Spirituality/Tradition
When the Homeland Becomes Home: Israel’s Senior Immigrants
JNS.org - Like other Jews his age, Gerry Wine remembers the day Israel was born—May 14, 1948—and the United Nations vote the previous November that...
Kosher Meals on Wheels Bring Food and Happiness to Jewish Seniors
JNS.org - Beth sits patiently at her dining room table, waiting for her Kosher Meals on Wheels (MOW) volunteer to arrive. A visit from a volunteer means dinner, which Beth receives five days a week from...
In Jerusalem, a Lifeline for Senior Citizens
Have you ever heard of a lifeline made from paper mâché? Or from silk, clay, paper, wood, or metal? It’s through working with those materials that 300 of Jerusalem’s senior citizens have been, literally, pulled...
Two Jewish Day Schools Receive $50,000 Innovation Grants
JNS.org - Two Jewish day schools have been awarded $50,000 apiece by the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC). The schools were two of five finalists among 62 applicants who had presented proposals at JEIC’s annual “Innovators Retreat” in Bal...
After Considering Suicide, Jewish Author Shows Another Way Forward
JNS.org - It’s a bold statement. But it is one that Jewish author John Shuchart of...
Don’t Get Trapped in the Past: The Best of Times is Now
God bless Barack Obama! He always makes my juices flow! He did it once again...
Have the Yazidis Been Forgotten by the International Community?
Nearly one year ago, global media and public opinion raged over the humanitarian crisis and...
Nepalese Ambassador Thanks Magen David Adom for Earthquake Aid
The Nepalese Ambassador to Israel, Prahlad Kumar Prasai, awarded a certificate of appreciation to the...
Book Paints Painful-But-Inspiring Picture of Holocaust’s Immediate Aftermath
JNS.org - Dan Stone’s “The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its...
When the Homeland Becomes Home: Israel’s Senior Immigrants
JNS.org - Like other Jews his age, Gerry Wine remembers the day Israel was born—May 14, 1948—and the United Nations vote the previous November that opened...
Kosher Meals on Wheels Bring Food and Happiness to Jewish Seniors
JNS.org - Beth sits patiently at her dining room table, waiting for her Kosher Meals on Wheels (MOW) volunteer to arrive. A visit from a volunteer...
In Jerusalem, a Lifeline for Senior Citizens
Have you ever heard of a lifeline made from paper mâché? Or from silk, clay, paper, wood, or metal? It’s through working with those materials...
Two Jewish Day Schools Receive $50,000 Innovation Grants
JNS.org - Two Jewish day schools have been awarded $50,000 apiece by the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC). The schools were two of five finalists among 62 applicants who...
After Considering Suicide, Jewish Author Shows Another Way Forward
JNS.org - It’s a bold statement. But it is one that Jewish author John Shuchart of Leawood, Kan., thinks could positively impact the 14.8 million American...
Don’t Get Trapped in the Past: The Best of Times is Now
God bless Barack Obama! He always makes my juices flow! He did it once again last week in an interview he had with Jeffrey Goldberg...
Have the Yazidis Been Forgotten by the International Community?
Nearly one year ago, global media and public opinion raged over the humanitarian crisis and near genocide facing the Yazidi population of northern Iraq at...
Nepalese Ambassador Thanks Magen David Adom for Earthquake Aid
The Nepalese Ambassador to Israel, Prahlad Kumar Prasai, awarded a certificate of appreciation to the members of the Israeli aid delegation in Nepal, who for...
Book Paints Painful-But-Inspiring Picture of Holocaust’s Immediate Aftermath
JNS.org - Dan Stone’s “The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath” is difficult reading, and not just because it documents...
Seeking Triple Crown, American Pharaoh Jockey Prays at Rabbi Schneerson’s Grave (VIDEO)
Jockey Victor Espinoza prayed for success at the grave of the Grand Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, New York on Thursday as he hopes to ride the first Triple...
Corruption at FIFA
You know someone is unsavory if Vladimir Putin defends him. Thank goodness Sepp Blatter, the recently reelected president of FIFA, has finally resigned. Or so...
When a Piece of Paper Meant Life or Death
JNS.org - “It is a fantastic commentary on the inhumanity of our times,” journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote at the height of the 1930s European Jewish refugee...
Humility: The Essential Jewish Virtue
David Brooks, in his new best seller, The Road to Character, draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues - the achievements and skills that...
Human Rights Activist ‘Punks’ Saudi Arabia Over Treatment of Gays
The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) held its annual celebration and job fair last month just outside Washington, D.C. The four-day event begun on...
