Spirituality/Tradition
Expanding Conferences Help FSU Jews Gain Mainstream Communal Acceptance
JNS.org - An American Jewish astronaut who learned to speak Russian while training with cosmonauts walks into a lecture hall filled with Russian-American...
The Assyrians, Kurds and the Jews
As the battles rage around Mosul, it is relevant to recall that what we now call Kurdistan was actually the core of the old Assyrian Empire, the one that carried off the Ten Lost Tribes....
A New World Order? The Extraordinary Within the Ordinary
New attacks in Jerusalem. Nuclear Iran. Middle East ablaze. Volatility the new constant. Europe transitioning into a Muslim continent. America's future: unknown. China rising. The end of Capitalism? A clash of civilizations (Islam and the...
ADL Names White House Aide Jonathan Greenblatt as Foxman’s Successor
JNS.org - The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced on Thursday at its annual meeting in Los Angeles that White House aide and social entrepreneur Jonathan Greenblatt will succeed Abraham Foxman as its national director next...
Israel’s New Pioneers Work to Transform the Negev Desert Through Farming
JNS.org - In southern Israel, the next generation of Jewish pioneers is making the...
Israelis Should Not Finance American Jewish Education
Israel's Deputy Education Minister Avi Wortzman recently said that the State of Israel should help Jewish...
Biography Sheds New Light on David Ben-Gurion’s Place in Jewish History
JNS.org - There is one sentence in "Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel" that made me...
The Lesson of the Binding of Isaac: We Don’t Own Our Children
"Take your son, your only son, the one you love—Isaac—and go to the land of...
Jewish Women Try to Make Sense of Mikveh Maelstrom
JNS.org - Among the things that Jewish women value most about the mikveh (ritual...
Expanding Conferences Help FSU Jews Gain Mainstream Communal Acceptance
JNS.org - An American Jewish astronaut who learned to speak Russian while training with cosmonauts walks into a lecture hall filled with Russian-American Jews....
The Assyrians, Kurds and the Jews
As the battles rage around Mosul, it is relevant to recall that what we now call Kurdistan was actually the core of the old Assyrian...
A New World Order? The Extraordinary Within the Ordinary
New attacks in Jerusalem. Nuclear Iran. Middle East ablaze. Volatility the new constant. Europe transitioning into a Muslim continent. America's future: unknown. China rising. The...
ADL Names White House Aide Jonathan Greenblatt as Foxman’s Successor
JNS.org - The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced on Thursday at its annual meeting in Los Angeles that White House aide and social entrepreneur Jonathan...
Israel’s New Pioneers Work to Transform the Negev Desert Through Farming
JNS.org - In southern Israel, the next generation of Jewish pioneers is making the desert bloom. A group of young, Zionist, idealistic adults are cultivating...
Israelis Should Not Finance American Jewish Education
Israel's Deputy Education Minister Avi Wortzman recently said that the State of Israel should help Jewish youth in the Diaspora get a Jewish education. Wortzman said that...
Biography Sheds New Light on David Ben-Gurion’s Place in Jewish History
JNS.org - There is one sentence in "Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel" that made me sit up in surprise. I thought that I knew the...
The Lesson of the Binding of Isaac: We Don’t Own Our Children
"Take your son, your only son, the one you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I...
Jewish Women Try to Make Sense of Mikveh Maelstrom
JNS.org - Among the things that Jewish women value most about the mikveh (ritual bath) experience is the feeling of seclusion, sanctity, and safety. "But...
U.S. Jewish Day School Enrollment Rises, Non-Orthodox Enrollment Down
JNS.org - Enrollment at American Jewish day schools has increased by 12 percent since the last study on the issue in 2009 and 37...
Genocide, the Jews, and Why They Call Israel Nazis
We've long witnessed Mahmoud Abbas - "the moderate" - naming public squares after Palestinian terrorists whose hands are dripping with Jewish blood. He posthumously bestowed the...
Will the True Agitator Rise?
I am not the type that gets quickly (or even slowly) agitated. But an article in yesterday's New York Times agitated me to no end. The...
Why I Feel Negatively Towards Halloween
Why do I feel so negatively towards Halloween? Surely it's just an opportunity for harmless fun, getting dressed up in weird costumes, festooning homes with...
When in Israel, Visit the Farkash Gallery and Menachem Begin Heritage Center
As a regular visitor to Israel, I recently found myself without plans for a full day and wanted to see something different. Hence I found...
