Spirituality/Tradition
The UN Is an Enemy in Sheep’s Clothing
Last Friday, the UN Commission on the Status of Women voted on a resolution blaming “Israeli occupation” for the lack of advancement of Palestinian...
‘God Is in My Kitchen’: Grandma Beauty’s Hamantaschen Recipe
JNS.org - In her recently published memoir, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes (Berkley Books, September 2015), New York Times wellness blogger and nutritionist Dawn Lerman shares her food journey and that...
The Western Wall Is No Place for Political Posturing
JNS.org - Charlie Kalech is upset. Kalech is the Internet entrepreneur who broke Israeli law last year on behalf of the Women of the Wall (WoW), taking a Torah scroll from the men’s section of the...
Israel Eyes a More Affordable and Accessible Tourism Experience
JNS.org - Twenty-five years ago, when Nancy Broth started her business, she signed a contract with El Al (the only airline that flew to Israel at the time) and helped people book their flights abroad. Today,...
The Dangers of Enthusiasm
Excavating the history of words can sometimes be as revealing as excavating the ruins of...
On Ambiguity
Too many people fear ambiguity. We love Purim with its clear-cut heroes -- Esther and Mordechai --...
Reading the Megillah — and Supporting Israel — at the United Nations
The United Nations is the ultimate arena for Israel bashers and anti-Zionists. But on Purim...
A Vanished Jewish Boomtown Lives on Through Its Holocaust Survivors, Stories
JNS.org - The Eastern European countryside is haunted by the ghosts of countless shtetls whose surviving...
A Less Obvious Reason for Why Israelis Love Purim
While Israelis are excited to embrace the cornucopia of Jewish holidays, there is little doubt...
The UN Is an Enemy in Sheep’s Clothing
Last Friday, the UN Commission on the Status of Women voted on a resolution blaming “Israeli occupation” for the lack of advancement of Palestinian women...
‘God Is in My Kitchen’: Grandma Beauty’s Hamantaschen Recipe
JNS.org - In her recently published memoir, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes (Berkley Books, September 2015), New York Times wellness blogger...
The Western Wall Is No Place for Political Posturing
JNS.org - Charlie Kalech is upset. Kalech is the Internet entrepreneur who broke Israeli law last year on behalf of the Women of the Wall (WoW),...
Israel Eyes a More Affordable and Accessible Tourism Experience
JNS.org - Twenty-five years ago, when Nancy Broth started her business, she signed a contract with El Al (the only airline that flew to Israel at...
The Dangers of Enthusiasm
Excavating the history of words can sometimes be as revealing as excavating the ruins of an ancient city. Take the English word “enthusiasm.” Today we...
On Ambiguity
Too many people fear ambiguity. We love Purim with its clear-cut heroes -- Esther and Mordechai -- and villain Haman. There's no question that Pharaoh, who self-hardens...
Reading the Megillah — and Supporting Israel — at the United Nations
The United Nations is the ultimate arena for Israel bashers and anti-Zionists. But on Purim 2016, the UN was the scene of prayers for world...
A Vanished Jewish Boomtown Lives on Through Its Holocaust Survivors, Stories
JNS.org - The Eastern European countryside is haunted by the ghosts of countless shtetls whose surviving residents have long since scattered. For the most part, those...
A Less Obvious Reason for Why Israelis Love Purim
While Israelis are excited to embrace the cornucopia of Jewish holidays, there is little doubt that Purim holds a special place in our collective and...
‘Beyond Chicken Soup’ — Looking at Jews and Medicine
JNS.org - Chicken soup is known as the “Jewish penicillin,” but there’s much more to the deep connection between the Jewish experience and healing, argues a...
Terror Wave May Change Israel Summer Camp Itinerary, But the Trip Goes on
JNS.org - Every summer has a story, and the best stories often happen in Israel. Whether it’s through Ramah, NCSY, NFTY, the Jewish Agency for Israel,...
On Purim, Don’t Forget What Shunning the ‘Other’ Can Mean For Us
The Jews’ most formidable enemy in Biblical times was the nation of Amalek. This nation was, and symbolically still is, the personification of evil, brutality,...
Using the Story of Purim to Judge the Presidential Candidates
Thousands of words have been written about this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference in publications across the world. It seems that everyone wanted to weigh in...
Love and the Principle of Sacrifice
One of the most difficult elements of the Torah and the way of life it prescribes is the phenomenon of animal sacrifices -- for obvious...
