Spirituality/Tradition
Jewish Jesus in Renaissance Art and the Roots of Anti-Semitism
The public was surprised if not shocked by the recent revelation that the mother of the late Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, Archbishop of New...
The Jewish People Will Survive
"We have come, over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered." - James Wheldon Johnson, Lift Every Voice & Sing I do...
New ‘Russian-American Person of the Year’ Awards Program Unveiled
JNS.org - A new program called "Russian-American Person of the Year" was announced June 11 during the opening of the 12th Annual Russian Heritage Month at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York City...
Is Egypt’s New Government Promoting Anti-Christian Measures?
Overlooked in the midst of all the celebrations in Egypt concerning the presidential victory of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is that his predecessor, President Adly Mansour - who very much shares in Sisi's worldview and politics...
Jews Must Stand Up for Middle East Christians
On Sunday, I stood before 12,000 Christian allies of Israel at Faith Church in Budapest...
Jewish Health: Weight Gain and the Latest Sweetener
The FDA has approved yet another artificial sweetener to place in our sodas, sweets, ices,...
A Human Portrait of the Rebbe (REVIEW)
Turning Judaism Outward: A biography of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, by Chaim Miller (New...
Attending a Satmar Bar Mitzvah Celebration
A friend, Herman Friedman, invited me to attend the bar mitzvah celebration of his son,...
Creationism Vs. Genesis
The Bible never explicitly tells us anything about the earth being either round or flat....
Jewish Jesus in Renaissance Art and the Roots of Anti-Semitism
The public was surprised if not shocked by the recent revelation that the mother of the late Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, Archbishop of New York...
The Jewish People Will Survive
"We have come, over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered."...
New ‘Russian-American Person of the Year’ Awards Program Unveiled
JNS.org - A new program called "Russian-American Person of the Year" was announced June 11 during the opening of the 12th Annual Russian Heritage...
Is Egypt’s New Government Promoting Anti-Christian Measures?
Overlooked in the midst of all the celebrations in Egypt concerning the presidential victory of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is that his predecessor, President Adly Mansour...
Jews Must Stand Up for Middle East Christians
On Sunday, I stood before 12,000 Christian allies of Israel at Faith Church in Budapest to talk about the dangers both Jews and Christians face...
Jewish Health: Weight Gain and the Latest Sweetener
The FDA has approved yet another artificial sweetener to place in our sodas, sweets, ices, baked goods, and even our milk. Aspartame was 200 times sweeter...
A Human Portrait of the Rebbe (REVIEW)
Turning Judaism Outward: A biography of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, by Chaim Miller (New York: Kol Menachem Press, 2014). For the benefit of the uninitiated,...
Attending a Satmar Bar Mitzvah Celebration
A friend, Herman Friedman, invited me to attend the bar mitzvah celebration of his son, and I was one of a handful of non-Charedi attendees...
Creationism Vs. Genesis
The Bible never explicitly tells us anything about the earth being either round or flat. Instead, it says that there is water above the heavens...
The Power of Believing in Yourself
It was perhaps the single greatest collective failure of leadership in the Torah. Ten of the spies whom Moses had sent to spy out the...
How Prayer and Reflection Can Counter Gun Violence
Earlier this week, another school shooting near Portland, Oregon, rocked this country. Tragically, the teen shooter killed another student and wounded a teacher, before taking his...
Yair Lapid: Birthright ‘Saved a Generation’ of Young Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said that the Taglit-Birthright Israel program, which provides free 10-day trips to Israel for Jews ages 18-26, "saved a...
Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor Posthumously Revealed to be Jewish
JNS.org - heartwarming revelation has recently rocked both the Jewish and Christian communities. Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, who had been the archbishop of the New...
Jewish Attitudes on Israel: Understanding the Winds of Change
Over the past few weeks, the increasing bipolarity of Jewish attitudes towards Israel has become very clear. Be it through the controversy about who can march...
