Spirituality/Tradition
Jabotinsky: A Life, by Hillel Halkin (REVIEW)
The new book by Hillel Halkin, "Jabotinsky: A Life" (Yale University Press) is unlike any other book I have ever read about a man I consider...
Donald Sterling Asks for Forgiveness
JNS.org - In an interview with Anderson Cooper that will air 8 p.m. Monday on CNN, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologizes for the racist comments that got him banned for life from the National...
J Street Shows Its True Colors on Brandeis Campus
On an early Shabbat morning, Daniel Mael was walking back with a friend to his dorm room at Brandeis University. Upon seeing a group of his peers passing by, he kindly said, "Shabbat shalom." What resulted from...
Women Want to be Chosen
A few weeks back, a reader wrote a letter that assailed my new book Kosher Lust where I argue that women want to be desired even more than they want to be loved. Women don't...
Jewish WWII Veterans Mark Victory Day in Israel (PHOTOS)
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Jewish World War II veterans of the Allied armies, the majority from...
Noah Tops Jacob in Epic Battle of Biblical Patriarchs Baby Names
In an epic battle for the top baby names in America, for the first time in...
R.Michael Lerner – Embracing Israel/Palestine
I have been reading Michael Lerner's book Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox: Piety vs. Patriotism
As Israel celebrated its 66th Independence Day earlier this week, dozens of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) youth...
J Street’s Phony Martyrdom
Despite widespread predictions to the contrary, J Street failed dismally to gain admission into the...
Jabotinsky: A Life, by Hillel Halkin (REVIEW)
The new book by Hillel Halkin, "Jabotinsky: A Life" (Yale University Press) is unlike any other book I have ever read about a man I consider to...
Donald Sterling Asks for Forgiveness
JNS.org - In an interview with Anderson Cooper that will air 8 p.m. Monday on CNN, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologizes for the racist...
J Street Shows Its True Colors on Brandeis Campus
On an early Shabbat morning, Daniel Mael was walking back with a friend to his dorm room at Brandeis University. Upon seeing a group of his...
Women Want to be Chosen
A few weeks back, a reader wrote a letter that assailed my new book Kosher Lust where I argue that women want to be desired...
Jewish WWII Veterans Mark Victory Day in Israel (PHOTOS)
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Jewish World War II veterans of the Allied armies, the majority from the Former Soviet Union, attended the official Yad Vashem ceremony...
Noah Tops Jacob in Epic Battle of Biblical Patriarchs Baby Names
In an epic battle for the top baby names in America, for the first time in over a decade, Jacob has been dethroned as number one,...
R.Michael Lerner – Embracing Israel/Palestine
I have been reading Michael Lerner's book Embracing Israel/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East during the week of Israeli Independence Day. The...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox: Piety vs. Patriotism
As Israel celebrated its 66th Independence Day earlier this week, dozens of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) youth exploited their democratic right to freely assemble by ripping down...
J Street’s Phony Martyrdom
Despite widespread predictions to the contrary, J Street failed dismally to gain admission into the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations (Presidents Conference). It was...
Judaism Teaches Long-Term Thinking
In last week's parsha and this there are two quite similar commands, both of which have to do with counting time. Last week we read...
Donald Sterling Is Pathetic, But He Doesn’t Speak for Jews
JNS.org - My husband isn't a sports fan, so I was surprised when he started talking basketball. He was the first person to tell me...
Navigating the Bumpy Terrain of Interfaith Relationships and Marriage (INTERVIEW)
Spiritual teacher Ram Dass once quipped: "If you think you are enlightened go spend a week with your family." A family gathering can be especially challenging...
First Canadian Teen Wins International Bible Quiz
This year's International Bible Quiz winner is Eitan Amos from Toronto, Canada. The 18-year-old, who lived in Karnei Shomron until he was 11, competed against...
Wishing a Happy 66th Birthday to Israel!
For many nations, a 66th birthday may not generate much excitement. But if the country happens to be Israel, which celebrates its birthday this week,...
