Spirituality/Tradition
Ulpan for Ethiopian Kids Opens in Sderot Despite Rockets
AMIT, a religious educational network of about 108 schools and youth programs in Israel, has started Ulpan courses for Ethiopian immigrants in Sderot despite the continuous shelling of...
Can US Law Force a Spouse to Stand by a Jewish Conversion?
A friend of mine called me the other day sounding very distressed. His 29-year old son is engaged to his non-Jewish girlfriend of several years. The couple had broken up a year ago because she...
Famed NHL Coach to Lead Hockey’s Return to Israel’s Maccabiah Games
With hockey fans across North America in despair over the NHL lockout, the winter sport is set to return to an unlikely warm-weather country—Israel. For the first time in 16 years, ice hockey will make an...
As Atheistic/Materialistic Science Lay Dying…..
The headline of a Nature article that appeared on 10/24/12 reads as follows: "Filamentous bacteria transport electrons over centimeter distances." In layman's terms it means that living bacteria at the bottom of the ocean act...
Israel Pioneers New Type of Liver Cancer Treatment
A new method for operating on liver cancer patients was put to the test for...
Jewish Federations of North America CEO on Sandy, Iran and Young Leadership (INTERVIEW)
BALTIMORE—The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) set a theme of "Where the Jewish community...
New York State’s Oldest Continually Occupied Synagogue Not in the City You’d Expect
TROY, NY—The city of Troy, NY (population 50,129), is just a few miles upriver from...
Eilat, Timna and the Negev: Rich History, Not Just a Seaside Holiday
When my wife and I planned our recent visit to Eilat, we expected a glorious...
The Jewish Guianas
Situated on the northeast coast of South America, between Venezuela and Brazil, are three remote...
Ulpan for Ethiopian Kids Opens in Sderot Despite Rockets
AMIT, a religious educational network of about 108 schools and youth programs in Israel, has started Ulpan courses for Ethiopian immigrants in Sderot despite the continuous shelling of rockets...
Can US Law Force a Spouse to Stand by a Jewish Conversion?
A friend of mine called me the other day sounding very distressed. His 29-year old son is engaged to his non-Jewish girlfriend of several years. ...
Famed NHL Coach to Lead Hockey’s Return to Israel’s Maccabiah Games
With hockey fans across North America in despair over the NHL lockout, the winter sport is set to return to an unlikely warm-weather country—Israel. For the...
As Atheistic/Materialistic Science Lay Dying…..
The headline of a Nature article that appeared on 10/24/12 reads as follows: "Filamentous bacteria transport electrons over centimeter distances." In layman's terms it means...
Israel Pioneers New Type of Liver Cancer Treatment
A new method for operating on liver cancer patients was put to the test for the first time in Israel recently at Hadassah University Hospital-Ein...
Jewish Federations of North America CEO on Sandy, Iran and Young Leadership (INTERVIEW)
BALTIMORE—The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) set a theme of "Where the Jewish community downloads/uploads/shares" for its 2012 General Assembly well in advance. Then...
New York State’s Oldest Continually Occupied Synagogue Not in the City You’d Expect
TROY, NY—The city of Troy, NY (population 50,129), is just a few miles upriver from the state capital of Albany and is known as the...
Eilat, Timna and the Negev: Rich History, Not Just a Seaside Holiday
When my wife and I planned our recent visit to Eilat, we expected a glorious seaside holiday. Little did we know that we would also...
The Jewish Guianas
Situated on the northeast coast of South America, between Venezuela and Brazil, are three remote former colonies of Britain, Holland and France. Even though they...
Circumcision Makes No Sense (And That’s Okay)
Let's be honest with ourselves. Circumcision is crazy. We take a baby, 8 days after he left the womb, 8 days after the being born, and...
Thousands of Jews Visit Hebron to Mark Cave of Patriarchs Purchase
Tens of thousands of Jews arrived in Hebron over the weekend to mark a special Sabbath when the bible reading opens with Abraham's purchase of...
Want to Help Out With Hurricane Sandy? Here’s What’s Needed
For the last week, I've been working with an organization called Sandy Help, which was created by Moshe Frank in order to help the victims of...
Jewish Travel Through the Ages
Among us Jews, it's a common saying that there's one of us everywhere. These days, whether it's the recently released Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier...
Refugee-Turned-Activist Seeks Attention for Plight of Egyptian Jews
NEW YORK—For Levana Vidal Zamir, it was a "good childhood"—until May 14, 1948. At midnight, she recalls, Egyptian officers rampaged through her family's house and...
