Spirituality/Tradition
Reflecting on Empathy and an Unspeakable Tragedy for the Jewish Community
JNS.org - "In the end it is for their benefit and for our benefit, but we cannot understand the master plan," said Gabriel...
J Street U Students March on Hillel
JNS.org - WASHINGTON, DC—On Monday, nearly 500 college students attending the annual J Street conference in America's capital gathered outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for a two-block march to the headquarters of...
What Israel’s Election Really Reveals About the Jewish State
A saying attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt states that small minds discuss people, average minds discuss events, and great minds discuss ideas. This is not applicable to all commentators on public affairs but it is sadly...
Radicalization of Europe’s Muslims Hits a Crisis Point
With every new atrocity, Western leaders and political commentators collectively assure themselves and the public that the Islamic State's power will suffer, that its PR machine is failing, and that the flow of Western Muslims...
Democracy is the Real Winner of Israel’s Election
JNS.org - As pundits and politicians sift through the election data, devise alternative scenarios...
Islam Bulldozes the Past
The recent bulldozing by the Islamic State (ISIS) of the ancient cities of Nimrud, Hatra,...
The Religious Dogma of Palestinian Statehood
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remark about the dangers of a Palestinian state has sent advocates...
Queens of the Jews
Most of the queens in Jewish history are either unnamed or unknown beyond their names....
India’s Modi Tweets Netanyahu in Hebrew, Showing Strong Indo-Israeli Ties
After Benjamin Netanyahu's victory on Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in Hebrew, "Mazel...
Reflecting on Empathy and an Unspeakable Tragedy for the Jewish Community
JNS.org - "In the end it is for their benefit and for our benefit, but we cannot understand the master plan," said Gabriel Sassoon,...
J Street U Students March on Hillel
JNS.org - WASHINGTON, DC—On Monday, nearly 500 college students attending the annual J Street conference in America's capital gathered outside the Walter E. Washington...
What Israel’s Election Really Reveals About the Jewish State
A saying attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt states that small minds discuss people, average minds discuss events, and great minds discuss ideas. This is not applicable...
Radicalization of Europe’s Muslims Hits a Crisis Point
With every new atrocity, Western leaders and political commentators collectively assure themselves and the public that the Islamic State's power will suffer, that its PR...
Democracy is the Real Winner of Israel’s Election
JNS.org - As pundits and politicians sift through the election data, devise alternative scenarios for the formation of the next Israeli government, and warn...
Islam Bulldozes the Past
The recent bulldozing by the Islamic State (ISIS) of the ancient cities of Nimrud, Hatra, and Korsabad, three of the world's greatest archaeological and cultural...
The Religious Dogma of Palestinian Statehood
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remark about the dangers of a Palestinian state has sent advocates of Palestinian statehood into a rage so hysterical that you...
Queens of the Jews
Most of the queens in Jewish history are either unnamed or unknown beyond their names. Yet a number of female monarchs figure more prominently due...
India’s Modi Tweets Netanyahu in Hebrew, Showing Strong Indo-Israeli Ties
After Benjamin Netanyahu's victory on Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in Hebrew, "Mazel tov, my friend Bibi @Netanyahu. I remember our meeting in...
Israeli Elections – Then and Now
The first Israeli election I experienced was in the summer of 1961. I was in Yeshivah in Jerusalem, and heard both Ben Gurion and Begin...
Swarthmore Hillel Drops ‘Hillel’ Name After Disagreement on Pro-BDS Speakers
JNS.org - The Hillel chapter at Swarthmore College voted to drop "Hillel" from its name this week due to a disagreement with Hillel International over...
Jewish Community in Wales ‘Feeling Vulnerable’ Following Record-Breaking Antisemitism in Britain
The Jewish community in Wales, UK is dwindling in number and its members are feeling vulnerable in light of the record number of antisemitic attacks...
In Israel, Medical Marijuana Research Far From Stuck in the Weeds
JNS.org - One of the most revolutionary social movements in the past decade has been the growing acceptance of the consumption of marijuana in...
Dewey Defeats Truman – This Time in Israel
JNS.org - Israelis went to bed on March 17 thinking that the two main political parties in that day's election were tied and that...
