Spirituality/Tradition
Does Working Out With Other Jews Keep You Jewish?
JNS.org - For Daphna Krupp, her daily workout (excluding Shabbat) at the Jewish Community Center (JCC or "J") of Greater Baltimore has become...
Explaining the Sacrifice
The laws on sacrifices, which dominate the early chapters of the book of Leviticus, are among the hardest in the Torah to relate to in the present. It has been almost 2,000 years since the Temple...
IDF Sniper Paints His Way to Recovery From Gaza War Wound
Although half a year has passed since the end of Israel's 50-day Operation Protective Edge to stop Gaza rockets and terror tunnels, IDF soldiers are still recovering from their physical injuries. This is the case for...
People, Not Politicians, Make the US-Israel Alliance Strong
If you listen to the legacy media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with help from Republican House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), have gravely damaged the U.S-Israel relationship. The press has celebrated Democratic House minority leader...
Feeling Blue, in the Biblical Sense: Return of Tekhelet Dye Revives Lost Mitzvah
JNS.org - One wouldn't expect to find hundreds of snails in a landlocked town...
Anti-Israel Efforts Are Anti-Semitic in Intent if Not in Effect
It was a question of questions. Both asked and unasked. Answered and unanswered. And, most...
Kings of the Jews: Hasmoneans & Herodians
Following Jerusalem's destruction in 586 B.C.E., the Jewish People became subject to a series of...
Kings of the Jews: Judah
After centuries of being governed by authoritative judges, and faced with mounting threats from neighboring...
A 350-Year-Old Rare Tanakh Finds its ‘Twin’ in Haifa
A rare copy of the Tanakh (Old Testament) that reached Israel in a circuitous fashion...
Does Working Out With Other Jews Keep You Jewish?
JNS.org - For Daphna Krupp, her daily workout (excluding Shabbat) at the Jewish Community Center (JCC or "J") of Greater Baltimore has become somewhat...
Explaining the Sacrifice
The laws on sacrifices, which dominate the early chapters of the book of Leviticus, are among the hardest in the Torah to relate to in the...
IDF Sniper Paints His Way to Recovery From Gaza War Wound
Although half a year has passed since the end of Israel's 50-day Operation Protective Edge to stop Gaza rockets and terror tunnels, IDF soldiers are...
People, Not Politicians, Make the US-Israel Alliance Strong
If you listen to the legacy media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with help from Republican House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), have gravely damaged the...
Feeling Blue, in the Biblical Sense: Return of Tekhelet Dye Revives Lost Mitzvah
JNS.org - One wouldn't expect to find hundreds of snails in a landlocked town like Kfar Adumim, situated in the desert east of Jerusalem....
Anti-Israel Efforts Are Anti-Semitic in Intent if Not in Effect
It was a question of questions. Both asked and unasked. Answered and unanswered. And, most of all, questions answered badly—prompting more questions to be asked. At...
Kings of the Jews: Hasmoneans & Herodians
Following Jerusalem's destruction in 586 B.C.E., the Jewish People became subject to a series of foreign empires—Babylonian, Persian, Greek, and Roman. The Maccabean Revolt in...
Kings of the Jews: Judah
After centuries of being governed by authoritative judges, and faced with mounting threats from neighboring foes, the ancient Israelites agitated for a king who would...
A 350-Year-Old Rare Tanakh Finds its ‘Twin’ in Haifa
A rare copy of the Tanakh (Old Testament) that reached Israel in a circuitous fashion and was donated to the University of Haifa by the...
Woman Sues Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Over Oskar Schindler Documents
JNS.org - The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem has been sued by a woman who claims ownership of a collection of documents that belonged...
Why is the Jewish Communal Fund Allowing Grants to NIF?
The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) is the largest Jewish donor-advised fund in the United States, managing $1.3 billion in charitable assets for 3,100 funds. They...
Kings of the Jews: Israel
After centuries of being governed by authoritative judges, and faced with mounting threats from neighboring foes, the ancient Israelites agitated for a king who...
Response to Oklahoma SAE’s Racist Chant Highlights Lack of Response to Campus Antisemitism
JNS.org - The controversy surrounding the video of the racist chant made by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity chapter at the...
The Importance of Integrity in Public Life
There is a verse so familiar that we don't often stop to reflect on what it means. It is the line from the first paragraph...
