Jewish Identity
In ‘Holy Flash Mob,’ Shabbat Project Rallies 5,000 Partners Across 500 Cities
JNS.org - Hundreds of thousands of Jews. Hundreds of thousands of challahs, candlesticks, and zemirot (Jewish songs). Havdalah. From Oct. 23-24, Jews of all ages, levels...
A Welcome and Warning to French Jews
This year's figures for immigration to Israel from France are not yet in, as such statistics are not calculated according to the Hebrew calendar. But around 3,000 French Jews made aliyah during this summer alone. In...
My Non-Birthright Experience with Birthright
JNS.org - Chances are, if you are Jewish and have a close connection with a young Jewish adult, you have heard of Taglit-Birthright Israel. Most people know it as the “free 10-day trip” to Israel...
Nonkosher Food for Thought
Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a three-day visit to Italy. On Thursday, he attended the Israeli pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015. As head of the "startup nation," he rightly boasted of Israel's achievements...
Rugelach Roundtable: Does Beloved Pastry Need Dairy to Taste Good?
JNS.org - Rugelach (singular: rugala) are a beloved traditional Jewish pastry, with a quirky history to...
Your Frequently Asked Questions about Israel – Answered!
JNS.org - On the rare occasion that I get to talk to people from home (the...
Actress Jane Seymour Learns of Great-Aunt Who Committed Suicide After Discovering Nazis Murdered Her Family
A great-aunt of famed British actress Jane Seymour killed herself after surviving the Holocaust when she...
India Plans Jewish Heritage Tours for Israelis of Indian Origin
JNS.org - India is urging tens of thousands of Jews of Indian origin to visit the...
Soviet Jews Must Look Back to Our True Roots
A quarter century has passed since Soviet Jews got out of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia,...
In ‘Holy Flash Mob,’ Shabbat Project Rallies 5,000 Partners Across 500 Cities
JNS.org - Hundreds of thousands of Jews. Hundreds of thousands of challahs, candlesticks, and zemirot (Jewish songs). Havdalah. From Oct. 23-24, Jews of all ages, levels of...
A Welcome and Warning to French Jews
This year's figures for immigration to Israel from France are not yet in, as such statistics are not calculated according to the Hebrew calendar. But...
My Non-Birthright Experience with Birthright
JNS.org - Chances are, if you are Jewish and have a close connection with a young Jewish adult, you have heard of Taglit-Birthright Israel. Most...
Nonkosher Food for Thought
Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a three-day visit to Italy. On Thursday, he attended the Israeli pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015. As head...
Rugelach Roundtable: Does Beloved Pastry Need Dairy to Taste Good?
JNS.org - Rugelach (singular: rugala) are a beloved traditional Jewish pastry, with a quirky history to boot, but they often present a kosher conundrum. Though parve...
Your Frequently Asked Questions about Israel – Answered!
JNS.org - On the rare occasion that I get to talk to people from home (the 10-hour time difference is killer), I am often asked about...
Actress Jane Seymour Learns of Great-Aunt Who Committed Suicide After Discovering Nazis Murdered Her Family
A great-aunt of famed British actress Jane Seymour killed herself after surviving the Holocaust when she discovered that the Nazis murdered her husband and two children,...
India Plans Jewish Heritage Tours for Israelis of Indian Origin
JNS.org - India is urging tens of thousands of Jews of Indian origin to visit the country to explore their heritage, in a bid to help...
Soviet Jews Must Look Back to Our True Roots
A quarter century has passed since Soviet Jews got out of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, and the eleven other Soviet countries. As soon as the doors...
Aliyah Update: Ulpan, Bureaucracy, and Reacting to Jewish Terrorism
JNS.org - It has now been a whole month since my aliyah date, so I thought that this week I’d reflect on the process as a...
Sports-Minded Jewish Journalist Surveys ‘Underreported’ Maccabiah Games
JNS.org - What do basketball player and coach Larry Brown, swimmers, and gymnast Mitch Gaylord have in common? They’re among a group of 25 individuals who have...
The Mindset of Progressive Jews and the ‘Israeli Problem’
JNS.org - In the sweltering heat of a Chicago summer, my friend marched outside the South African consulate, protesting apartheid. Years earlier, she had protested Jim...
‘Laughter Heals’ is Message of Unlikely Jewish-Muslim Comedy Act
JNS.org - “Both Jews and Muslims have a lot in common. What are we fighting over? Jews and Muslims don’t eat pork, we don’t celebrate Christmas,...
Meet the Radio Host Behind Israeli Minister’s Reform Judaism Interview Stir
JNS.org - When Israeli Religious Affairs Minister MK David Azoulay (Shas) told Israel’s Army Radio station in July that “a Reform Jew, from the moment he...
