Spirituality/Tradition
Painting to the Sound of the Music (VIDEO)
David Asher Brook is a 31 year old artist, living in Sydney Australia with his wife and three children. Growing up, Judaism was...
The Prophetic Voice
During the three weeks between 17 Tammuz and Tisha b'Av, as we recall the destruction of the Temples, we read three of the most searing passages in the prophetic literature, the first two from the...
Sephardic Rabbi Endorses Concubine Scenario Under Jewish Law
A Sephardic Rabbi in Israel has ruled that the taking of a concubine is an act that in certain instances is permissible by halacha, the code of Jewish law. Rabbi Eliyahu Abergel, a Talmudist who has published...
“Son of Hamas” Author to Film Documentary on Muhammed
Mosab Hassan Yousef is currently in Israel to produce two films with Israeli producer and actor Sam Feuer. The first is a feature film adaptation of Yousef's autobiography, Son of Hamas, and the other is...
Breaking Boundaries: Orthodox Woman to Run For New York State Senate
Flatbush resident Mindy Meyer is a busy multi-tasker, juggling between her work as a judicial...
With No Razor, Matisyahu Turned to Supercuts
Musical star Matisyahu ended his hassidic days in an Upper West Side Supercuts chain-store, according...
Parents of Dead Billionaire Heiress Eva Rausing Want Jewish Burial
Eva Rausing, who was found dead in her $109 million home in London this month,...
Where Hebrew is Leading the Way
Preserving scholarship, digitizing Hebrew text, and dramatically increasing access to archived scholarly materials written...
Fifty Shades of…
I was thinking of writing a bestselling novel called Fifty Shades of Black about a...
Painting to the Sound of the Music (VIDEO)
David Asher Brook is a 31 year old artist, living in Sydney Australia with his wife and three children. Growing up, Judaism was a...
The Prophetic Voice
During the three weeks between 17 Tammuz and Tisha b'Av, as we recall the destruction of the Temples, we read three of the most searing...
Sephardic Rabbi Endorses Concubine Scenario Under Jewish Law
A Sephardic Rabbi in Israel has ruled that the taking of a concubine is an act that in certain instances is permissible by halacha, the code...
“Son of Hamas” Author to Film Documentary on Muhammed
Mosab Hassan Yousef is currently in Israel to produce two films with Israeli producer and actor Sam Feuer. The first is a feature film adaptation...
Breaking Boundaries: Orthodox Woman to Run For New York State Senate
Flatbush resident Mindy Meyer is a busy multi-tasker, juggling between her work as a judicial intern for Judge Francois Rivera at the Kings County Supreme...
With No Razor, Matisyahu Turned to Supercuts
Musical star Matisyahu ended his hassidic days in an Upper West Side Supercuts chain-store, according to a Huffington Post interview with the Jewish reggae artist. The...
Parents of Dead Billionaire Heiress Eva Rausing Want Jewish Burial
Eva Rausing, who was found dead in her $109 million home in London this month, wanted to be buried in Sweden but her parents want...
Where Hebrew is Leading the Way
Preserving scholarship, digitizing Hebrew text, and dramatically increasing access to archived scholarly materials written in Hebrew. Those are all likely outcomes following the...
Fifty Shades of…
I was thinking of writing a bestselling novel called Fifty Shades of Black about a young Hasidic man in Williamsburg who decides to buy a...
Higgs Boson and God
In 1964 the physicist Peter Higgs suggested that there had to be a crucial particle (a boson) that helped explain how matter could emerge...
Jewish Billionaire Michael Moritz Donates £75 Mllion to Oxford
On Wednesday, Jewish investor Michael Moritz made one of Europe's single largest monetary gifts ever to Oxford University, funding an annual scholarship program for three...
Israelis and Norwegians Clash Over Holocaust, Anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM—A new study of anti-Semitic attitudes in Norway has triggered a lively debate over the degree of hostility toward Jews and Israel in...
Exclusive Algemeiner Interview: Olympic Jewish Gymnast Aly Raisman Talks Medals, Fashion and Calls for Minute’s Silence
Alexandra "Aly" Raisman is a Jewish American gymnast slated to compete in the London Olympics later this month. Rated one of the world's top...
India Buys Rare Gandhi Letters Belonging To Jewish Bodybuilder
In a private transaction held at Sotheby's before the scheduled auction, the Government of India has purchased thousands of papers relating to Mahatma Gandhi and...
