Personalities
Jewish Renewal Movement Founder’s Insights Form a New Guide for Senior Living
JNS.org - Sara Davidson's The December Project is a new book that should be read by all senior citizens, and by those who...
A Eulogy for an Israeli Soldier
Standing at Daniel Pomerantz's open grave on July 24, I realized how strong the fabric of Israeli society is. Born in this country, the children and grandchildren of 19th century pioneers, Holocaust survivors and refugees...
EXCLUSIVE: IDF Veteran, Painter Tomer Peretz Wins Inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art (INTERVIEW)
Israeli-American painter, and Israel Defense Forces veteran, Tomer Peretz, 32, was selected for the inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art, the organizers of the award told The Algemeiner on Monday. Peretz's work...
Brandeis University President Mulling Foxman’s ADL Post?
JNS.org - The TruthRevolt website is reporting that Brandeis University President Frederick Lawrence is considering taking the position of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) national president, which will be vacated by Abraham Foxman in July 2015. The ADL, which celebrated its...
Lone Soldier From LA Receives Hero’s Farewell, Over 30,000 People Pay Respects to IDF Sgt. Max Steinberg (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
Over 30,000 people paid their respects to lone soldier, Sgt. Max Steinberg at his funeral on...
Peres Meets With Wife of Jonathan Pollard Ahead of Visit to U.S.
JERUSALEM - President Shimon Peres met on Sunday with Esther Pollard, wife of incarcerated Israeli...
New ‘Russian-American Person of the Year’ Awards Program Unveiled
JNS.org - A new program called "Russian-American Person of the Year" was announced June...
A Human Portrait of the Rebbe (REVIEW)
Turning Judaism Outward: A biography of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, by Chaim Miller (New...
Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor Posthumously Revealed to be Jewish
JNS.org - heartwarming revelation has recently rocked both the Jewish and Christian communities. Cardinal John...
Jewish Renewal Movement Founder’s Insights Form a New Guide for Senior Living
JNS.org - Sara Davidson's The December Project is a new book that should be read by all senior citizens, and by those who hope...
A Eulogy for an Israeli Soldier
Standing at Daniel Pomerantz's open grave on July 24, I realized how strong the fabric of Israeli society is. Born in this country, the children...
EXCLUSIVE: IDF Veteran, Painter Tomer Peretz Wins Inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art (INTERVIEW)
Israeli-American painter, and Israel Defense Forces veteran, Tomer Peretz, 32, was selected for the inaugural Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art, the...
Brandeis University President Mulling Foxman’s ADL Post?
JNS.org - The TruthRevolt website is reporting that Brandeis University President Frederick Lawrence is considering taking the position of Anti-Defamation League (ADL) national president, which will be vacated...
Lone Soldier From LA Receives Hero’s Farewell, Over 30,000 People Pay Respects to IDF Sgt. Max Steinberg (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
Over 30,000 people paid their respects to lone soldier, Sgt. Max Steinberg at his funeral on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. Steinberg was killed battling...
Peres Meets With Wife of Jonathan Pollard Ahead of Visit to U.S.
JERUSALEM - President Shimon Peres met on Sunday with Esther Pollard, wife of incarcerated Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, and the heads of the Knesset Caucus...
New ‘Russian-American Person of the Year’ Awards Program Unveiled
JNS.org - A new program called "Russian-American Person of the Year" was announced June 11 during the opening of the 12th Annual Russian Heritage...
A Human Portrait of the Rebbe (REVIEW)
Turning Judaism Outward: A biography of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, by Chaim Miller (New York: Kol Menachem Press, 2014). For the benefit of the uninitiated,...
Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor Posthumously Revealed to be Jewish
JNS.org - heartwarming revelation has recently rocked both the Jewish and Christian communities. Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, who had been the archbishop of the New...
Rabbis Write Up the Rebbe—Part Two
JNS.org - Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the June 12, 1994 death of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson ("the Rebbe"), today we published my interviews with Rabbis...
Rabbis Write Up the Rebbe (INTERVIEW)
Two well-known contemporary rabbis. Two prolific authors. Two personal journeys. One Rebbe. Rabbis Joseph Telushkin and Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz have come out with new volumes on...
New Book On the Chabad Rebbe: A Guide to Becoming a Better Person (REVIEW)
The new biography, "Rebbe: The Life And Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, The Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History" is inspiring for people of all...
20 Years After Rebbe’s Death, Jewish Movements Increasingly Emulate Chabad
JNS.org - Many questions surrounded the future of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism after the death of its seventh and final leader—"the Rebbe," Rabbi...
Monica Lewinsky Interview Re-Opens Old Tale of ‘That Woman’
JNS.org - Monica Lewinsky. The name makes you cringe, roll your eyes, and shake your head. She's frozen in time as "That Woman." She's the...