Spirituality/Tradition
Hippos in Israel? New Museum Re-animates Forgotten Biblical Wildlife
JNS.org - At the recent official opening of the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Rabbi Natan Slifkin—also known as the...
Boris Nemtsov and Alberto Nisman: a Homage to the Victims
Though his mother is Jewish, the late Boris Nemtsov had been baptized by his Russian Orthodox grandfather. As a practicing Christian respectful of his Jewish heritage, he was a friend of Israel. I recall when, in...
Activist: Obama Channels FDR, Invokes Memories of US Shame During Holocaust
Peggy Shapiro has dedicated her life to exposing and combating antisemitism. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Shapiro was born in a Displaced Persons (DP) camp located in Landsberg, Germany, the same town in which Adolph...
Jewish Foundation Opens Competition for $250K Disability Inclusion Prize
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation—an organization headquartered in both Boston and Israel that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the Jewish community—on Monday launched its fourth annual Ruderman Prize in Inclusion global...
Why I Believe Vaccines Should Not Be Mandatory
The ongoing dilemma regarding vaccines and the wavering confidence the public has for the Center...
Cycling the Desert: New Israel Bike Trail Connects Mitzpe Ramon to Eilat
As the popularity of cycling continues to increase across the world, Israel is working to...
Forthcoming Major Action Movies Inspired by Jewish Comic Artist Jack Kirby
JNS.org - With the recent Oscars in the rearview mirror, Hollywood's attention now shifts...
The Challenging Journey of Ethiopian Integration Into Israel
Although the vast majority of Ethiopian Jews immigrated to Israel during the 1980s and 1990s,...
Hippos in Israel? New Museum Re-animates Forgotten Biblical Wildlife
JNS.org - At the recent official opening of the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Rabbi Natan Slifkin—also known as the "Zoo...
Boris Nemtsov and Alberto Nisman: a Homage to the Victims
Though his mother is Jewish, the late Boris Nemtsov had been baptized by his Russian Orthodox grandfather. As a practicing Christian respectful of his Jewish...
Activist: Obama Channels FDR, Invokes Memories of US Shame During Holocaust
Peggy Shapiro has dedicated her life to exposing and combating antisemitism. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Shapiro was born in a Displaced Persons (DP) camp...
Jewish Foundation Opens Competition for $250K Disability Inclusion Prize
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation—an organization headquartered in both Boston and Israel that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the Jewish...
Why I Believe Vaccines Should Not Be Mandatory
The ongoing dilemma regarding vaccines and the wavering confidence the public has for the Center For Disease Control (CDC) is both controversial and disturbing. Nonetheless,...
Cycling the Desert: New Israel Bike Trail Connects Mitzpe Ramon to Eilat
As the popularity of cycling continues to increase across the world, Israel is working to develop cycling trails that make the country's spectacular desert accessible to...
Purim or Munich?
Purim is this coming week. It's a story that can be read as being about an ineffectual, drunken leader - a disaster just waiting to...
Forthcoming Major Action Movies Inspired by Jewish Comic Artist Jack Kirby
JNS.org - With the recent Oscars in the rearview mirror, Hollywood's attention now shifts to the rest of this year's big-screen lineup. Two of...
The Challenging Journey of Ethiopian Integration Into Israel
Although the vast majority of Ethiopian Jews immigrated to Israel during the 1980s and 1990s, economic and social problems related to the hardships of immigration...
Assyrian Christians Under Increasing Assault From Islamic State in Syria
JNS.org - The number of Assyrian Christians captured by the Islamic State terror group in northeastern Syria continues to rise, marking the latest brutal...
Revised Law Lays Foundation for a More Inclusive Israeli Society
JNS.org - Recent statistics indicate that approximately 1 million people in Israel have a disability, defined as a health problem that interferes with their...
The Ethic of Holiness
With Tetzaveh, something new enters Judaism: Torat cohanim, the world and mindset of the priest. Rapidly it became a central dimension of Judaism. It dominates the...
Why Isn’t Israel Doing More to Battle Anti-Semitism?
Successive Israeli governments have failed miserably to meet the challenge of global anti-Semitism, not providing the leadership demanded of a Jewish state in these turbulent...
‘Officers’ Hearts’: Israeli Cops to Walk With Children With Disabilities in Marathon
JNS.org - For a child with a severe developmental disability, walking just one step could be a feat. To complete 800 meters (2,625 feet)...
