Jewish Identity
Swarthmore Hillel Drops ‘Hillel’ Name After Disagreement on Pro-BDS Speakers
JNS.org - The Hillel chapter at Swarthmore College voted to drop "Hillel" from its name this week due to a disagreement with Hillel International...
Jewish Community in Wales ‘Feeling Vulnerable’ Following Record-Breaking Antisemitism in Britain
The Jewish community in Wales, UK is dwindling in number and its members are feeling vulnerable in light of the record number of antisemitic attacks taking place in the UK, the BBC reported recently. There are only 2,064...
Why is the Jewish Communal Fund Allowing Grants to NIF?
The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) is the largest Jewish donor-advised fund in the United States, managing $1.3 billion in charitable assets for 3,100 funds. They work solely with the super rich, providing support to a...
Response to Oklahoma SAE’s Racist Chant Highlights Lack of Response to Campus Antisemitism
JNS.org - The controversy surrounding the video of the racist chant made by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity chapter at the University of Oklahoma received swift condemnation across the board. In...
MBA Matchmakers: InsideIL Connects Business Students With Israeli Internships
JNS.org - It's no secret that business moguls such as Warren Buffett and Bill...
Kosher Conundrum: If Water Doesn’t Need Certification, Why Have the Symbol?
JNS.org - A new brand of bottled water recently hit grocery store shelves, and...
The Lessons of Purim and Iran
"Do not think that you will escape [the fate of] all the Jews by being...
Cycling the Desert: New Israel Bike Trail Connects Mitzpe Ramon to Eilat
As the popularity of cycling continues to increase across the world, Israel is working to...
Forthcoming Major Action Movies Inspired by Jewish Comic Artist Jack Kirby
JNS.org - With the recent Oscars in the rearview mirror, Hollywood's attention now shifts...
Swarthmore Hillel Drops ‘Hillel’ Name After Disagreement on Pro-BDS Speakers
JNS.org - The Hillel chapter at Swarthmore College voted to drop "Hillel" from its name this week due to a disagreement with Hillel International over...
Jewish Community in Wales ‘Feeling Vulnerable’ Following Record-Breaking Antisemitism in Britain
The Jewish community in Wales, UK is dwindling in number and its members are feeling vulnerable in light of the record number of antisemitic attacks...
Why is the Jewish Communal Fund Allowing Grants to NIF?
The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) is the largest Jewish donor-advised fund in the United States, managing $1.3 billion in charitable assets for 3,100 funds. They...
Response to Oklahoma SAE’s Racist Chant Highlights Lack of Response to Campus Antisemitism
JNS.org - The controversy surrounding the video of the racist chant made by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity chapter at the...
MBA Matchmakers: InsideIL Connects Business Students With Israeli Internships
JNS.org - It's no secret that business moguls such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are heavily invested in Israel. Technology leaders such as Intel,...
Kosher Conundrum: If Water Doesn’t Need Certification, Why Have the Symbol?
JNS.org - A new brand of bottled water recently hit grocery store shelves, and its tagline is reminiscent of the 1965 catchphrase for Hebrew...
The Lessons of Purim and Iran
"Do not think that you will escape [the fate of] all the Jews by being in the king's palace... And who knows if it is...
Cycling the Desert: New Israel Bike Trail Connects Mitzpe Ramon to Eilat
As the popularity of cycling continues to increase across the world, Israel is working to develop cycling trails that make the country's spectacular desert accessible to...
Forthcoming Major Action Movies Inspired by Jewish Comic Artist Jack Kirby
JNS.org - With the recent Oscars in the rearview mirror, Hollywood's attention now shifts to the rest of this year's big-screen lineup. Two of...
The Challenging Journey of Ethiopian Integration Into Israel
Although the vast majority of Ethiopian Jews immigrated to Israel during the 1980s and 1990s, economic and social problems related to the hardships of immigration...
Revised Law Lays Foundation for a More Inclusive Israeli Society
JNS.org - Recent statistics indicate that approximately 1 million people in Israel have a disability, defined as a health problem that interferes with their...
Why Isn’t Israel Doing More to Battle Anti-Semitism?
Successive Israeli governments have failed miserably to meet the challenge of global anti-Semitism, not providing the leadership demanded of a Jewish state in these turbulent...
When Torah Teaches Life and Life Teaches Torah (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Rabbi Gordon Tucker spent the first 20 years of his career teaching at the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and the next...
Scandinavian Nations Grapple With Radical Islam and Antisemitism After Denmark Attacks (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Last Sunday, terrorist Omar El-Hussein fired shots outside a Copenhagen cultural center that was holding a debate about free speech and Islam, killing...
