Spirituality/Tradition
More Countries Speak Out About Calls to Boycott Israel at 2025 Eurovision Song Contest
Several European countries have expressed their opinions in recent days about efforts to boycott next year's Eurovision song contest if Israel takes part in...
Were God Merely to ‘Exist,’ Our Prayers Would Be Meaningless
“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere,” said Voltaire. Indeed, trying to describe God is like trying to present something that is more than a three-dimensional reality on a flat surface. People say...
New Discoveries Are Made at an Interfaith, International Dig of a Jesus-Era Galilee Town
JNS.org - When Father Juan Solana, a Catholic priest, wanted to construct a guest house for Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land in the Galilee region in 2009, he couldn’t have imagined he’d become the leader...
There Is a Solution
Last week, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) published a report about the grave and growing antisemitism on New York college campuses, along with the despairing conclusion that there is nothing to do to stop it. Prompted...
Holocaust Survivor, Canadian Hall of Fame Figure Skater Dies at 95
A Holocaust survivor and recognized figure-skating coach died on Monday night at the age of 95,...
The Limits of Love
In a parsha laden with laws, one in particular is full of fascination. Here it...
Wisconsin Exhibit Features Clothes Created From Sketches of Prague Seamstress Killed in the Holocaust
A Holocaust victim's fashion designs are featured in a new exhibit in Wisconsin, the local publication The Daily...
Dogma Is No Substitute for Faith
Faith can only be found in the light of one’s soul -- never in dogma. Dogmas reach...
Leonard Nimoy’s Son Says ‘Star Trek’ Icon Enjoyed Speaking Yiddish
The son of the late actor who played the iconic Mr. Spock on the science fiction...
More Countries Speak Out About Calls to Boycott Israel at 2025 Eurovision Song Contest
Several European countries have expressed their opinions in recent days about efforts to boycott next year's Eurovision song contest if Israel takes part in the...
Were God Merely to ‘Exist,’ Our Prayers Would Be Meaningless
“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere,” said Voltaire. Indeed, trying to describe God is like trying to present something that is more...
New Discoveries Are Made at an Interfaith, International Dig of a Jesus-Era Galilee Town
JNS.org - When Father Juan Solana, a Catholic priest, wanted to construct a guest house for Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land in the Galilee region...
There Is a Solution
Last week, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) published a report about the grave and growing antisemitism on New York college campuses, along with the despairing conclusion...
Holocaust Survivor, Canadian Hall of Fame Figure Skater Dies at 95
A Holocaust survivor and recognized figure-skating coach died on Monday night at the age of 95, Canada's National Post reported. Ellen Burka survived the Westerbork and Theresienstadt concentration...
The Limits of Love
In a parsha laden with laws, one in particular is full of fascination. Here it is: If a man has two wives, one loved, the other unloved...
Wisconsin Exhibit Features Clothes Created From Sketches of Prague Seamstress Killed in the Holocaust
A Holocaust victim's fashion designs are featured in a new exhibit in Wisconsin, the local publication The Daily Cardinal reported on Monday. Eight dresses created from sketches drawn by Hedwig Strnad, a...
Dogma Is No Substitute for Faith
Faith can only be found in the light of one’s soul -- never in dogma. Dogmas reach only the mind, not the human heart. Trying to translate...
Leonard Nimoy’s Son Says ‘Star Trek’ Icon Enjoyed Speaking Yiddish
The son of the late actor who played the iconic Mr. Spock on the science fiction franchise "Star Trek" told the New York Post on Friday that his father...
Ancient City Unearthed Where David Battled Goliath
JNS.org -- Archaeologists believe they have found the location of the battle between David and Goliath, narrated in the Book of Samuel, in a mysterious...
The Case Against Specialization and for General Knowledge
We live in an age of ever-increasing specialization. Up until the early 20th century, interdisciplinary experts abounded. Charles Darwin was renowned as a geologist and...
We Can Be Mother Teresa, Too — or Better
Mother Teresa has become Saint Teresa! She was born in 1910, in what is now Macedonia. She joined a religious sisterhood in Ireland and then took vows...
Making the Messiah a Reality
"The whipped cream will be a few minutes. Is that okay?" "Sure," I smiled. Being patient can be challenging for me, but I didn't mind this...
Florida Chabad Family Hit Hard by Hurricane Hermine Hosts Shabbat Dinner for Community Despite Power Outage
A Jewish family in Florida hosted nearly a dozen people for Shabbat dinner, despite not having electricity following last week's Hurricane Hermine, Chabad.org reported. Rabbi Shneur Zalman and Chanie Oirechman...
