Spirituality/Tradition
Israeli President Visits Arab Village in Honor of Muslim Festival
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin made a festive visit to the northern Israeli town of Kfar Yasif near Acre, in honor of the Muslim Feast...
CNN Features Viral Article on Biased Reporting About Israel
CNN's Reliable Sources recently brought attention to a viral article, written by a former Associated Press correspondent, that criticizes the media's biased focus on Israel. "Israeli actions are analyzed and criticized, and every flaw in Israeli...
Tzohar Hosts Yom Kippur Prayer for 55,000 Israelis, Including Prisoners
JNS.org - The national-religious rabbinical organization Tzohar is celebrating the 15th year of its Yom Kippur "Praying Together" "Žprogram by "Žhosting more than 55,000 Israelis in 280 sites around the "Žcountry, including some prisons."Ž "Ž"We...
Yom Kippur: How Deep is Your Soul?
You at Your Best On Yom Kippur your core soul -- your very essence -- is laid bare. -- Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi On the holiest day of the year, the holiest part of your...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf and God's...
This Yom Kippur, Offload Your Sins to a Virtual Goat
JNS.org - After launching the eScapegoat app last year—allowing users to prepare for Yom Kippur by...
Why Do We Fast on Yom Kippur, and Who Shouldn’t?
JNS.org - Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only...
High Holidays On Three Different Continents
This year, I spent the High Holidays in Brazil. My parents spent them at home...
Quotes on the Meaning of Yom Kippur
Friday night marks the holiest day on the Jewish calendar - Yom Kippur, which means...
Israeli President Visits Arab Village in Honor of Muslim Festival
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin made a festive visit to the northern Israeli town of Kfar Yasif near Acre, in honor of the Muslim Feast of...
CNN Features Viral Article on Biased Reporting About Israel
CNN's Reliable Sources recently brought attention to a viral article, written by a former Associated Press correspondent, that criticizes the media's biased focus on Israel. "Israeli...
Tzohar Hosts Yom Kippur Prayer for 55,000 Israelis, Including Prisoners
JNS.org - The national-religious rabbinical organization Tzohar is celebrating the 15th year of its Yom Kippur "Praying Together" "Žprogram by "Žhosting more than 55,000...
Yom Kippur: How Deep is Your Soul?
You at Your Best On Yom Kippur your core soul -- your very essence -- is laid bare. -- Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi On the...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf and God's covenant with the Jewish people. 2. Yom Kippur is a day...
This Yom Kippur, Offload Your Sins to a Virtual Goat
JNS.org - After launching the eScapegoat app last year—allowing users to prepare for Yom Kippur by offloading their sins to a virtual goat, mirroring the ancient...
Why Do We Fast on Yom Kippur, and Who Shouldn’t?
JNS.org - Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through...
High Holidays On Three Different Continents
This year, I spent the High Holidays in Brazil. My parents spent them at home in Seattle. And my younger brother spent the week in...
Quotes on the Meaning of Yom Kippur
Friday night marks the holiest day on the Jewish calendar - Yom Kippur, which means the "Day of Atonement." In Judaism, we believe it is...
Christian Zionist ‘Feast of Tabernacles’ is Jerusalem Arena’s First Major Event
JNS.org - The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), a Christian Zionist organization based in Jerusalem, has announced that it will hold its week-long "Feast...
Bucking Multiple Stereotypes, Jerusalem College Trains Haredi Men as Nurses
JNS.org - A new educational program in Israel is bucking multiple stereotypes, seeking to balance the country's female-dominated nursing industry and to put haredi...
Why is Chicago Jewish Group Supporting Anti-Israel Activist on College Campus?
A major American university is currently hosting a visiting novelist who says that Israel is a deeply racist country and that its creation was a...
Welcome to Multicultural America
The Center for Immigration Studies finds that the foreign-born population of the United States numbers 41.3 million, or one out of six adults, more than twice...
Where is the Muslim Outrage at IS?
Imagine this scenario: a new militant Jewish group, The New Sadducee State (NSS), rejects the Torah's Oral Tradition, and wants to return the entire world to the literal...
