Spirituality/Tradition
“Poor Man’s Jackie Mason” Making a Name
When Elon Gold took to the stage this summer at the Scranton Cultural Center in Pennsylvania, audience members may have initially recognized...
Bringing Morocco’s Sacred Music to Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival recently brought a new tradition to the holy city. For 24 consecutive hours, artists and musicians from Israel and abroad, shared a variety of musical traditions last...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Visit Jerusalem Ahead of Israeli Concert (PHOTOS)
Ahead of their Monday night performance in Tel Aviv, the Red Hot Chili peppers stopped for a tour of Jerusalem. After landing in Israel from Turkey, the group traveled to the Western Wall, where photographers snapped...
Lance Armstrong: Is He Guilty? And the Lesson We Can Learn
Retribution and Tragedy are words that often coincide. As defined by thinkers, "tragedy" represents an exalted person's fall from grace; "retribution" often is the reason for it. The story of Lance Armstrong, too, may very well fit...
Theologian Urges Interfaith Dialogue Among Women
TECATE, Mexico—The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones—16th president of the Union Theological Seminary, a New York...
Noam Gershony: From Fighter Pilot to Gold Medalist (VIDEO)
Noam Greshony's story is one of triumph of the spirit. Six year after being critically wounded...
Famed Jewish Composer Hal David Dies at 91
Renowned American Jewish songwriter Hal David recently died at age 91. David famously collaborated...
The Impact of Global Political Winds For Israel and Judaism
Much ink has been spilled over the past 12 years regarding the shift in global...
“Poor Man’s Jackie Mason” Making a Name
When Elon Gold took to the stage this summer at the Scranton Cultural Center in Pennsylvania, audience members may have initially recognized him...
Bringing Morocco’s Sacred Music to Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival recently brought a new tradition to the holy city. For 24 consecutive hours, artists and musicians from Israel...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Visit Jerusalem Ahead of Israeli Concert (PHOTOS)
Ahead of their Monday night performance in Tel Aviv, the Red Hot Chili peppers stopped for a tour of Jerusalem. After landing in Israel from Turkey,...
Lance Armstrong: Is He Guilty? And the Lesson We Can Learn
Retribution and Tragedy are words that often coincide. As defined by thinkers, "tragedy" represents an exalted person's fall from grace; "retribution" often is the reason for...
Theologian Urges Interfaith Dialogue Among Women
TECATE, Mexico—The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones—16th president of the Union Theological Seminary, a New York City institution that was founded in 1836—suggests that "somewhere around...
Noam Gershony: From Fighter Pilot to Gold Medalist (VIDEO)
Noam Greshony's story is one of triumph of the spirit. Six year after being critically wounded during the Second Lebanon War, Gershony won a gold medal...
Famed Jewish Composer Hal David Dies at 91
Renowned American Jewish songwriter Hal David recently died at age 91. David famously collaborated with Burt Bacharach and vocalist Dionne Warwick, and went on...
The Impact of Global Political Winds For Israel and Judaism
Much ink has been spilled over the past 12 years regarding the shift in global power from West to East in the still-young 21st century,...
Laugh a Little, it’s Good for You
As we prepare for the Days of Awe, it is easy to focus on tears and fears and not the joy that the holiday...
Global Jewish Holiday Recipes? There’s an App for That
There's a new app for those seeking to spice up their Rosh Hashanah menu this year—as well as that of their family and friends. The American...
Elul: The Month of Return
During the Hebrew month of Elul, we blow the shofar every morning in synagogue. This ritual coheres with a general principle of Jewish law, namely...
First Temple-Era Reservoir Uncovered in Jerusalem
Archeologists have discovered a large public cistern from the First Temple period during excavations adjacent to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. The...
J’Acuse: Shame on Germany for Circumcision Ban
Why do countries with long histories of anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry seem to care more about the so-called rights of young children not...
Picking and Choosing What to Report in Israel
"The way you present the news in the paper, the way you describe and place it, changes reality. You have the power to make a...
