Spirituality/Tradition
Examining the Anti-Vaccine Movement and Religious Laws
JNS.org - As the debate on vaccination heats up again in the U.S., some anti-vaxxers are requesting exemptions from vaccinating their children on...
Why We Know So Little About Moses and Jesus
The dearth of information about the formative influences on towering biblical figures such as Moses and Jesus has invited some skeptics to question whether they actually existed. Scriptures give sketchy incidents in the lives of Moses...
What Does New Citizenship Law Mean for Portuguese and World Jewry?
JNS.org - Five-hundred years after thousands of Jews were burned at the stake or forcefully converted, and many others expelled due to the Inquisition, the Portuguese Cabinet has decided to grant citizenship to the...
The Ten Commandments: A Structure for a Just Society
In the House of Lords there is a special chamber used, among other things, as the place where new peers are robed before their introduction into the House. When my predecessor Lord Jakobovits was introduced,...
1,000 Children in Israel Pick Fruit for Needy on Tu B’Shevat
In honor of Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish holiday that marks the beginning of the new...
Remembering Jewish Chaplains on Four Chaplains Day
The Algemeiner Journal will celebrate its 2nd Annual 'Jewish 100' Gala on February 3rd. This also...
Why Wives Put on Weight
Vancouver, Canada - I'm on a Canadian lecture tour gearing up for the launch of...
Peace Breaks Out as Pro-Israel Advocates End Online Feud
Two notable American-Jewish activists, both Israel supporters - but from far ends of the political...
Ancient Skull Uncovered in Upper Galilee Cave Proves Modern Humans Migrated From Africa
A 55,000 year old human skull found at the Dan David-Manot Cave in the western...
Examining the Anti-Vaccine Movement and Religious Laws
JNS.org - As the debate on vaccination heats up again in the U.S., some anti-vaxxers are requesting exemptions from vaccinating their children on religious...
Why We Know So Little About Moses and Jesus
The dearth of information about the formative influences on towering biblical figures such as Moses and Jesus has invited some skeptics to question whether they actually...
What Does New Citizenship Law Mean for Portuguese and World Jewry?
JNS.org - Five-hundred years after thousands of Jews were burned at the stake or forcefully converted, and many others expelled due to the Inquisition,...
The Ten Commandments: A Structure for a Just Society
In the House of Lords there is a special chamber used, among other things, as the place where new peers are robed before their introduction...
1,000 Children in Israel Pick Fruit for Needy on Tu B’Shevat
In honor of Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish holiday that marks the beginning of the new year for trees, youth volunteering with Leket Israel are picking...
Remembering Jewish Chaplains on Four Chaplains Day
The Algemeiner Journal will celebrate its 2nd Annual 'Jewish 100' Gala on February 3rd. This also coincides with the 72nd Commemoration of the "Immortal Chaplains." Last May...
Why Wives Put on Weight
Vancouver, Canada - I'm on a Canadian lecture tour gearing up for the launch of my new national TV show on Canada's Vision TV network...
Peace Breaks Out as Pro-Israel Advocates End Online Feud
Two notable American-Jewish activists, both Israel supporters - but from far ends of the political spectrum - on Friday ended a month-long feud in the...
Ancient Skull Uncovered in Upper Galilee Cave Proves Modern Humans Migrated From Africa
A 55,000 year old human skull found at the Dan David-Manot Cave in the western Galilee, has proven to be of great importance to the...
Saving Informal Jewish Education to Save Ourselves
JNS.org - As the director of Camp Moshava, a religious Zionist camp in the Bnei Akiva network, I take great pride in the camper...
Confronting Evil
After 9/11, when the horror and trauma had subsided, Americans found themselves asking what had happened and why. Was it a disaster? A tragedy? A...
With Female Spiritual Advisor, Efrat Spotlights Women’s Empowerment in Israel
JNS.org - In Torah times there was Devorah, prophetess and judge. In Talmudic times there was Bruriah, "the wife of Rabbi Meir," considered a...
Initiative Gives Synagogues, JCCs ‘Toolbox’ to Boost Early Childhood Education
JNS.org - A growing multi-denominational effort dubbed "BUILDing Jewish ECE," led by the Denver-based Rose Community Foundation, is seeking to help synagogue and Jewish...
Holocaust Survivors Return to Auschwitz to Mark 70 Years
AUSCHWITZ, POLAND - Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, recently returned to the infamous death camp - some for the first time. To mark the 70th...
