Spirituality/Tradition
Religion, Like Fire, Can Burn – and We Must Guard the Flame
The shock is immense. For several weeks and many chapters - the longest prelude in the Torah - we have read of the preparations...
Anne Frank’s Death at Bergen-Belsen Commemorated With #Notsilent Campaign (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, along with the end of World War II, is being commemorated Wednesday on the same day that Israel marks Yom HaShoah...
Examining the Mezuzah
According to the Biblical narrative, when the Children of Israel were still in Egypt they were commanded to prepare in various ways for the Exodus (Chapter 12). They had to set aside a lamb to...
20 French Mayors to Visit Israel for Yom HaShoah
JNS.org - A delegation of 20 French mayors will visit Israel next week to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day). The mayors all come from towns that have commemorated residents who have been designated as Righteous...
UK May Fire 100 Islamist Educators in ‘Trojan Horse’ Scandal
At least 100 Islamist teachers and teaching assistants implicated in last year's "Trojan Horse" teaching...
Guide Book Maps Out Emerging Judea and Samaria Tourism Industry
JNS.org - When Haaretz approved writer Karni Eldad's idea for an article on B&Bs (bed...
UJA and Jewish Communal Fund Must Reject the New Israel Fund
The State of Israel is under assault by a campaign that is partially financed by...
Educational Integration: Time to Set an Example for Israeli Children
JNS.org - The unfortunate truth is that Israeli society is still afraid of people...
Picturing the Jewish Jesus: Bill O’Reilly and the National Geographic Channel Get it Right
When I tuned in on March 29, 2015, for the National Geographic's film production Killing Jesus,...
Religion, Like Fire, Can Burn – and We Must Guard the Flame
The shock is immense. For several weeks and many chapters - the longest prelude in the Torah - we have read of the preparations for...
Anne Frank’s Death at Bergen-Belsen Commemorated With #Notsilent Campaign (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, along with the end of World War II, is being commemorated...
Examining the Mezuzah
According to the Biblical narrative, when the Children of Israel were still in Egypt they were commanded to prepare in various ways for the Exodus...
20 French Mayors to Visit Israel for Yom HaShoah
JNS.org - A delegation of 20 French mayors will visit Israel next week to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day). The mayors all come from...
UK May Fire 100 Islamist Educators in ‘Trojan Horse’ Scandal
At least 100 Islamist teachers and teaching assistants implicated in last year's "Trojan Horse" teaching scandal in Birmingham, England may face lifetime teaching bans. Last June, the...
Guide Book Maps Out Emerging Judea and Samaria Tourism Industry
JNS.org - When Haaretz approved writer Karni Eldad's idea for an article on B&Bs (bed and breakfasts) in Judea and Samaria, the left-leaning Israeli newspaper...
UJA and Jewish Communal Fund Must Reject the New Israel Fund
The State of Israel is under assault by a campaign that is partially financed by Jewish-American donors. There are a number of organizations supported by the...
Educational Integration: Time to Set an Example for Israeli Children
JNS.org - The unfortunate truth is that Israeli society is still afraid of people with disabilities. I say "still" because, back in 1988, Israel passed...
Picturing the Jewish Jesus: Bill O’Reilly and the National Geographic Channel Get it Right
When I tuned in on March 29, 2015, for the National Geographic's film production Killing Jesus, adapted from Bill O'Reilly's book Killing Jesus, I was poised, pen...
New Book Provides a ‘New Passover Menu’
JNS.org - For those who feel that Passover cooking can be as restrictive as their ancestors' enslavement in Egypt, pastry chef and author Paula Shoyer...
For Interfaith Families, Passover and Easter a Delicate Balancing Act
JNS.org - For a growing number of Jewish families, Passover has become not only a holiday that retells the age-old story of the Exodus...
On Passover, Remember the Immigrant
JNS.org - The Passover seder begins by welcoming anyone who is hungry, an idea that comes straight from the Book of Exodus (23:9), which...
From Temple Times Through Today, Passover Conveys Message of Jewish Unity
JNS.org - Between 19 BCE and 4 BCE, King Herod I renovated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, enlarging and beautifying it. It is during...
A New Thematic Approach to the Passover Seder
JNS.org - How is this year's Passover seder different from all other seders? More often than not, the answer might be, "Nothing's different at...
