Spirituality/Tradition
“The First X-Men” Takes Aim at Nazi War Criminals
From the demented geneticist known as Mr. Sinister to the evil giant Juggernaut, the X-Men have battled some pretty wild foes over the...
1666: The Year Tisha B’av Became a Feast
The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av—or Tisha B'av, as it is known in Hebrew—is one of the Jewish year's two major days of fasting and abstinence (the other being Yom...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Anti-Racist Legacy
The popular image of the Jews who took part in battles for black civil rights is of liberal activists and idealistic college students. Yet several important early civil rights efforts in the United States and...
A Rabbi on Jewish-Christian relations
WASHINGTON, DC—Rabbi Shlomo Riskin first met Pastor John Hagee when he attended a rabbinic installation in San Antonio, Texas. At the time, Riskin was planning to develop a center for the study of Christian-Jewish relations...
The Jewish Way to Review a Book
Oy. There are so many books. We all know that feeling of walking into a...
Why Are We Afraid to Speak the Real Truth About Israel?
On a Hike Four Europeans go hiking together, and get frightfully lost....
Can We Save this 2-Year-Old’s Life, as G-d’s Chosen People?
I wrote a column years ago for the Algemeiner. When Gershon Jacobson, The founder and...
The Risk of High Cholesterol Among Young Ashkenazi Jews
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic condition that can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol...
Prayer Booth At UK University Includes Jewish Liturgy
According to the BBC, a multi-faith machine booth for prayers has been installed at a...
“The First X-Men” Takes Aim at Nazi War Criminals
From the demented geneticist known as Mr. Sinister to the evil giant Juggernaut, the X-Men have battled some pretty wild foes over the years....
1666: The Year Tisha B’av Became a Feast
The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av—or Tisha B'av, as it is known in Hebrew—is one of the Jewish year's two major...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Anti-Racist Legacy
The popular image of the Jews who took part in battles for black civil rights is of liberal activists and idealistic college students. Yet several...
A Rabbi on Jewish-Christian relations
WASHINGTON, DC—Rabbi Shlomo Riskin first met Pastor John Hagee when he attended a rabbinic installation in San Antonio, Texas. At the time, Riskin was planning...
The Jewish Way to Review a Book
Oy. There are so many books. We all know that feeling of walking into a two-story bookstore and feeling overwhelmed. Ecclesiastes long, long ago observed...
Why Are We Afraid to Speak the Real Truth About Israel?
On a Hike Four Europeans go hiking together, and get frightfully lost. First they run out of food, and then they run...
Can We Save this 2-Year-Old’s Life, as G-d’s Chosen People?
I wrote a column years ago for the Algemeiner. When Gershon Jacobson, The founder and the Editor of the paper died, then, so did my...
The Risk of High Cholesterol Among Young Ashkenazi Jews
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic condition that can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol to accumulate in the blood, increasing the risk of heart...
Prayer Booth At UK University Includes Jewish Liturgy
According to the BBC, a multi-faith machine booth for prayers has been installed at a British university. The Pray-O-Mat at the University of Manchester, a specially...
Jewish Leaders Express Concerns, Gratitude at CUFI Conference
Experiencing the sincerity of support for the modern State of Israel as the inheritance promised by G-d to the Jewish people expressed by participants in...
CBS Debuts “3”, Adaptation of Israeli Dating Show (VIDEO)
Following the success of "Homeland"( 9 Emmy nominations), the American adaptation of the Israeli series "Prisoners of War", another original show from Israel makes its...
Profits and Prophets
There are few more blazing passages in the whole of religious literature than the first chapter of the book of Isaiah, the great "vision," chazon,...
The Mandate For Palestine Still Matters, 90 Years Later
Israelis and friends of the Jewish State alike are accustomed to the never-ending scorn the United Nations heaps on the Middle East's only...
Mayors of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Join Struggle Against BBC Bias (VIDEO)
The mayors of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as well as senior members of Israel's delegation to the London Olympics, have joined Israel's efforts to have...
