Beliefs and concepts
“ŽThree Questions Non-Profits Should be Ready to Answer “Ž
People may not necessarily be getting smarter, but they are getting warier, and better informed. At least in some respects. The Internet has become...
Religion in the ‘Selfie’ Age
The Oxford University Press is the nearest thing to an authoritative arbiter of the English language. English speakers, unlike the French, do not have an Academie to impose a centrally mandated straightjacket on language. Each...
Despite BDS, Israeli Online Course Attracts Egyptian, Syrian and Saudi Students
While the American Studies Association (ASA) may have voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions this week - a boycott that was initiated in 2005 and coordinated by the Palestinian BDS National Committee - the Israel...
Philippines, Recovering From Typhoon, Honored by JDC for WWII Rescue Effort
JNS.org - WASHINGTON—Thanking one Asian country for its kindness towards Jews faced with annihilation 75 years ago and warning another not to even think about harming Israel, top Jewish officials at a Dec. 11...
Radical Islamist Amputates Hands in Accordance with Sharia Law
"ŽOn December 5, Arabic news website"Ž Masrawy published a full report and interview with Ali Afifi,...
New Venture Seeks Entrepreneurial Solutions for Israelis With Disabilities
JNS.org - PresenTense Israel, a volunteer-run organization aimed at bringing together entrepreneurs to revitalize...
Cleveland Jewish Day Schools to Offer Tuition Discounts for Jewish Community Employees
JNS.org - Two Cleveland Jewish day schools on Dec. 3 announced a new tuition...
World’s Largest Menorah Lit in Tel Aviv
JNS.org - The eighth candle of Hanukkah was lit Wednesday night on the world's...
The Ultra-Orthodox Need a Good Public Relations Campaign
The recent Pew Report, and every single other study in recent years on the American...
“ŽThree Questions Non-Profits Should be Ready to Answer “Ž
People may not necessarily be getting smarter, but they are getting warier, and better informed. At least in some respects. The Internet has become a...
Religion in the ‘Selfie’ Age
The Oxford University Press is the nearest thing to an authoritative arbiter of the English language. English speakers, unlike the French, do not have an...
Despite BDS, Israeli Online Course Attracts Egyptian, Syrian and Saudi Students
While the American Studies Association (ASA) may have voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions this week - a boycott that was initiated in 2005 and...
Philippines, Recovering From Typhoon, Honored by JDC for WWII Rescue Effort
JNS.org - WASHINGTON—Thanking one Asian country for its kindness towards Jews faced with annihilation 75 years ago and warning another not to even think...
Radical Islamist Amputates Hands in Accordance with Sharia Law
"ŽOn December 5, Arabic news website"Ž Masrawy published a full report and interview with Ali Afifi, an Egyptian man who did just that - violently cut...
New Venture Seeks Entrepreneurial Solutions for Israelis With Disabilities
JNS.org - PresenTense Israel, a volunteer-run organization aimed at bringing together entrepreneurs to revitalize Jewish communities, is teaming up with the Ruderman Family Foundation...
Cleveland Jewish Day Schools to Offer Tuition Discounts for Jewish Community Employees
JNS.org - Two Cleveland Jewish day schools on Dec. 3 announced a new tuition incentive program for Jewish communal employees who wish to send...
World’s Largest Menorah Lit in Tel Aviv
JNS.org - The eighth candle of Hanukkah was lit Wednesday night on the world's largest menorah in an array of changing colors next to the...
The Ultra-Orthodox Need a Good Public Relations Campaign
The recent Pew Report, and every single other study in recent years on the American Jewish community, clearly indicate that the more religiously observant one...
Israel Needs New Religious Leadership
There was hardly a murmur when former Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger was arrested for the second time and placed under house arrest on suspicion of...
Shame on Eyal Golan!
For the last 15 years I have loved Eyal Golan's music - my children know many of his songs and have spent many hours singing...
Limmud UK: Why Charedi Jews Oppose Pluralistic Learning
The very first Limmud Conference was held at Carmel College in the UK during my time as principal. Alastair Falk, a teacher at Carmel, and...
Pope Francis Says He Can’t Imagine Middle East ‘Without Christians’
JNS.org - Pope Francis said he could not imagine a Middle East devoid of Christians. "We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East...
Thousands of Catholics Gather in Nazareth for ‘Day of Faith’
JNS.org - More than 7,000 Catholics from around the world gathered for mass on Sunday in Nazareth, Israel, the childhood home of Jesus, to mark...
