Posts Tagged: American Jews
Yeshiva University, Miley Cyrus, and the Legacy of Rabbi Yosef
Some random thoughts and observations on recent occurrences: Yeshiva University this week continued its shameful attitude towards sexual abuse and molestation. After covering up years...
American Jews Should Focus Less on Israel and More on Judaism
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, one of the greatest Zionist leaders ever, once wrote an essay entitled "Without Patriotism," which he headed with a quote: "Have pity on...
Three Ways to Save American Jewry From Extinction
By now you've heard about the Pew Research poll, published this week, which concludes that American Jewry is on its way to oblivion. No need...
Emergency: The Disappearing American Jewish Community
According to the first major survey of American Jews in 10 years, 71 percent of non-Orthodox Jews intermarry, two-thirds of Jews do not belong to...
Peter Beinart’s Cocoon
Peter Beinart's newest screed in The New York Review of Books ("The American Jewish Cocoon," September 26) offers variations on a familiar theme. It sharply...
Did Sukkot Shape Thanksgiving?
JNS.org - Did Sukkot help shape America's Thanksgiving? According to one of the foremost experts on American Judaism, Dr. Jonathan Sarna, the biblical holiday did...
The Jewish-American Buzzword: Continuity
The American Jewish community buzzword is continuity. It's understandable in this great republic, where assimilation approaches 60 percent. Perhaps we can inspire continuity, in part,...
Book: American Jews Are Endangered Species
JNS.org - Let the general reader be warned: Shaul Magid's new book, "American Post-Judaism," is not easy to read. The writing is dense, and the...
Kerry and his Court Jews
In an effort to secure support for his newly launched "peace process," Secretary of State John Kerry met last Thursday evening with a selected group...
U.S. Jewish Journalists, More than Readers, Believe Caring About Israel an Important Part of Jewish Identity
JNS.org -U.S. Jewish journalists working for Jewish media outlets are less likely to view themselves as government and business watchdogs, and are less willing to...
Poll: Third of Israelis Say US Jews Should Stay Out of Peace Process
JPost - Most Israelis think the government should totally or mostly disregard US Jewry's positions on the peace process and religious affairs, according to...
Oldest Jewish Person in the World Dies at 113
JNS.org - Evelyn Kozak, the world's oldest Jewish person, has died at the age of 113 on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack and...
An Honest Answer to John Kerry’s Question to American Jewry
And now, let us honestly answer U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's question to American Jews this week. "Ma nishtana (what is different) this time?" asked...
Remembering Stanley Abramovitch, for Seven Decades ‘the Embodiment of the Joint’
Stanley Abramovitch (left) receives rabbinical ordination from Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu in Israel, November 1995. Photo: JDC. JNS.org - The year was 1935. Yehoshua Abramowicz, just...
