Spirituality/Tradition
Tissue Samples From Holocaust Victims Found in French Lab
JNS.org - A researcher has discovered the 70-year-old remains of Jewish victims of Holocaust-era gas chambers at a medical research facility in Strasbourg, France. Along with tissue...
Will ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Verdict Resonate for Present Dangers like Iran?
JNS.0rg - Oskar Groening, 94, known as the “bookkeeper” or “accountant” of Auschwitz, was sentenced to four years in prison by a German court this week for his complicity in the murder of 300,000 Hungarian Jews...
The Diverse Faces Aboard the 53rd Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Flight
JNS.org - “We will be a part of something so big—it is unthinkable to me,” Tracie Beavers said three-quarters of the way through a nearly 12-hour flight on July 13. The Columbus, Ohio, mother of three...
On Iran Nuclear Deal, Remember That One Voice Can Make a Difference
A roaring stadium is packed to capacity. Not Ohio State vs. Michigan, but the kind of brutal, life-and-death clash that occurred 2,000 years ago – in the Colosseum. The spectators have worked themselves into a frenzy,...
At Jerusalem Genealogy Confab, Passion for Past Unites Experts and Novices
JNS.org - Young folks with backpacks slung over shoulders, middle-aged Americans in designer jeans, men in...
Israeli Outreach Group Wants Anglos to Feel at Home in the Jewish Homeland
JNS.org - “Israel needs to be a more welcoming place for all Jews,” says Rabbi Reuven...
Thief Returns Ancient Roman Artifacts: ‘They Brought Me Nothing But Trouble’
A pair of ancient Roman trebuchet stones were discovered outside a museum in southern Israel on...
Tomorrow I Make Aliyah
JNS.org - Tomorrow, I make aliyah. The next day, I become an Israeli citizen. And the...
Cattleman Raising Historic Herd of Red Heifers in Israel
JERUSALEM - The Temple Institute is working together with an Israeli cattleman to raise a...
Tissue Samples From Holocaust Victims Found in French Lab
JNS.org - A researcher has discovered the 70-year-old remains of Jewish victims of Holocaust-era gas chambers at a medical research facility in Strasbourg, France. Along with tissue samples,...
Will ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Verdict Resonate for Present Dangers like Iran?
JNS.0rg - Oskar Groening, 94, known as the “bookkeeper” or “accountant” of Auschwitz, was sentenced to four years in prison by a German court this week...
The Diverse Faces Aboard the 53rd Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Flight
JNS.org - “We will be a part of something so big—it is unthinkable to me,” Tracie Beavers said three-quarters of the way through a nearly 12-hour...
On Iran Nuclear Deal, Remember That One Voice Can Make a Difference
A roaring stadium is packed to capacity. Not Ohio State vs. Michigan, but the kind of brutal, life-and-death clash that occurred 2,000 years ago –...
At Jerusalem Genealogy Confab, Passion for Past Unites Experts and Novices
JNS.org - Young folks with backpacks slung over shoulders, middle-aged Americans in designer jeans, men in black velvet kippot, Israelis in khaki shorts. A thousand of...
Israeli Outreach Group Wants Anglos to Feel at Home in the Jewish Homeland
JNS.org - “Israel needs to be a more welcoming place for all Jews,” says Rabbi Reuven Spolter, overseas rabbinic coordinator for Tzohar, an Israeli outreach organization...
Thief Returns Ancient Roman Artifacts: ‘They Brought Me Nothing But Trouble’
A pair of ancient Roman trebuchet stones were discovered outside a museum in southern Israel on Monday, accompanied by a cryptic note. The artifacts were identified as...
Tomorrow I Make Aliyah
JNS.org - Tomorrow, I make aliyah. The next day, I become an Israeli citizen. And the day after that, I begin my life in Israel. Nervous? Definitely....
Cattleman Raising Historic Herd of Red Heifers in Israel
JERUSALEM - The Temple Institute is working together with an Israeli cattleman to raise a red heifer in Israel, in strict accordance with the Biblical...
We Must Have Retribution, But Not Revenge
Near the end of Bemidbar, we encounter the law of the cities of refuge: three cities to the east of the Jordan and, later, three...
90-Year-Old Woman ‘Going Home,’ Makes Aliyah
JNS.org - Susan Friedman proves that it’s never too late to be a pioneer. At the ripe age of 90, she made aliyah Monday on a...
Jerusalem Film Workshop Features Oscar Nominees
The Jerusalem Film Workshop announced that its recently opened 2015 summer program will include playing host to some prestigious guests, as well as the presentation of...
The Theocracy of Israel’s Rabbinate
I have always felt that in a democracy, it should not be the role of a state to impose personal religious practices on its citizens....
Natalie Portman Says She is ‘Grateful’ for Her Israeli Roots — ‘I Never Questioned My Identity’
Famed actress Natalie Portman said she takes pride in having Israeli roots, in a new cover story for the Harper's Bazaar's August issue. "Everyone has a very...
