Spirituality/Tradition
Israel’s Most Famous Fountain Is Back In Use
In Tel Aviv, preparations for the re-opening of famed artist, Yaakov Agam's Dizengoff Square Fountain are complete, according to the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv. The renovation...
Swiss Hospitals Follow German Ban on Circumcision
Two hospitals in Switzerland have suspended the practice of non-medical circumcision within their walls. The move comes just weeks after a German court in Cologne ruled that parents cannot order circumcisions on their children because...
Salon.com Partners With Purveyor of Anti-Semitic Material Mondoweiss
Popular progressive online magazine Salon.com recently announced a content sharing partnership with Middle East focused news website Mondoweiss.net, a publication that has been described as a "virulent pusher of anti-semitic tropes," and a "website that spouts anti-Semitism." "Salon is proud...
Keeping Kosher as we Age
We all have our traditional kosher favorites—and for many this means Ashkenazic fare, like slow-roasted brisket, matzo ball soup, lockshen kugel, and perhaps cholent and blintzes. Unfortunately, such kosher classics aren't the best choices for...
Living Life to the Fullest: Tips from Dr. Ruth (INTERVIEW)
Born Karola Ruth Siegel in Frankfurt, Germany, the woman now known as "Dr. Ruth" saw...
Legal Panel Frames New Debate on Judea, Samaria Jewish Development
Sparking intense debate over an area whose Israeli-Arab disputes are already the subject of...
Oprah’s Cable Network Showcases Chassidic Wedding (VIDEO)
Oprah Winfrey's cable channel "OWN" showcased a Chassidic Lubavitch wedding this week, as Michoel and...
Our Forgotten Jewish War Heroes
Roses often have thorns, but do not actively attack those who try to pluck them. Leesha...
Israel’s Most Famous Fountain Is Back In Use
In Tel Aviv, preparations for the re-opening of famed artist, Yaakov Agam's Dizengoff Square Fountain are complete, according to the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv. The renovation of...
Swiss Hospitals Follow German Ban on Circumcision
Two hospitals in Switzerland have suspended the practice of non-medical circumcision within their walls. The move comes just weeks after a German court in Cologne...
Salon.com Partners With Purveyor of Anti-Semitic Material Mondoweiss
Popular progressive online magazine Salon.com recently announced a content sharing partnership with Middle East focused news website Mondoweiss.net, a publication that has been described as a "virulent pusher of...
Keeping Kosher as we Age
We all have our traditional kosher favorites—and for many this means Ashkenazic fare, like slow-roasted brisket, matzo ball soup, lockshen kugel, and perhaps cholent and...
Living Life to the Fullest: Tips from Dr. Ruth (INTERVIEW)
Born Karola Ruth Siegel in Frankfurt, Germany, the woman now known as "Dr. Ruth" saw her father arrested by Nazis and said a final goodbye...
Legal Panel Frames New Debate on Judea, Samaria Jewish Development
Sparking intense debate over an area whose Israeli-Arab disputes are already the subject of frequent international scrutiny, the Commission to Examine the Status of...
Oprah’s Cable Network Showcases Chassidic Wedding (VIDEO)
Oprah Winfrey's cable channel "OWN" showcased a Chassidic Lubavitch wedding this week, as Michoel and Chava Shapiro tied the knot. The program "Our America with Lisa...
Our Forgotten Jewish War Heroes
Roses often have thorns, but do not actively attack those who try to pluck them. Leesha Rose is a different kind of flower. Rose is a Jewish...
Attack in Bulgaria
What Israel Can Do For You and What You Can Do For Israel We ask not what will be? But what can we do about...
Israeli Library Gets Rare Collection of Inquisition-era Sermons
The National Library of Israel has obtained a rare collection of 39 Portuguese sermons from the era of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions, Israel Hayom reported. Dating...
What Bulgaria Terror Victims and Their Families are Going Through
Jacob Kimchy, profiled recently by The Algemeiner created One Heart in 2006, a non-profit organization that provides psychological and emotional support to child victims of terror...
Re-emerging Mezuzah
This is a Mezuzah that I found in the Jewish Ghetto of Budapest re-emerge before my eyes. History: The area consisted of several blocks of the old...
Jewish Author Reflects on ‘Phantom Tollbooth’ Jubilee
Growing up in Brooklyn and going to school in Philadelphia, Jewish author Norton Juster saw and experienced some of the best and biggest of what...
Dr. Seuss and the Holocaust in France
Seventy years ago this week, 15-year-old Annie Kriegel was sitting in her Paris high school classroom, taking an exam, when her mother suddenly burst...
