that he thinks he has proof that the flood at the center of the biblical Noah's Ark...
Voicing the Meaning of “The Chanukah Song”
How's this for international influence? In 2004 a seminar was offered on American Jewish culture at the University of Munich; the students were required to...
Billboard Releases List of Top 30 Jewish Musicians (VIDEO)
Billboard, one of the oldest trade publications in the world, has been the litmus test for popular success in the music industry for decades. Over...
Chanukah: The Untold Story
During the eight days of Hanukkah, traditional Jews add the following to their daily prayers: "In the days of Mattathias the son of Johanan the...
Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Chanukah is the only Jewish holiday which commemorates a Land of Israel national liberation struggle, unlike Passover (the Exodus from Egypt), Sukkot/Tabernacles & Shavouot/Pentacost...
