Spirituality/Tradition
Israeli Learning Start-Ups Go Beyond the Classroom
JNS.org - School began again this week for Israeli children, many of whom had the spent the summer in and out of bomb shelters...
Israel Helping to Boost Pomegranate Yields in India
For nearly 23 years, since India and Israel entered into full diplomatic relations in 1992, relations between the countries have progressed rapidly, including politically, commercially, in sciences and culture, and particularly in the area...
‘Mein Kampf’, Entering the Public Domain, Must be Put in its Place
The publishing world is plagued with simple-minded books. Toe-curling examples include Kardashian Konfidential by Kim Kardashian, Learning To Fly by Victoria Beckham and the autobiographical oeuvre of Sharon Osbourne. All would benefit from concise editor's notes at...
American Girls in Israel Seek to Help Out During Gaza War
It reads like a scene out of a novel. The setting is Israel during the summer of 2014 just after the fighting in Gaza subsides. A wedding is being prepared in Bet Shemesh. The bride, Leah,...
Judaism Does Not Allow Us to Hate
Ki Tetzei contains more laws than any other parsha in the Torah, and it is...
How Jewish Television Pioneer Milton Berle Inspired Modern Comedy Stars
JNS.org - Today's comedy superstars, especially those whose careers are driven by television, may...
Jewish ‘Hoops Whisperer’ a Secret Weapon for NBA Stars
JNS.org - Idan Ravin's friends chipped in to buy him a humble but life-changing bar...
After Gaza War, Helping Traumatized Israelis Heal
JNS.org - "You know what's worse than being stabbed 13 times? Being stabbed 14...
Israel’s Christian Friends Are the Candle in the Darkness
When I left Israel nearly six weeks ago for my annual trip to America the...
Israeli Learning Start-Ups Go Beyond the Classroom
JNS.org - School began again this week for Israeli children, many of whom had the spent the summer in and out of bomb shelters during...
Israel Helping to Boost Pomegranate Yields in India
For nearly 23 years, since India and Israel entered into full diplomatic relations in 1992, relations between the countries have progressed rapidly, including politically,...
‘Mein Kampf’, Entering the Public Domain, Must be Put in its Place
The publishing world is plagued with simple-minded books. Toe-curling examples include Kardashian Konfidential by Kim Kardashian, Learning To Fly by Victoria Beckham and the autobiographical oeuvre of...
American Girls in Israel Seek to Help Out During Gaza War
It reads like a scene out of a novel. The setting is Israel during the summer of 2014 just after the fighting in Gaza subsides. A...
Judaism Does Not Allow Us to Hate
Ki Tetzei contains more laws than any other parsha in the Torah, and it is possible to be overwhelmed by this embarrass de richesse of detail....
How Jewish Television Pioneer Milton Berle Inspired Modern Comedy Stars
JNS.org - Today's comedy superstars, especially those whose careers are driven by television, may very well owe their success to pioneering Jewish entertainer Milton...
Jewish ‘Hoops Whisperer’ a Secret Weapon for NBA Stars
JNS.org - Idan Ravin's friends chipped in to buy him a humble but life-changing bar mitzvah gift—a basketball hoop his father attached to the roof...
After Gaza War, Helping Traumatized Israelis Heal
JNS.org - "You know what's worse than being stabbed 13 times? Being stabbed 14 times. It can always be worse." In 2010, Kay Wilson, a...
Israel’s Christian Friends Are the Candle in the Darkness
When I left Israel nearly six weeks ago for my annual trip to America the rockets had already begun to fall. Just two nights before...
The American Jewish Community Should Join the GOP
The recent Gaza war has demonstrated that the era of bipartisan support for Israel is over. Republicans overwhelmingly sided with Israel while Democratic leaders hemmed and...
You Are Israel’s True ‘Start Up Nation’
Israel is the Start-Up Nation. This is what we are constantly told. Despite continuous wars, Israel has more high-tech start-ups per capita than any other...
Lev Tahor Haredi Group Leaves Guatemalan Town After Threats
JNS.org - About 200 members of a controversial Haredi sect of Judaism, Lev Tahor ("Pure Heart" in Hebrew), have left a Guatemalan village where...
Will Jews Buy Umbrellas When They See Clouds in the Sky?
19th century Zionist philosopher, Max Nordau, was quoted as telling Jewish leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky that "the Jew learns not by way of reason, but from catastrophes. He...
An Open Letter to the Muslim World: What Would Your Grandfather Say?
Dear cousin, As relatives that go back thousands of years to our shared grandfather Abraham, let me get straight to the point. You are all believers...