Spirituality/Tradition
National Library of Spain Features Rare Jewish-Spanish Artifacts
Times of Israel - More than 500 years after their expulsion, Spanish Jews and their holy books are the focus of a new exhibition...
Purim: Are You Doing it Right?
Purim is a festival renown for celebration, excessive drinking and wild, outlandish costumes; or, as Chasids in Brooklyn call it, Tuesday. It's the story of the Jews escaping genocide in Persia, marking...
All-Women Jewish Ambulance Service Will Start in New York
NY Daily News - The all-male Hatzolah EMT crew snubbed them — so a group of Brooklyn Jewish women are starting their own ladies-only ambulance service. Borough Park lawyer Rachel Freier, 46, held the first...
Jewish Agency to Provide $1 Million in Aid to Greek Jews for Euro Financial Crisis
JPost - The Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, which will convene this week in Jerusalem with the participation of community leaders and representatives from around the world, will grant emergency aid...
FBI Files Revealed: New York’s Last Jewish Gangster, Julius Bernstein
Famous for his affiliation with the Genovese crime family, his extortion of New York labor...
Jewish Frenchman Wins Best Director at Oscars (VIDEO)
"The Artist" took home five Oscar awards on Sunday night, including Best Picture and Best...
Sacha Baron Cohen Pours Kim Jong Il’s “Ashes” on Ryan Seacreat at Oscars (VIDEO)
Sacha Baron Cohen's newest character, "General Aladeen", made a splash last night on the Red...
Manhattan Jewish Sukkah Owner Sued by Neighbor
NYPost - A high-rise holy war has broken out at the Trump Place Condominiums, ...
Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From Atheists
Recently while renewing my driver's license, the DMV attendant looked surprised when I requested...
National Library of Spain Features Rare Jewish-Spanish Artifacts
Times of Israel - More than 500 years after their expulsion, Spanish Jews and their holy books are the focus of a new exhibition in...
Purim: Are You Doing it Right?
Purim is a festival renown for celebration, excessive drinking and wild, outlandish costumes; or, as Chasids in Brooklyn call it, Tuesday. It's the...
All-Women Jewish Ambulance Service Will Start in New York
NY Daily News - The all-male Hatzolah EMT crew snubbed them — so a group of Brooklyn Jewish women are starting their own ladies-only...
Jewish Agency to Provide $1 Million in Aid to Greek Jews for Euro Financial Crisis
JPost - The Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, which will convene this week in Jerusalem with the participation of community leaders and...
FBI Files Revealed: New York’s Last Jewish Gangster, Julius Bernstein
Famous for his affiliation with the Genovese crime family, his extortion of New York labor unions and the Sbarros restaurant chain, and his military service...
Jewish Frenchman Wins Best Director at Oscars (VIDEO)
"The Artist" took home five Oscar awards on Sunday night, including Best Picture and Best Director. The Director, Michel Hazanavicius, is the son (and grandson) of...
Sacha Baron Cohen Pours Kim Jong Il’s “Ashes” on Ryan Seacreat at Oscars (VIDEO)
Sacha Baron Cohen's newest character, "General Aladeen", made a splash last night on the Red Carpet at the Oscars. Cohen, who became famous with his depiction...
Manhattan Jewish Sukkah Owner Sued by Neighbor
NYPost - A high-rise holy war has broken out at the Trump Place Condominiums, where one man's straw Sukkot has left a concerned couple...
Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From Atheists
Recently while renewing my driver's license, the DMV attendant looked surprised when I requested organ donor designation. She remarked how she thought being...
Jewish Contenders at the Oscars
"Footnote" is a film written and directed by Joseph Cedar and is Israel's 10th nomination for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards. Cedar considers...
Jackie Mason and the Gush Katif Museum (VIDEO)
Born in Wisconsin, Jackie Mason grew up in Manhattan's Lower East Side, becoming one of America's most beloved stand up comedians and a favorite son...
Canadian TV Host Insinuates to Rabbi Shmuley Jews Control Hollywood
Today I had what was probably the most unpleasant TV interview of my life on Canada's Sun News Network (national). Interviewed by host...
French Civil Society Takes Aim at “Racist Party” Le Front National
French philosopher Bernard Henri Levy started a campaign in France aimed at reducing the appeal of the xenophobic and racist party Le Front...
Wild London Fashion Party Thrown by Jewish Designer Stella McCartney (VIDEO)
This is not the first time that a McCartney shook up the world with innovation. Jewish designer Stella McCartney ( daughter of Paul McCartney) excited the fashion...
