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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...

July 31, 2013 9:38 am
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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...

July 24, 2013 12:11 am
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July 16, 2013 7:58 am
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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...

July 10, 2013 11:01 am
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Leonard Nimoy’s Judaism Informs Photography and Life

JNS.org - Leonard Nimoy says there is a "strong strain of Judaism" in everything he...

July 2, 2013 1:12 pm
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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An exhibition dedicated to the late Jewish singer Amy Winehouse, featuring unpublished photographs of...

July 1, 2013 4:25 pm
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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...

July 31, 2013 9:38 am
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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...

July 29, 2013 8:47 am
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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....

July 24, 2013 9:21 am
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‘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...

July 24, 2013 8:42 am
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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...

July 24, 2013 12:11 am
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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...

July 16, 2013 7:58 am
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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...

July 10, 2013 11:01 am
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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...

July 2, 2013 1:12 pm
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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...

July 1, 2013 4:25 pm
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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...

June 28, 2013 5:33 pm
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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...

June 24, 2013 10:24 am
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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...

June 18, 2013 7:58 am
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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...

June 13, 2013 6:33 pm
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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...

June 11, 2013 12:18 am
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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...

Israel

IDF Moves to Purchase 20,000 Israeli-Made Guns as Country Seeks Less Foreig...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has moved forward with a purchase order of 20,000 Israeli-made M4A1 rifles, a move that...

Middle East

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Bo...

A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest...

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