Spirituality/Tradition
Rosh Hashanah and the Coming Challenges of 5776
The past year, like its predecessors, will once again be viewed by many as an annus horribilis. It has indeed been a bitter year on many...
A Welcome and Warning to French Jews
This year's figures for immigration to Israel from France are not yet in, as such statistics are not calculated according to the Hebrew calendar. But around 3,000 French Jews made aliyah during this summer alone. In...
My Non-Birthright Experience with Birthright
JNS.org - Chances are, if you are Jewish and have a close connection with a young Jewish adult, you have heard of Taglit-Birthright Israel. Most people know it as the “free 10-day trip” to Israel...
Rosh Hashanah: The Beginning of Change
Rosh Hashanah could not be coming at a better time this year. With the American Jewish community being torn between support and rejection of the Iran deal, the growing rift between supporters and opposers of the policies of Israeli...
‘Pastry Secrets’ Arrive Just in Time for Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - Babka. Strudel. Stollen. Danish pastry. Not to mention Gugelhopf and Charlotte. The names set...
Jim Joseph Foundation Grants $16 Million to Hillel Campus Umbrella
JNS.org - Hillel International has received a new $16 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation....
Why Do We Choose Judaism? Because We Choose Life
This week’s parsha raises a question that goes to the heart of Judaism, but which...
Palestinians Angered by Israeli ‘Sanhedrin’ Decision to Put Pope Francis on Trial
JNS.org - A Palestinian member of the al-Fatah Revolutionary Council has condemned the self-declared Israeli Sanhedrin’s...
Fusing Israeli and Holocaust History, Novel Offers a ‘Middle Eastern Western’
JNS.org - There is a game that all of us have played at some time in...
Rosh Hashanah and the Coming Challenges of 5776
The past year, like its predecessors, will once again be viewed by many as an annus horribilis. It has indeed been a bitter year on many fronts....
A Welcome and Warning to French Jews
This year's figures for immigration to Israel from France are not yet in, as such statistics are not calculated according to the Hebrew calendar. But...
My Non-Birthright Experience with Birthright
JNS.org - Chances are, if you are Jewish and have a close connection with a young Jewish adult, you have heard of Taglit-Birthright Israel. Most...
Rosh Hashanah: The Beginning of Change
Rosh Hashanah could not be coming at a better time this year. With the American Jewish community being torn between support and rejection of the Iran deal, the growing...
‘Pastry Secrets’ Arrive Just in Time for Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - Babka. Strudel. Stollen. Danish pastry. Not to mention Gugelhopf and Charlotte. The names set the mouth to watering and conjure up lovingly concocted pastries...
Jim Joseph Foundation Grants $16 Million to Hillel Campus Umbrella
JNS.org - Hillel International has received a new $16 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation. The largest grant ever awarded by the foundation will be...
Why Do We Choose Judaism? Because We Choose Life
This week’s parsha raises a question that goes to the heart of Judaism, but which was not asked for many centuries until raised by a...
Palestinians Angered by Israeli ‘Sanhedrin’ Decision to Put Pope Francis on Trial
JNS.org - A Palestinian member of the al-Fatah Revolutionary Council has condemned the self-declared Israeli Sanhedrin’s recent letter to Pope Francis, which demands that the pope rescind...
Fusing Israeli and Holocaust History, Novel Offers a ‘Middle Eastern Western’
JNS.org - There is a game that all of us have played at some time in our lives. We ask ourselves: What would my life be...
Prayer Project Calls on Christians Worldwide to Honor Fallen IDF Soldiers
BreakingIsraelNews.com/JNS.org - Heart to Heart, an Israeli non-profit organization that supports Israel’s emergency services, has launched a new prayer project enabling Christian supporters of the Jewish state to...
The Incredible Story of Gluckel of Hamelin, a Great Jewish Lady
Most of us have heard of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but how many know about a nice Jewish lady called Gluckel of Hamelin? She...
‘Shmita’ Sabbatical Year Puts Israel’s ‘Four Species’ Industry in a Bind This Sukkot
JNS.org - Hagai Kirshenbaum is a member of the fourth generation of his family to harvest etrogim (singular: etrog) on a large orchard outside of Rehovot...
Is a Yom Kippur-Christmas Comparison Naughty or Nice?
JNS.org - “It’s said that during this time [between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur], the Book of Life is open and it’s decided who will live...
Can Yom Kippur Atonement Be Accomplished in 140 Characters or Less?
JNS.org - Coming from a non-observant family of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union to Israel, a country where many people tend to lead secular...
