Spirituality/Tradition
Remember Them
Six-year old Abraham Freiburg had fled with his mother and long entertained the notion that Tati -- the Yiddish word for Daddy -- was only...
Interfaith Marriage and Jewish Customs: Doing Away With Something Inconvenient
Seymour Rosenbloom is a Conservative rabbi who gave 36 years of distinguished service to Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972, and we must assume he studied...
Pop Star Katy Perry Wishes for Weekly Worldwide ‘Shabbat’ to Disconnect From Social Media
Pop superstar Katy Perry declared in a recent interview that the whole world needs a weekly day of rest "like Shabbat," to disconnect from social media. “I wish there was a thing like Shabbat that wasn’t particularly religious-based, that...
God and Politics in the Book of Esther (REVIEW)
Ever since the inclusion of the Book of Esther in the biblical canon 2,000 years ago, there have been those who have asked what place such a work can have in the Bible at all. Their...
Armenians, Artsakh and the Invisible Hand
Sunday, April 24 commemorated the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The day was observed...
What the Yom HaShoah Siren Means to Israelis
JNS.org - Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. At 10 a.m. all throughout Israel, a countrywide air-raid siren...
Young Diaspora Jews Learn About Holocaust Through Unique Israeli Perspective
JNS.org - Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, challenges Israelis to acknowledge, remember, and...
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Admits Father Wanted Him to Become a Rabbi
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft admitted on Monday that his father wanted him to...
What Is Good?
The core question of any discussion about ethics is: What is “good”? If we humans...
Remember Them
Six-year old Abraham Freiburg had fled with his mother and long entertained the notion that Tati -- the Yiddish word for Daddy -- was only missing...
Interfaith Marriage and Jewish Customs: Doing Away With Something Inconvenient
Seymour Rosenbloom is a Conservative rabbi who gave 36 years of distinguished service to Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Jewish...
Pop Star Katy Perry Wishes for Weekly Worldwide ‘Shabbat’ to Disconnect From Social Media
Pop superstar Katy Perry declared in a recent interview that the whole world needs a weekly day of rest "like Shabbat," to disconnect from social media. “I wish there...
God and Politics in the Book of Esther (REVIEW)
Ever since the inclusion of the Book of Esther in the biblical canon 2,000 years ago, there have been those who have asked what place such...
Armenians, Artsakh and the Invisible Hand
Sunday, April 24 commemorated the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The day was observed by the world’s Armenian churches and remembered solemnly in many...
What the Yom HaShoah Siren Means to Israelis
JNS.org - Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. At 10 a.m. all throughout Israel, a countrywide air-raid siren wails. That sound is alarming and too familiar for many...
Young Diaspora Jews Learn About Holocaust Through Unique Israeli Perspective
JNS.org - Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, challenges Israelis to acknowledge, remember, and respect the impact of such a dark time in Jewish...
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Admits Father Wanted Him to Become a Rabbi
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft admitted on Monday that his father wanted him to become a rabbi, but said he chose his own path, Jewish Insider...
What Is Good?
The core question of any discussion about ethics is: What is “good”? If we humans think we ought to have some standards of behavior and...
Conan O’Brien Throws ‘Pharaoh’ Through Giant Wall of Matzah in Passover Sketch (VIDEO)
Conan O'Brien celebrated Passover on his late night show this week by throwing the villain of the Jewish exodus story through a wall of unleavened bread. Having his assistants bring a...
Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community
According to a recent article in the Washington Post, eating disorders among Orthodox Jewish women and, to a lesser extent, others in the Jewish community, are...
My First Passover As an Israeli
JNS.org - The first time I came to Israel for Passover, I was sold. At Burger’s Bar, a popular burger restaurant in Israel, they served hamburgers...
A Promise That Should Be Kept
The leader of the Reform movement of Judaism just opened the door to a machloket l’shem shamayim – an argument for the sake of heaven – that,...
Yad Sarah Fills Israel’s Geriatric Dentistry Gap
JNS.org - Chaya Sela is an 81-year-old Holocaust survivor. A volunteer at the Yad Vashem World Center for Holocaust Research, Documentation, Education and Commemoration, she tells...
