Spirituality/Tradition
A Trembling World Waiting to Be Reborn
As the sun sets before Rosh Hashana, the universe goes into a comatose state. A slumber descends on all existence, everything comes to...
The Sabbatical Year of Shmita and Spiritually Responding to Terrorism
JNS.org - The sound of the shofar is in the air. The Hebrew month of Elul has come, preparing us for Rosh Hashanah. But this Rosh Hashanah, in the year 5775, will be different....
Great Quotes on the Meaning of Rosh Hashanah
Sundown on Wednesday, September 24, marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and millions of Jews around the world will congregate for the beginning of the High Holy Days. The day is a holiday of...
Leaders Must Lead by Both Consensus and Command
What do you say to your successor? What advice do you give him or her? Vayelech is the place to look for the answer, because it is here that Moses finally handed the reins over to Joshua,...
Honey, Guess Who’s Coming to Temple? Prominent Arab Leaders to Participate in Jewish New Year Services (SATIRE)
Is Israel slowly starting to cozy up with key Sunni countries in the Middle East? Based...
Study Shows Jews Hide Faith in Anti-Semitism-Plagued Europe
JNS.org - Last week the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a report showing a significant spike in anti-Semitic...
NEXT Maps the High Holiday Experience for Birthright Alumni
JNS.org - As the year 5775 approaches on the Jewish calendar, NEXT: A Division of...
Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish Months
"In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have...
Massive 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Unveiled in Israel
JNS.org - A 5,000-year-old monument was revealed northwest of the Sea of Galilee in...
A Trembling World Waiting to Be Reborn
As the sun sets before Rosh Hashana, the universe goes into a comatose state. A slumber descends on all existence, everything comes to a...
The Sabbatical Year of Shmita and Spiritually Responding to Terrorism
JNS.org - The sound of the shofar is in the air. The Hebrew month of Elul has come, preparing us for Rosh Hashanah. But...
Great Quotes on the Meaning of Rosh Hashanah
Sundown on Wednesday, September 24, marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and millions of Jews around the world will congregate for the beginning of...
Leaders Must Lead by Both Consensus and Command
What do you say to your successor? What advice do you give him or her? Vayelech is the place to look for the answer, because it is...
Honey, Guess Who’s Coming to Temple? Prominent Arab Leaders to Participate in Jewish New Year Services (SATIRE)
Is Israel slowly starting to cozy up with key Sunni countries in the Middle East? Based on recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Study Shows Jews Hide Faith in Anti-Semitism-Plagued Europe
JNS.org - Last week the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a report showing a significant spike in anti-Semitic incidents worldwide in the wake of this summer's conflict between...
NEXT Maps the High Holiday Experience for Birthright Alumni
JNS.org - As the year 5775 approaches on the Jewish calendar, NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation is running its fourth annual High Holidays Initiative,...
Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish Months
"In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary...
Massive 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Unveiled in Israel
JNS.org - A 5,000-year-old monument was revealed northwest of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The structure is a lunar-crescent-shaped stone with a volume...
Digital Torah is the Great Unifier
I have always been fascinated by large Jewish gatherings and Israel's national events. Yom Haatzmaut ceremonies, the mass Birkat Kohanim (Blessing of the priests) at...
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
JNS.org - "Visits of condolence is all we get from them. They squat at the Holocaust Memorial, they put on grave faces at the...
If Not Us, Who? A Lesson From Our History With Soviet Jews
Forty years ago this month, my life took a new path. Forty years later, I'm still on that path. The year was 1974. U.S. President Richard...
Are Men Womanizers or Intimacy-Seekers?
Modern evolutionary science is adamant that men are possessed of a polygamous nature and seek the widest possible distribution of their gene pool. They are...
How a Jewish Leader With 3 Months to Live Created a ‘Seminar’ on Life
JNS.org - What would you do if you found out that you had only three more months to live? Gordon Zacks was a successful businessman,...
