Spirituality/Tradition
Overcoming the Fear of Success
One of the most powerful addresses I ever heard was given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, on this week’s parsha: the...
Why Does the Rabbinical Council of America Refuse to Protect Children from Child Molesters?
Six weeks ago, I emailed Rabbi Mark Dratch, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), and published a detailed letter expressing my concern that the RCA was not doing nearly enough to protect...
Assyrian Bishop Wants Friendship With Israel
“Israel has stability, the ear of the world community, and the ability to be a modern state in the Middle East. Israel has withstood the test of time,” says Mar Awa Royel, the first American-born...
A Safe Place for Jewish Women to Practice Yoga
Often as a yogini, the female version of someone who practices yoga, you're asked to choose between your religious beliefs and your practice. As someone who experiences anxiety, I fell in love with yoga at...
Christian Zionists Are Among Our Best Supporters
Shortly after moving to the United States, I was introduced to Evangelical Christian supporters of...
Love Letters of the Holocaust
JNS.org - This is a story about the power of letters to span both years and...
‘Google of the Bible’ Goes Live
JNS.org - "Scroll down" is taking on a new meaning: The first comprehensive Internet edition of...
Soccer Icon David Beckham Says He Feels Jewish Because of His Grandfather, Who Took Him to Synagogue
Soccer superstar David Beckham revealed on Tuesday that he considers himself to be a Jew. The...
Jewish Millennial Forges Identity After Double Immigration Journey
JNS.org - There’s a Russian folk tale about an elderly couple building a little snow girl...
Overcoming the Fear of Success
One of the most powerful addresses I ever heard was given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, on this week’s parsha: the story...
Why Does the Rabbinical Council of America Refuse to Protect Children from Child Molesters?
Six weeks ago, I emailed Rabbi Mark Dratch, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), and published a detailed letter expressing my...
Assyrian Bishop Wants Friendship With Israel
“Israel has stability, the ear of the world community, and the ability to be a modern state in the Middle East. Israel has withstood the...
A Safe Place for Jewish Women to Practice Yoga
Often as a yogini, the female version of someone who practices yoga, you're asked to choose between your religious beliefs and your practice. As someone...
Christian Zionists Are Among Our Best Supporters
Shortly after moving to the United States, I was introduced to Evangelical Christian supporters of Israel for the first time. I found them confounding and...
Love Letters of the Holocaust
JNS.org - This is a story about the power of letters to span both years and miles, and to unite the hearts of children and their...
‘Google of the Bible’ Goes Live
JNS.org - "Scroll down" is taking on a new meaning: The first comprehensive Internet edition of the Bible has gone online to meet the demands of...
Soccer Icon David Beckham Says He Feels Jewish Because of His Grandfather, Who Took Him to Synagogue
Soccer superstar David Beckham revealed on Tuesday that he considers himself to be a Jew. The British footballer shared the tidbit in a discussion at the...
Jewish Millennial Forges Identity After Double Immigration Journey
JNS.org - There’s a Russian folk tale about an elderly couple building a little snow girl to fill the void they feel over not being able...
Sometimes You Already Have the Answers
To whom do you listen? It’s a question that I often ask myself as an entrepreneur, a father and a man. One of the strongest answers...
A Test of Character in This Week’s Torah Portion
There have been times when one passage in this week’s parsha -- Torah portion -- was for me little less than life-saving. No leadership position...
Leaving the Fold and Returning to It: Two Tales of Adjustment
I did something recently that I said I wasn't going to do anymore: I read an online essay by a woman who left the "ultra-Orthodox"...
What It Means to Be A Jew
There are so many attempts to define what it means to be a Jew. Is it genetic? Consensual? Opting-in? Participatory-only? Are you a Jew because...
Reflections on Shavuot, 2016
It was the genius of Babylonian Jewry to meet the challenges of exile 2,500 years ago. Originally, Judaism was a fragile community of rival tribes...
