Spirituality/Tradition
A Memorial For a Jew in a Muslim Land: A True Story
The Martyrs' Lane in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins as an ascending walkway of white stone. Visitors and mourners pass rows of shiny, polished walls, ensconced...
Media Watchdog Group Hosts Israeli Musician and His ‘Message of Peace’ on Campus Tour (VIDEO)
JNS.org - CAMERA on Campus — an Israel education organization working on 60 college campuses worldwide, and a division of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) media watchdog group — is in...
Why Circumcision Is an Essential Part of Jewish identity
Tucked away at the beginning of this week’s Torah portion is the mitzvah of Brit Milah -- the obligation to circumcise every male Jew, ideally on the eighth day of his life, or as soon...
For Many, Israel Is a Geopolitical Tourist Destination
For a hard-core segment of travelers to Jerusalem, the magic in the air when the sun sets at the Sabbath is not just the serene image of a peaceful dusk in an enchanted land. It...
A Memorial for a Jew in a Muslim Land: A True Story That Serves to Inspire
The Martyrs' Lane in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins as an ascending walkway of white stone. Visitors...
Israel’s National Library Turns the Page With an Eye on Community, Technology
JNS.org - The recent groundbreaking ceremony for the new building of the National Library of Israel (NLI), a...
Purimspiel: ‘Believe Me, Nobody Beats Haman Like Trump’
JNS.org - On the campaign trail last Thursday, Republican presidential primary front-runner Donald Trump devoted a...
Yaldi! Kosher Jewish Tartan Officially Rolled out in Scotland
JNS.org - It's official. The Scottish Jewish community is getting its own kosher Jewish tartan. What is...
Timna Valley’s New Visitor Center Is the Latest Enhancement in Israel’s Negev Desert
JNS.org - Signs along the road remind drivers and hikers not to drop fruits or vegetables...
A Memorial For a Jew in a Muslim Land: A True Story
The Martyrs' Lane in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins as an ascending walkway of white stone. Visitors and mourners pass rows of shiny, polished walls, ensconced with...
Media Watchdog Group Hosts Israeli Musician and His ‘Message of Peace’ on Campus Tour (VIDEO)
JNS.org - CAMERA on Campus — an Israel education organization working on 60 college campuses worldwide, and a division of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East...
Why Circumcision Is an Essential Part of Jewish identity
Tucked away at the beginning of this week’s Torah portion is the mitzvah of Brit Milah -- the obligation to circumcise every male Jew, ideally...
For Many, Israel Is a Geopolitical Tourist Destination
For a hard-core segment of travelers to Jerusalem, the magic in the air when the sun sets at the Sabbath is not just the serene...
A Memorial for a Jew in a Muslim Land: A True Story That Serves to Inspire
The Martyrs' Lane in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins as an ascending walkway of white stone. Visitors and mourners pass rows of shiny, polished walls, ensconced with...
Israel’s National Library Turns the Page With an Eye on Community, Technology
JNS.org - The recent groundbreaking ceremony for the new building of the National Library of Israel (NLI), a major event in the history of Jerusalem, was a deeply...
Purimspiel: ‘Believe Me, Nobody Beats Haman Like Trump’
JNS.org - On the campaign trail last Thursday, Republican presidential primary front-runner Donald Trump devoted a YUGE chunk of his remarks to that day’s Jewish holiday...
Yaldi! Kosher Jewish Tartan Officially Rolled out in Scotland
JNS.org - It's official. The Scottish Jewish community is getting its own kosher Jewish tartan. What is a tartan, you might ask? It's a fabric made with a...
Timna Valley’s New Visitor Center Is the Latest Enhancement in Israel’s Negev Desert
JNS.org - Signs along the road remind drivers and hikers not to drop fruits or vegetables on the ground as they make their way through the...
The Covenant of Circumcision: Why the Eighth Day Is So Holy
Our parsha this week begins with childbirth. It says that, in the case of a male child, “On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin...
Speaking in Two Languages With Father Naddaf, Christian Champion of the IDF (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - “It’s nice that he understands both English and Hebrew,” Father Gabriel Naddaf tells his interpreter, Amit Barak, at Houston’s Royal Sonesta hotel while I...
Drug Abuse in the Jewish Community — Substances and Scripture
It’s time to stop pretending that substance abuse isn’t a Jewish problem. For years we have labored under the illusion that nice, orthodox Jewish boys...
What We Can Learn From Existentialism
Caught between alternative moral positions, how does a thinking person determine what to do? Of course, your average person cares more about drink, sex and sport...
Parshat Shemini: Are You Really Eating Kosher?
Kosher animals, as is well known, can be identified by two simanim (physical signs). They must chew their cud, and their hooves must be wholly cloven. (Vayikra...
