Spirituality/Tradition
Palestinian Terror Wave Has Israel’s Rabbis Searching for Spiritual Solutions
JNS.org - Their pictures and their names are burned on our hearts—victims of terrorism whose final moments we can’t even imagine. It’s in precisely these...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Revisiting Program Employing Blind Women
JNS.org - During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in 2013, I reported on an innovative initiative launched by German gynecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann. Discovering Hands gives blind women an opportunity for a life-changing career by turning their...
On Syrian Refugee Crisis, Jewish Community Moves From Words to Action
JNS.org - Will Recant pulls both heartstrings and purse strings for a living. As the head of the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, a consortium of 49 national Jewish organizations, he has been at the center of...
Judaism and Creationism
There is a myriad of issues and challenges that we all face every day. Coping with life can be exhausting and exhilarating. But needing to know when exactly the universe or the earth were created is...
Seize the Day: A Sermon in Memory of Na’ama and Rabbi Eitam Henkin
JNS.org - The following sermon was delivered by Rabbi Barry Gelman at United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston during Shabbat...
Council of Europe Overturns Ritual Circumcision Ban
JNS.org - In a victory for Jews observing the tradition of brit milah, the Parliamentary Assembly...
Paris to Unveil Memorial for Infant Victims of the Holocaust
On Friday, October 9, a commemorative plaque will be unveiled in a small city park called...
Judaism Is a Religion of Listening, Not Seeing
What exactly was the first sin? What was the Tree of Knowledge of good and...
Jerusalem’s Christian Zionist Super Bowl
JNS.org - Black lights and sensational music. Dancing. Prayer. Charity. A march of thousands of colors...
Palestinian Terror Wave Has Israel’s Rabbis Searching for Spiritual Solutions
JNS.org - Their pictures and their names are burned on our hearts—victims of terrorism whose final moments we can’t even imagine. It’s in precisely these times...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Revisiting Program Employing Blind Women
JNS.org - During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in 2013, I reported on an innovative initiative launched by German gynecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann. Discovering Hands gives blind...
On Syrian Refugee Crisis, Jewish Community Moves From Words to Action
JNS.org - Will Recant pulls both heartstrings and purse strings for a living. As the head of the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, a consortium of 49...
Judaism and Creationism
There is a myriad of issues and challenges that we all face every day. Coping with life can be exhausting and exhilarating. But needing to know...
Seize the Day: A Sermon in Memory of Na’ama and Rabbi Eitam Henkin
JNS.org - The following sermon was delivered by Rabbi Barry Gelman at United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston during Shabbat morning services on Oct. 3, days after Palestinian terrorists murdered...
Council of Europe Overturns Ritual Circumcision Ban
JNS.org - In a victory for Jews observing the tradition of brit milah, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has overturned a 2013...
Paris to Unveil Memorial for Infant Victims of the Holocaust
On Friday, October 9, a commemorative plaque will be unveiled in a small city park called "Les Jardins des Rosiers," which is located in the Marais...
Judaism Is a Religion of Listening, Not Seeing
What exactly was the first sin? What was the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil? Is this kind of knowledge a bad thing --...
Jerusalem’s Christian Zionist Super Bowl
JNS.org - Black lights and sensational music. Dancing. Prayer. Charity. A march of thousands of colors from more than 80 nations — a march in solidarity...
What’s That Huge White Bridal Dress Floating Over the Tower of David?
JNS.org - “What’s that huge white bridal dress floating over the Tower of David?” That’s what visitors to Jerusalem’s Old City asked last week. The wedding...
Shul-Hopping in Safed: a Simhat Torah Treat
JNS.org - On Simhat Torah, it is said, the Torahs long to celebrate. But since they lack feet, we Jews need to lend them ours for 24...
Why It’s Hard to Be a Religious Jew, and Why It’s Worth It
Judaism began with 40 years of wandering in the desert, with plenty of time to celebrate festive days. Its calendar, based on both the solar...
School Strike Ends, But Israeli Catholic Community Still at a Political Crossroads
JNS.org - While much attention has been paid to the recent high-profile United States visit of Pope Francis, Israel’s Catholic community finds itself represented by leaders...
This Year Building for Sukkot, Next Year in the Rebuilt Jerusalem
JNS.org - This year was my very first Yom Kippur in Israel. The experience was in some ways similar to Yom Kippur in the U.S., but...
