Posts Tagged: Jewish Values
Israeli Trailblazer Dean Kremer Brings Jewish Values to Nascent Pro Baseball Career
JNS.org - Other than being part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Sandy Koufax and Dean Kremer have something else in common: a respect for Jewish...
Founder of Solar Products Company Wins $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize
JNS.org - Sam Goldman, founder and chief customer officer of the solar products company d.light design, on Tuesday was named the winner of The Charles Bronfman...
How Jewish Values Enrich the Earth
On May 18, our organization, This World: The Values Network, will host our second annual International Champions of Jewish Values Awards Gala. This year's honorees,...
Hamas Leaders Criticize Celebrity Doctor Mehmet Oz Over Israel Visit
Not everyone is pleased with television personality, medical doctor and Turk Dr. Mehmet Oz's recent visit to the Holy Land. According to anonymous blogger Elder of...
How to Draft the Ultra-Orthodox
Since its inception in 1948, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has served as a major means of integrating Israel's diverse population. Jews from all walks...
Reversing the Corrosive Message of Commencements
Twenty three years ago a young Mormon Doctoral student came to our Friday night Sabbath dinner at Oxford with a Jewish friend. Though I had...
Introducing the 1st Annual ‘Jewish 100’ List – Your Nominations Are Invited
Newspapers and magazines are synonymous with the practice of list making, and which reader doesn't appreciate a good comprehensive, authoritative list? In a way they...
Sandy Hook Massacre: Learning to Value The Lives of Children
When I became an uncle at 14 I bought all the kids in my Yeshiva a bar of ice cream to celebrate. The feeling was...
Will My Muslim Brothers Condemn Hamas?
In my recent campaign for Congress the issue of Gaza came up constantly. Firstly, because of the 2010 Gaza 54 letter in which select members...
How in Losing a Congressional Race I Found More of Myself
A few hours ago I lost my bid to unseat Congressman Bill Pascrell in New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District. But thank G-d, I'm in a...
Finding Our Humanity: The Calm After the Storm
You know things are bad when a Hollywood production of the biblical story of Noah is shut down because of a flood! Having witnessed a...
The New Israel Fund, Jewish Values and Atonement
In its September newsletter, the New Israel Fund (NIF) urged Israelis to examine their behavior ("cheshbon nefesh"), declaring "We have been telling you for some...
The Priorities of the Jewish Voter
Next week, Jews in this country and around the world will celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, just 50 days prior to the U.S....
Mayim Bialik: Being an Observant Jew in Hollywood Isn’t Easy (INTERVIEW)
A regular on the CBS hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory"—in which she plays Sheldon's friend who is not his girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler—actress Mayim Bialik...
