Posts Tagged: Jewish tradition
The Finer Distinctions of Jewish Values
Subtle yet Significant Nuances Distinguish Between Secular and Judaic Virtues In comparing and contrasting the conventional virtues of modern secular society vis-a-vis those of traditional Judaism,...
The Jewish Olympics
As we watch the Olympians running, jumping and swimming, it bears recalling that these fantastic events do not really measure what separates most humans...
The Jewish Race & Irving Moskowitz’ Donations
As the grandson of Holocaust survivors and the son of Penny Waga who was born in a DP camp in Poland, I have always struggled...
Blurry Glasses Reveal Hate of Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Recently, some articles have come out reporting that some Hareidi or "Ultra-Orthodox" Jews in Mea Shearim, the most religious area of Jerusalem, have started...
Amy Winehouse’s Family to Mark One Year Anniversary of Death in Jewish Tradition
In an interview with Hello! Magazine in the UK, Amy Winehouse's mother reveals that she still wakes up in tears, almost one year after the...
Dogs in Judaism: Guards, Demons, or Companions?
On October 4, a feast day in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, you may find a procession of animals heading for the ...
What the 2012 Gay Pride Parade and Israel Parade Had in Common
Summertime in Manhattan brings many things: street festivals, open hydrants, crime, Con-Ed outages, Jews for Jesus and parades. Earlier in June, I marched in the Israel...
German Court Outlaws Ritual Circumcision
The district court of Cologne ruled this week that religious circumcision of a child is harmful and that a parent's jurisdiction over his child does...
Tow Truck Driver Delivers Orthodox Jewish Baby in New York
A true Bronx tale occurred over the weekend when a tow truck driver from the borough that houses Yankee Stadium, delivered a baby ad hoc...
Baby Arrives for Circumcision in Remote Control Car (VIDEO)
A recent YouTube video is causing quite the stir in Israel, after it was exposed on a local news show. The short clip, uploaded...
Why Religious Jews Love Having Children
When I first started on the road towards being a religious Jew, I remember being invited to many Shabbat meals at homes of Chassids...
On Shavuot: The Power of Imagination and Tradition
There's a Jewish internet dating service (amongst the many) called "Saw You at Sinai". I guess its name derives from the famous argument of...
A Path to Social Order and Human Freedom
Bemidbar takes up the story as we left it toward the end of Shemot. The people had journeyed from Egypt to Mount Sinai. There they...
The Seder of the Recovering Alcoholic
Fifteen years ago, I observed a Passover in Japan. It was a few weeks before Passover 1997. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Chabad World Headquarters...
