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Holocaust-Questioning Assignment to be Revised by California School District
JNS.org - The Rialto Unified School District in southern California said it would alter an assignment that asked eighth-grade students to write an...
Israeli Arab Microbiologist Wins on Israel’s ‘MasterChef’ Reality Show
JNS.org - An Israeli-Arab microbiologist and mother of three won the fourth season of Israel's most popular reality TV show, "MasterChef." Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, 32, who holds a PhD in microbiology and is from the Israeli-Arab...
Love Guru Says Kaballah Practitioners Tend to Have ‘Less Satisfactory’ Relationships
British relationship expert Andrew Wallas said Kaballah practitioners are likely to be less satisfied in their personal relationships than other couples, Britain's Daily Mail reported Wednesday. "All the research is that individuals who have an...
Extended Family: Jewish Foster Mom Has Cared for 150 Children and Counting
JNS.org - Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet Rose Marchick, biological mother of three, adoptive mother of two, and...
New Zionist Programming From an Old-Line Zionist
JNS.org - Let's face it: there are some Israelis who are just larger than...
‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Discovers James Franco is Jewish
'Millionaire Matchmaker' Pattie Stanger expressed shock and delight when she discovered recently that actor James...
New Program Increases Options for Yeshiva Students Seeking to Earn a BA in Israel
JNS.org - For Anglo university students who are spending a semester abroad in...
‘Jews Don’t Hunt’ – Mostly
JNS.org - "Jews don't hunt." That's a comforting statement to one who, like me, opposes...
Water: Conflict and Cooperation in Israel’s Jordan River Valley (ILLUSTRATED)
The Jordan River runs from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, the natural boundary...
Holocaust-Questioning Assignment to be Revised by California School District
JNS.org - The Rialto Unified School District in southern California said it would alter an assignment that asked eighth-grade students to write an essay...
Israeli Arab Microbiologist Wins on Israel’s ‘MasterChef’ Reality Show
JNS.org - An Israeli-Arab microbiologist and mother of three won the fourth season of Israel's most popular reality TV show, "MasterChef." Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, 32, who...
Love Guru Says Kaballah Practitioners Tend to Have ‘Less Satisfactory’ Relationships
British relationship expert Andrew Wallas said Kaballah practitioners are likely to be less satisfied in their personal relationships than other couples, Britain's Daily Mail...
Extended Family: Jewish Foster Mom Has Cared for 150 Children and Counting
JNS.org - Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet Rose...
New Zionist Programming From an Old-Line Zionist
JNS.org - Let's face it: there are some Israelis who are just larger than life. They're usually men, most often large men, who just...
‘Millionaire Matchmaker’ Discovers James Franco is Jewish
'Millionaire Matchmaker' Pattie Stanger expressed shock and delight when she discovered recently that actor James Franco is Jewish and immediately began wondering if she could...
New Program Increases Options for Yeshiva Students Seeking to Earn a BA in Israel
JNS.org - For Anglo university students who are spending a semester abroad in Israel, or those who have recently made aliyah, the Israeli...
‘Jews Don’t Hunt’ – Mostly
JNS.org - "Jews don't hunt." That's a comforting statement to one who, like me, opposes hunting, even if it's not strictly true. I understand that...
Water: Conflict and Cooperation in Israel’s Jordan River Valley (ILLUSTRATED)
The Jordan River runs from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, the natural boundary separating Israel from Jordan. "Most of the major rivers in Europe...
Ben-Gurion University Researcher May Have Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
JNS.org - While methods of insulin administration have improved and modes of measuring how much insulin to give are far superior than they...
Jewish Teen Delegates Tackle Global Issues Head-On at Yeshiva University Model UN
JNS.org - STAMFORD, Conn. - The United Nations is in session. Sam Collins, Croatian delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, rises to address...
‘Moving the Needle:’ Jewish Day School Education’s Search for Relevance
JNS.org - LOS ANGELES - "Moving the Needle" was the name of the recent national Jewish day school conference in Los Angeles, and for...
It’s Raining Chocolate in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV - Along with the much needed rain that drenched Israel this past weekend, Tel Aviv experienced a different kind of rain - chocolates...
Professor Strips Thesis of Judith Butler Sourcing, Calls for RDS – ‘Retractions and Disavowals in Scholarship’ – to Oppose BDS (INTERVIEW)
Israeli artist, playwright and professor Dahn Hiuni on Tuesday said he launched a new movement called RDS - Retractions and Disavowals in Scholarship - to...