Spirituality/Tradition
A Eulogy for an Israeli Soldier
Standing at Daniel Pomerantz's open grave on July 24, I realized how strong the fabric of Israeli society is. Born in this country, the...
Hundreds of Jews Ascend Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av, Confronted by Muslim Protesters
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning to mark Tisha B'Av, the Jewish national day of mourning and fasting for the destruction of the two Holy Temples. The temples both...
Sneakers on Tisha B’Av: When Spirit and Letter Collide
JNS.org - The wider world of traditional Judaism is moving in fits and starts toward a renegotiation of the terms of halakhic observance. At question is the importance of social change in the understanding...
A Tisha B’Av Message: Jews Must Fight to Prevent Their Destruction
I first wrote this essay about Tisha B'Av in 2011 and have been revising it each year ever since. This year's version takes on special relevance for me in light of Israel's current...
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones
Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most ...
EXCLUSIVE: IDF Veteran, Painter Tomer Peretz Wins Inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art (INTERVIEW)
Israeli-American painter, and Israel Defense Forces veteran, Tomer Peretz, 32, was selected for the inaugural...
From Welfare to Warfare
As Operation Protective Edge enters its third week, we have now seen four incidents in...
Israel Defines the Empowerment of Women, Even During Wartime
The Electronic Intifada recently published a piece that claims ending Zionism is a feminist issue, as...
How Islamic Are Muslims?
Islamic law demands much of Muslims; how successfully do they fulfill its precepts? Scheherazade S. Rehman...
A Eulogy for an Israeli Soldier
Standing at Daniel Pomerantz's open grave on July 24, I realized how strong the fabric of Israeli society is. Born in this country, the children...
Hundreds of Jews Ascend Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av, Confronted by Muslim Protesters
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount on Tuesday morning to mark Tisha B'Av, the Jewish national day of mourning and fasting for...
Sneakers on Tisha B’Av: When Spirit and Letter Collide
JNS.org - The wider world of traditional Judaism is moving in fits and starts toward a renegotiation of the terms of halakhic observance. At...
A Tisha B’Av Message: Jews Must Fight to Prevent Their Destruction
I first wrote this essay about Tisha B'Av in 2011 and have been revising it each year ever since. This year's version takes...
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones
Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most important fast day in the Jewish calendar, after Yom Kippur....
EXCLUSIVE: IDF Veteran, Painter Tomer Peretz Wins Inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art (INTERVIEW)
Israeli-American painter, and Israel Defense Forces veteran, Tomer Peretz, 32, was selected for the inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art, the...
From Welfare to Warfare
As Operation Protective Edge enters its third week, we have now seen four incidents in the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas that...
Israel Defines the Empowerment of Women, Even During Wartime
The Electronic Intifada recently published a piece that claims ending Zionism is a feminist issue, as a disproportionate number of women and children are being killed...
How Islamic Are Muslims?
Islamic law demands much of Muslims; how successfully do they fulfill its precepts? Scheherazade S. Rehman and Hossein Askari of Georgetown University provide an answer in...
Israel Making Positive Strides in Uphill Battle on the Information Front
JNS.org - Israel has been taking its licks in the international arena since it launched Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza on July...
A Radical New Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Change the Education System
Those at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) who voted to condemn Israel in the harshest terms, are, as usual, the nations with the...
Pro-Israel Muslims Seek Alternative to Radical Islam as a Means for Peace
JNS.org - Jews around the world were inspired last month when Arab-Israeli teenager Mohammad Zoabi cloaked himself in an Israeli flag and spoke into a...
Turning Back the Clock, JDC Exhibit Depicts a Century of Jewish Humanitarian Work
JNS.org - The turbulent 20th century witnessed humanitarian crises in all corners of the world. Persecuted, exiled, and deprived of their belongings, Jews in...
Under Muslim-Jewish Hashtag, Sharing a Message of People Over Politics
#JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies. To some, it's just a hashtag. To others, it's a way of life. When Israeli Abraham Gutman and Syrian Dania Darwish, students at...
