Spirituality/Tradition
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College to Admit Intermarried Students
JNS.org - The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College on Wednesday announced a new plan to admit students with non-Jewish spouses. “As you are likely already aware, this policy...
Rare Church Mosaic, Uncovered by Israeli Schoolchildren, to Go on Display
Approximately two years ago, an extremely unique 1,500-year-old mosaic, which comprised part of the floor of an abandoned church from the Byzantine era, was discovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), together with the help...
Be Like Moses, Serve a Cause Greater Than Yourself
And so Moses dies, alone on a mountain with God – as he had been all those years ago when as a shepherd in Midian, he caught sight of a bush in flames and heard...
The Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. The U.S. connection: Columbus Day is celebrated around Sukkot. According to "Columbus Then and Now" (Miles Davidson, 1997, p. 268), Columbus arrived in America on Friday afternoon, October 12, 1492, the 21st day of the Jewish...
This Sukkot, Israel’s Immigrant Children Given Chance to Enjoy the Holiday
When the Yemin Orde Youth Village was established on Mount Carmel in northern Israel in...
Holocaust to Hebrew: Cantor’s Album Bridges Generations, Genres, Families
JNS.org - These are Israeli folk songs as you’ve never heard them before. And that’s exactly the...
The Holocaust Legacy That Packs a Punch
JNS.org - Shot three times by the Nazis in Poland, Bernard Fleischer was down for the...
Unlikely Etrog Grower Helps American City Dwellers Connect with Sukkot Ritual
JNS.org - There is something special and ironic about seeing the iconic and illustrious yellow etrog...
Why Sukkot Reminds Us of the Need for a Jewish State
The Duke of Manheim once asked Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Levin why children ask the "Four Questions" on...
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College to Admit Intermarried Students
JNS.org - The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College on Wednesday announced a new plan to admit students with non-Jewish spouses. “As you are likely already aware, this policy change...
Rare Church Mosaic, Uncovered by Israeli Schoolchildren, to Go on Display
Approximately two years ago, an extremely unique 1,500-year-old mosaic, which comprised part of the floor of an abandoned church from the Byzantine era, was discovered...
Be Like Moses, Serve a Cause Greater Than Yourself
And so Moses dies, alone on a mountain with God – as he had been all those years ago when as a shepherd in Midian,...
The Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. The U.S. connection: Columbus Day is celebrated around Sukkot. According to "Columbus Then and Now" (Miles Davidson, 1997, p. 268), Columbus arrived in America on Friday...
This Sukkot, Israel’s Immigrant Children Given Chance to Enjoy the Holiday
When the Yemin Orde Youth Village was established on Mount Carmel in northern Israel in 1953, few could have predicted the impact it would have...
Holocaust to Hebrew: Cantor’s Album Bridges Generations, Genres, Families
JNS.org - These are Israeli folk songs as you’ve never heard them before. And that’s exactly the point: Cantor Elisa Waltzman’s debut album seeks to bridge a...
The Holocaust Legacy That Packs a Punch
JNS.org - Shot three times by the Nazis in Poland, Bernard Fleischer was down for the count. But just as he was about to be finished...
Unlikely Etrog Grower Helps American City Dwellers Connect with Sukkot Ritual
JNS.org - There is something special and ironic about seeing the iconic and illustrious yellow etrog (citron) growing in the frozen tundra of America’s Mid-Atlantic region...
Why Sukkot Reminds Us of the Need for a Jewish State
The Duke of Manheim once asked Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Levin why children ask the "Four Questions" on Passover and not Sukkot.“After all, on Sukkot you have more...
If God Is Just, Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
In majestic language, Moses breaks into song, investing his final testament to the Israelites with all the power and passion at his command. He begins...
Bangladeshi Islamists Threaten Global Slaughter of Secular Writers
A radical Islamist group in Bangladesh is threatening to take its jihad against secular writers global. The Ansarullah Bangla Team, which is suspected of acting on threats and...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is a major Jewish holiday of individual self-enhancement spiritually and perpetually, transforming acrimony and vindictiveness into forgiveness, peace of mind and peaceful...
Reflections on Sin and Gratitude
During the Days of Awe between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews have the chance to alter our fate. Through a combination of repentance, prayer...
Supermodel’s Imminent Wedding Sparks Battle Between Ultra-Orthodox Columnists Over Officiating Rabbi
The upcoming wedding of Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli to Israeli businessman Adi Ezra has stirred up anger in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community at the rabbi...
