Mitzvos
The Real Prize
Last summer, on my 40th birthday, two significant things happened. I started studying Zohar, and I found out I'd been nominated for an award. I...
Before Purim, Non-Profit Raises Funds and Awareness for African Energy Crisis
JNS.org - Ahead of Purim, Innovation: Africa (iA)—a U.N. award-winning organization that brings Israeli technology to rural Africa—hosted a series of events to raise funds and awareness for that continent's energy crisis. The non-profit's executive...
Competition for $250K Inclusion Prize Launched by Jewish Foundation
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation on Tuesday announced the opening of a global competition for its third annual $250,000 Ruderman Prize in Inclusion, to be split equally among five organizations that have "demonstrated their...
An Inside Perspective on the IDF Field Hospital at the Syrian Border
JNS.org - "The most difficult thing to overcome is their terror," the young doctor said softly. "All their lives they have been told that Israelis are evil, they are the devil. They come to...
New Jersey Jewish Reporter Wins Award for Articles on Jewish Outreach to Impoverished Kentucky Town
JNS.org - New Jersey Jewish News (NJJN) staff writer Johanna Ginsberg was announced...
Beit Shemesh’s Magen Tackles Sexual Abuse One Case at a Time
JNS.org - Sexual abuse of minors has for many years been among the most...
Donald Trump Donates Over $100,000 to Israeli Emergency Rescue Service
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump has pledged to donate over $100,000 to Israeli emergency rescue...
Jerusalem Conference Seeks to Empower People With Disabilities
JNS.org - Wheelchair-bound Yoav Kreim—a well-known leader and spokesperson for people with disabilities in...
Don’t Forget Jewish Poverty in Europe
JNS.org - When the economic crisis hit Bulgaria in 2011, Yana—a Jewish mother of...
The Real Prize
Last summer, on my 40th birthday, two significant things happened. I started studying Zohar, and I found out I'd been nominated for an award. I didn't...
Before Purim, Non-Profit Raises Funds and Awareness for African Energy Crisis
JNS.org - Ahead of Purim, Innovation: Africa (iA)—a U.N. award-winning organization that brings Israeli technology to rural Africa—hosted a series of events to raise...
Competition for $250K Inclusion Prize Launched by Jewish Foundation
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation on Tuesday announced the opening of a global competition for its third annual $250,000 Ruderman Prize in Inclusion, to...
An Inside Perspective on the IDF Field Hospital at the Syrian Border
JNS.org - "The most difficult thing to overcome is their terror," the young doctor said softly. "All their lives they have been told that...
New Jersey Jewish Reporter Wins Award for Articles on Jewish Outreach to Impoverished Kentucky Town
JNS.org - New Jersey Jewish News (NJJN) staff writer Johanna Ginsberg was announced as the winner of an annual award named after a...
Beit Shemesh’s Magen Tackles Sexual Abuse One Case at a Time
JNS.org - Sexual abuse of minors has for many years been among the most controversial and suppressed issues in the Jewish community. An inaugural...
Donald Trump Donates Over $100,000 to Israeli Emergency Rescue Service
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump has pledged to donate over $100,000 to Israeli emergency rescue service United Hatzalah, The Algemeiner has learned. The gift, which will...
Jerusalem Conference Seeks to Empower People With Disabilities
JNS.org - Wheelchair-bound Yoav Kreim—a well-known leader and spokesperson for people with disabilities in Israel for more than 20 years—has led demonstrations, lobbied members...
Don’t Forget Jewish Poverty in Europe
JNS.org - When the economic crisis hit Bulgaria in 2011, Yana—a Jewish mother of three—was one of the first casualties. She lost her job...
Global Disability Rights Expert Wins Jewish Group’s Inaugural Award
JNS.org - The Ruderman Family Foundation on Monday announced that Dr. Michael Ashley Stein, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and an internationally...
‘King of Fun’ Stewart Rahr Arranges 50 Ambucycles for Israeli Rescue Service
JERUSALEM - Stewart Rahr, a.k.a "The King of Fun", surprised a jubilant group of United Hatzalah supporters by quadrupling his initial pledge to arrange for...
Inclusion of Jews With Disabilities is Focus of New Leadership Conference
JNS.org - Weekly services, Torah studies, aliyot to the Torah, sitting shiva, and even trips to Israel. These are experiences shared by many Jewish Americans...
Beatles, Spice Girls, and Newsies Should be on Your Chanukah Playlist
JNS.org - For your Hanukkah party this year, impress and surprise your guests with songs that aren't explicitly about the Festival of Lights, but...
JDC, Israel Defense Forces Providing Relief in Typhoon Haiyan-Struck Philippines
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), teaming with the Afya Foundation and Catholic Relief Services, is sending medical supplies and food...
