Spirituality/Tradition
15th Century Jewish Prayer Book Expected to Fetch Over Half a Million Dollars (PHOTOS)
Christie's New York will be unveiling to the public for the first time since it's creation in Tuscany during the late 15th century, an...
Crossing The Sea To Go Backwards
We Jews are a fractious lot. And the Hasidic world is the ultimate in bitter religious splits. Satmar, the largest dynasty today, has two rival rebbes. But the first rancorous division of a...
Curtis Sliwa Reveals Secret Family, Will Raise Kids Jewish (VIDEO)
Catholic Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa has long been known as a mensch. Now the title takes on new meaning as he has revealed to the New York Post that he plans to raise his...
49 Days of the Omer: Live on the Huffington Post
The Huffington Post will live blog all 49 days between Passover and the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, known as the Omer. The site's religion page, run by editor Paul Raushenbush, just finished "the longest live blog...
The Seder of the Recovering Alcoholic
Fifteen years ago, I observed a Passover in Japan. It was a few weeks before...
A Brief History of Israel: Celebrating 64 Years of Independence
In honor of Israel's 64th birthday, JointMedia News Service takes a look at the...
From Flab to Fab: Kosher Style Fitness
Year after year, the number one new year's resolution people have is to lose weight....
And Now for Something Completely Different: Some Music for the Holiday
I offer to my readers a change of pace that I hope will bring some...
New Jewish Superhero Rises from Brooklyn
Comic book lore is riddled with famous Jews, from the creators of Superman to the...
15th Century Jewish Prayer Book Expected to Fetch Over Half a Million Dollars (PHOTOS)
Christie's New York will be unveiling to the public for the first time since it's creation in Tuscany during the late 15th century, an extremely...
Crossing The Sea To Go Backwards
We Jews are a fractious lot. And the Hasidic world is the ultimate in bitter religious splits. Satmar, the largest dynasty today, has two...
Curtis Sliwa Reveals Secret Family, Will Raise Kids Jewish (VIDEO)
Catholic Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa has long been known as a mensch. Now the title takes on new meaning as he has revealed to...
49 Days of the Omer: Live on the Huffington Post
The Huffington Post will live blog all 49 days between Passover and the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, known as the Omer. The site's religion page, run...
The Seder of the Recovering Alcoholic
Fifteen years ago, I observed a Passover in Japan. It was a few weeks before Passover 1997. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Chabad World Headquarters...
A Brief History of Israel: Celebrating 64 Years of Independence
In honor of Israel's 64th birthday, JointMedia News Service takes a look at the major events that shaped each decade in Israel's history ...
From Flab to Fab: Kosher Style Fitness
Year after year, the number one new year's resolution people have is to lose weight. And, according to Time magazine, it's also the number one broken...
And Now for Something Completely Different: Some Music for the Holiday
I offer to my readers a change of pace that I hope will bring some joy for the Pesach (Passover) Holiday. Here are links to...
New Jewish Superhero Rises from Brooklyn
Comic book lore is riddled with famous Jews, from the creators of Superman to the original Green Lantern cartoonist. Joshua Stulman, of Brooklyn, is now launching...
America and Israel: Remembering Heroes Together
Israeli casualties of major wars, military engagements, operations, and enemy terrorist attacks are remembered on Yom Hazikaron, Israel's national remembrance day. The memorial rolls include Israel...
A Quiet Education Revolution
A quiet revolution is taking place in the Israeli education system. When the next school year begins in September, a third stream of state-approved schools...
Honoring Survivors and Soldiers Alongside American Armor
The liberation of the Nazi death camps by Allied forces during the closing days of World War II, including Buchenwald some 67 years ago this...
Re-Creating the Iconic Composer George Gershwin on Stage
As the composer of such international smashes as "West Side Story" and "Candide," and the musical director of the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein has...
“Why Do You Send Your Kids to Jewish Summer Camp?”
At age 8, when Molly Hott stepped off the bus to complete her first summer of overnight camp, she told her parents she was going...
