Spirituality/Tradition
Colorado’s Camp Ramah Builds Bridges by Welcoming Jewish-Mexicans
JNS.org - At a time when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised that if elected, “We’re going to have a big, beautiful wall” dividing...
Prophet Nahum Tomb in Iraqi Kurdistan Falling Into Disrepair
JNS.org - Sherd Mamsani, who was appointed the Jewish representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan's Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs by the Kurdish Regional Government last year, is fighting to save the tomb of the...
Rebuilding the Third Temple
If you're looking for the mothership of Jewish guilt, it can be found in our responsibility to rebuild the Third Temple -- Beit Hamikdash. Our sages say that if we don't witness its rebuilding, it's as if...
Jewish and Christian Israel-Supporters Discuss Anti-BDS Efforts in Knesset
JNS.org - “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us,” Israeli MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) reminded a packed Knesset hall earlier this month during the premier joint meeting of the...
How to Handle the Law in Extraordinary Times
The news this past week has been overwhelming, and we have been inundated with stories...
Living in Israel and Dealing With Loss From Abroad
JNS.org - Living in Israel comes with many hardships, some of them known and some of...
Judaism, Yoga and Eastern Spirituality
Before coming to Israel, I had a great deal of confusion as to how yoga...
Your Word Is Your Bond, So Keep It
This week’s parsha opens with an account of the laws of vows and oaths. What...
Kosher Wine: Myths and Facts
There’s always one. In every crowd, at least one. “Oh, I don’t want that kosher wine” -- the word...
Colorado’s Camp Ramah Builds Bridges by Welcoming Jewish-Mexicans
JNS.org - At a time when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised that if elected, “We’re going to have a big, beautiful wall” dividing Mexico...
Prophet Nahum Tomb in Iraqi Kurdistan Falling Into Disrepair
JNS.org - Sherd Mamsani, who was appointed the Jewish representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan's Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs by the Kurdish Regional Government...
Rebuilding the Third Temple
If you're looking for the mothership of Jewish guilt, it can be found in our responsibility to rebuild the Third Temple -- Beit Hamikdash. Our sages say...
Jewish and Christian Israel-Supporters Discuss Anti-BDS Efforts in Knesset
JNS.org - “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us,” Israeli MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) reminded a packed Knesset hall...
How to Handle the Law in Extraordinary Times
The news this past week has been overwhelming, and we have been inundated with stories -- the dreadful murder of a priest in France by ISIS-inspired...
Living in Israel and Dealing With Loss From Abroad
JNS.org - Living in Israel comes with many hardships, some of them known and some of them unknown. I expected certain dilemmas with the language, bureaucracy,...
Judaism, Yoga and Eastern Spirituality
Before coming to Israel, I had a great deal of confusion as to how yoga could fit into a Jewish lifestyle. How could I practice...
Your Word Is Your Bond, So Keep It
This week’s parsha opens with an account of the laws of vows and oaths. What is it doing here near the end of the book...
Kosher Wine: Myths and Facts
There’s always one. In every crowd, at least one. “Oh, I don’t want that kosher wine” -- the word "kosher" said with such disdain as to indicate he thinks it’s...
Looking to Judaism for Advice on How to Behave the Morning After the US Election
The most remarkable thing about the failed coup in Turkey last week is how utterly unremarkable it actually was. While this particular coup was unsuccessful,...
Curses Into Blessings
Even an elementary approach to Parshat Balak demonstrates that, in the long run, our enemies are unable to curse us, because The Holy One will...
CUFI Promotes Supporting Israel as a Core Christian Value
JNS.org - While much of the media focused on the recent terror attack in Nice, the failed coup in Turkey and the Republican National Convention, thousands...
Conversion Confusion
We know well enough by now that the status of conversions to Judaism is an unholy, inconsistent, politicized and often corrupt mess. As a people...
Israeli Trailblazer Dean Kremer Brings Jewish Values to Nascent Pro Baseball Career
JNS.org - Other than being part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Sandy Koufax and Dean Kremer have something else in common: a respect for Jewish...
