Personalities
Jewish Basketball Pioneer Oscar (Ossie) Schechtman Passes Away
"The Show Must Go On" - Queen Oscar (Ossie) Schechtman, an original member of the New York Knicks, scored the legendary first National Basketball Association...
Talking with Dr. Oz About Israel, Turkey, Islam, and Lust
I'm sitting on the plane to Israel with Dr. Mehmet Oz, his wife Lisa, his kids, my wife Debbie, and three of our nine children. It's Mehmet's first ever visit to the Jewish State and...
‘Peres In Therapy:’ Comedy Show Could be a Solution to the Mideast Conflict
Israel has a fresh and vital comedy scene, with a host of "stand-up-istim" (yes, that's right, Hebrew has no word for stand-up comedians), as well as many well-known comic actors. What's obviously been missing until now...
Sheldon Adelson at 80
This past Friday marked the 80th birthday on the Jewish calendar of philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. There is something unique about Sheldon that is rare in people of affluence, namely, a convivial warmth and earthiness that is at...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent...
Chasing Chagall’s Legacy in France
JNS.org - Originally published by www.Jewish.Travel, the new online travel magazine. The abundance of Marc Chagall's work in...
Leonard Nimoy’s Judaism Informs Photography and Life
JNS.org - Leonard Nimoy says there is a "strong strain of Judaism" in everything he...
Amy Winehouse Exhibit Exploring Singer’s Jewish Roots Opens in London
An exhibition dedicated to the late Jewish singer Amy Winehouse, featuring unpublished photographs of...
Yeshiva University Chancellor Resigns, Admits Failure Over Sexual Abuse Cases
JNS.org - Yeshiva University (YU) Chancellor Rabbi Norman Lamm, 85, has stepped down from his...
Jewish Basketball Pioneer Oscar (Ossie) Schechtman Passes Away
"The Show Must Go On" - Queen Oscar (Ossie) Schechtman, an original member of the New York Knicks, scored the legendary first National Basketball Association (called...
Talking with Dr. Oz About Israel, Turkey, Islam, and Lust
I'm sitting on the plane to Israel with Dr. Mehmet Oz, his wife Lisa, his kids, my wife Debbie, and three of our nine children....
‘Peres In Therapy:’ Comedy Show Could be a Solution to the Mideast Conflict
Israel has a fresh and vital comedy scene, with a host of "stand-up-istim" (yes, that's right, Hebrew has no word for stand-up comedians), as well...
Sheldon Adelson at 80
This past Friday marked the 80th birthday on the Jewish calendar of philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. There is something unique about Sheldon that is rare in people of...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...
Chasing Chagall’s Legacy in France
JNS.org - Originally published by www.Jewish.Travel, the new online travel magazine. The abundance of Marc Chagall's work in New York City, where I live, inspired me to see...
Leonard Nimoy’s Judaism Informs Photography and Life
JNS.org - Leonard Nimoy says there is a "strong strain of Judaism" in everything he does—including his famous on-screen hand gestures. Best known for his character...
Amy Winehouse Exhibit Exploring Singer’s Jewish Roots Opens in London
An exhibition dedicated to the late Jewish singer Amy Winehouse, featuring unpublished photographs of her with family and friends, her dresses, guitar and...
Yeshiva University Chancellor Resigns, Admits Failure Over Sexual Abuse Cases
JNS.org - Yeshiva University (YU) Chancellor Rabbi Norman Lamm, 85, has stepped down from his position at the university. The rabbi's resignation comes several months after The...
Major League Baseball’s Bud Selig Honored by B’nai B’rith
JNS.org - B'nai B'rith International honored Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig with the Distinguished Humanitarian Award on Thursday in New York. The award...
From ‘Scared Child’ to Miss Israel
JNS.org - NEW MILFORD, NJ—When Yitayish "Titi" Ayenew, the first black Miss Israel, was a young orphan who moved from Ethiopia to Israel, it was learning...
NBA Finals a Time to Remember Legendary Jewish Coach Red Auerbach
JNS.org - At the start of each nationally televised game of the 2013 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, ABChas aired a...
Sol Tevel Does Boee Kallah (INTERVIEW)
If you aren't yet familiar with Sol Tevél, imagine Euro-Latin star Manu Chao, reggae man Bob Marley, and Israeli bands Hadag Nachash and Sheva all...
Nora Ephron, Famed Jewish Screenwriter, Remembered Through Tribeca Film Festival Prize
JNS.org - For filmmaker Meera Menon, no honor could have been more fitting than winning the inaugural award named after famed Jewish screenwriter and novelist...