Spirituality/Tradition
Viral Israeli Blues Rocker Lazer Lloyd Launches US Tour (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Israeli blues rocker Lazer Lloyd — whose songs X-Mas Blues and New Years Blues have gone viral since both holidays — is touring the...
Water as a Metaphor for a Life of Torah
Water has been in the news a lot this week. In Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder used his State of the State address to apologize to the residents of Flint -- a city of 100,000 residents...
The Odyssey of My First Israeli Haircut
JNS.org - Never having gotten my hair cut in Israel before, I was mildly concerned about finding a good place for a cut and some highlights. I scoured the Facebook group “Secret Jerusalem,” where Anglos turn...
Dressing Jewish in Public — A Call to Arms
With antisemitisim arising in France, England, and in Europe as a whole, Jewish leaders have been debating the removal of the yarmulke (skullcap) in public. This is to prevent provocation and antisemitic acts against identified Jews. The...
The Serenity of Shabbat
The first translation of the Torah into another language -- Greek -- took place in around the...
We Must Open Our Eyes to the Exodus From Egypt — and the World Around Us
Last Sunday, a whole group of us from Beverly Hills Synagogue went to visit the...
Conservative Judaism’s Rebranding Effort Could Signal a Sea Change
JNS.org - Conservative Judaism has always had something akin to middle-child syndrome: squeezed on both sides...
A Big Fat Israeli Wedding
JNS.org - If you think your Jewish reunions are big, try a gathering with two Jewish families put...
Hassidic Funk Band Zusha on a Mission to Transcend Labels
JNS.org - There’s no one label for the deep, spiritual, funky, fun and eclectic tunes of...
Viral Israeli Blues Rocker Lazer Lloyd Launches US Tour (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Israeli blues rocker Lazer Lloyd — whose songs X-Mas Blues and New Years Blues have gone viral since both holidays — is touring the United...
Water as a Metaphor for a Life of Torah
Water has been in the news a lot this week. In Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder used his State of the State address to apologize to...
The Odyssey of My First Israeli Haircut
JNS.org - Never having gotten my hair cut in Israel before, I was mildly concerned about finding a good place for a cut and some highlights....
Dressing Jewish in Public — A Call to Arms
With antisemitisim arising in France, England, and in Europe as a whole, Jewish leaders have been debating the removal of the yarmulke (skullcap) in public. This...
The Serenity of Shabbat
The first translation of the Torah into another language -- Greek -- took place in around the second century BCE, in Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy...
We Must Open Our Eyes to the Exodus From Egypt — and the World Around Us
Last Sunday, a whole group of us from Beverly Hills Synagogue went to visit the Broad Museum, a new Modern Art installation in downtown LA....
Conservative Judaism’s Rebranding Effort Could Signal a Sea Change
JNS.org - Conservative Judaism has always had something akin to middle-child syndrome: squeezed on both sides by the Orthodox and Reform movements. But lately, its identity...
A Big Fat Israeli Wedding
JNS.org - If you think your Jewish reunions are big, try a gathering with two Jewish families put together, plus friends from nearly every continent. And, with the...
Hassidic Funk Band Zusha on a Mission to Transcend Labels
JNS.org - There’s no one label for the deep, spiritual, funky, fun and eclectic tunes of one of the hottest new Hassidic funk bands, Zusha. “What are we?...
Israeli’s Chief Rabbinate Wants to Become the Vatican
The tensions created by the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate within Israeli society have extended to the Diaspora and are now undermining relations with the Jewish state. Ironically,...
Israel’s Shift from West to East — and the Implications for American Jewry
JNS.org - Last week, the media carried what on the surface appeared to be an insignificant story on the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s announcement of plans to...
Hope Is Born in the Home
The American writer Bruce Feiler recently published a best-selling book entitled The Secrets of Happy Families. It’s an engaging work that uses research largely drawn from...
Jewish Poverty in Manhattan Exists and Needs Our Attention Now
Poverty among Jews in Manhattan is a reality -- just one whose proportions few are aware of. For example, are you aware that Selfhelp estimates that there are...
Why Excluding Books Can Help Preserve Jewish Identity
I have not read Dorit Rabiniyan’s book Borderlife -- and I’m pretty sure I never will. I mention it only because last week it was excluded...
