Posts Tagged: judaism
Irish School Textbooks Disparage Judaism, Defame Israel, Watchdog Finds
School textbooks in Ireland foster antisemitic hatred, downplaying the horrors of the Holocaust and portraying Israel as the obstructive party in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according...
Where Is God After October 7, 2023?
The month of Elul is a time when we traditionally focus on improving ourselves and our connection with God. In Judaism, the concept of returning to...
Is Sinai Mountain or Desert?
JNS.org - Sinai is a mountain, but it’s also a desert. This week, we begin reading Numbers in synagogues around the world. But in Hebrew,...
Despite Our Challenges, the Jewish People Will Unite and Survive
The fourth book of the Torah, Bamidbar, literally means “desert.” It covers the main events of the 40-year period of wandering through Sinai and the Arava,...
Pope Condemns Anti-Judaism, Antisemitism Amid New Wave of Attacks Against Jews
Pope Francis condemned all forms of anti-Judaism and antisemitism, labeling them as a "sin against God," after noticing an increase in attacks against Jews around...
How Fringes Are Helping Israeli Soldiers Fight Hamas
Jerusalem — In Israel, a small country roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey, almost everyone knows somebody who was killed —...
Temple Mount, Other Sacred Jewish Landmarks Make List of 100 Holiest Places on Earth
Patheos, a leading online forum for discussing religion and spirituality, has included seven Jewish sites in its ranking of "The 100 Most Holy Places on...
Persecution of Christians in Iran, Part Two
This is Part 2 of an article, the first of which appeared yesterday. Historical Christian communities and converts in Iran Iran's Christian and other minority religious communities...
Judaism Strikes a Balance Between Conformity and Anarchy
Sir Winston Churchill, the master of pithy political one-liners, once told the House of Commons: “The truth is that an anarchist would not be able...
Tisha B’Av 2022: Let’s End the Hatred of Jew Vs. Jew
Before we can truly address the threat of antisemitism, we -- as Jews -- need to confront the hatred we harbor for one another. Every time...
Israel Is ‘Preserving the Status Quo’ at Jerusalem’s Holy Site
i24 News – Israel emphasized earlier this week a long-standing ban on Jewish prayer at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque compound, rejecting an Arab League accusation that...
Aleph and Beit
This week, an article in The Atlantic grabbed my eye. It described the enigmatic sacoglossa sea slugs that harvest energy from the sun’s rays, by photosynthesizing ingested algae cells....
Why We Need Sukkot
After watching the recent Afghanistan debacle unfold, I could not help but be reminded of the Suez Crisis of 1956 — with a sense of...
The Greatest Act in the World Is to Do Someone a Favor
There is no question that the primary focus of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as the intermediate days, is “teshuva.” Usually translated as...
