Spirituality/Tradition
Rabbis Write Up the Rebbe—Part Two
JNS.org - Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the June 12, 1994 death of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson ("the Rebbe"), today we published my interviews with...
Rabbis Write Up the Rebbe (INTERVIEW)
Two well-known contemporary rabbis. Two prolific authors. Two personal journeys. One Rebbe. Rabbis Joseph Telushkin and Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz have come out with new volumes on "the Rebbe," Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 20 years after the...
‘The German Doctor’ Reveals the Same Inhumane Mengele
JNS.org - Seven decades after the Holocaust, Josef Mengele is still a difficult name to stomach, as the repercussions of his medical experiments echo throughout history. So when I first heard about "The German...
New Book On the Chabad Rebbe: A Guide to Becoming a Better Person (REVIEW)
The new biography, "Rebbe: The Life And Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, The Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History" is inspiring for people of all religions who seek to become better human beings, better parents,...
D-Day and the Bombing of Auschwitz
JNS.org - Seventy years ago this week, the Allies staged the D-Day invasion, landing...
20 Years After Rebbe’s Death, Jewish Movements Increasingly Emulate Chabad
JNS.org - Many questions surrounded the future of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism after...
Why Orthodox Women Must Receive an Education
Dresden, Germany - The Sabbath is over late here in Germany. It ended at almost 11pm....
Mid-Century Jewish Modern Designers Explored in Exhibit
JNS.org - An interesting article in The Atlantic explores the influence that Jews have had...
Honoring Russian-American Jews and the 500,000 Soviet Jewish Soldiers Who Fought Nazi Germany
The following is a speech I delivered as Dinner Chair of the sixth annual Russian-American Jewish Experience...
Rabbis Write Up the Rebbe—Part Two
JNS.org - Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the June 12, 1994 death of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson ("the Rebbe"), today we published my interviews with Rabbis...
Rabbis Write Up the Rebbe (INTERVIEW)
Two well-known contemporary rabbis. Two prolific authors. Two personal journeys. One Rebbe. Rabbis Joseph Telushkin and Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz have come out with new volumes on...
‘The German Doctor’ Reveals the Same Inhumane Mengele
JNS.org - Seven decades after the Holocaust, Josef Mengele is still a difficult name to stomach, as the repercussions of his medical experiments echo...
New Book On the Chabad Rebbe: A Guide to Becoming a Better Person (REVIEW)
The new biography, "Rebbe: The Life And Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, The Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History" is inspiring for people of all...
D-Day and the Bombing of Auschwitz
JNS.org - Seventy years ago this week, the Allies staged the D-Day invasion, landing some 24,000 troops on the beaches along France's Normandy Coast...
20 Years After Rebbe’s Death, Jewish Movements Increasingly Emulate Chabad
JNS.org - Many questions surrounded the future of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism after the death of its seventh and final leader—"the Rebbe," Rabbi...
Why Orthodox Women Must Receive an Education
Dresden, Germany - The Sabbath is over late here in Germany. It ended at almost 11pm. I addressed a Jewish conference of hundreds of men and...
Mid-Century Jewish Modern Designers Explored in Exhibit
JNS.org - An interesting article in The Atlantic explores the influence that Jews have had on American mid-century modern design. An exhibition on the subject titled...
Honoring Russian-American Jews and the 500,000 Soviet Jewish Soldiers Who Fought Nazi Germany
The following is a speech I delivered as Dinner Chair of the sixth annual Russian-American Jewish Experience (RAJE) dinner on May 29. The event honored, "Lives of...
No Couch Potato: Knish Expert Takes Global Journey for ‘Jewish Soul Food’ Book
JNS.org - The history of the knish represents more than just the lineage of a fried, dumpling-like food. It demonstrates the often-central role of...
Why Leaders Should Seek Influence, Not Power
There is a lovely moment in this week's parsha that shows Moses at the height of his generosity as a leader. It comes after one...
Boutique Cheese Maker Offers Travelers a Tasty Shavuot
JNS.org - Standing alone against the desert landscape, Kornmehl Goat Cheese Farm & Restaurant is modest, lacking artsy adornments and embellishments that tourists often...
When is a Pentecost Not a Pentecost?
JNS.org - Religion and language interact in curious ways. Language, as the modern theorists have understood it, is in essence a culturally bounded system...
Pulling the Shavuot All-Nighter
JNS.org - Regarding Shavuot—when Jews from around the world celebrate the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai—Rabbi Chayim Vital wrote on behalf of...
