Posts Tagged: Jacob Kamaras
In Austin, 19th-Century Synagogue Meets 21st-Century Jewish Community
JNS.org - Like its environs, the Jewish community of Austin, Texas, has a youthful feel. Situated in a city known for live music, the University of...
Five Points of Tension in the Obama-Netanyahu Relationship
JNS.org - When the champion of the U.S.-Israel alliance sounds the alarm,something about the steadfast allies' relationship is more contentious than usual. Last week, the...
Torah Scroll for the U.S. Military Re-Writes a Legacy
JNS.org - Have you ever seen your name engraved on a tombstone? It's almost an out-of-body experience. Death stares you in the face. Of...
Israeli UFC Fighter Returns to Jewish State to Rejoin IDF
JNS.org - Days after winning his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight bout against Steven Siler on July 26, Israeli-born mixed martial arts competitor Noad...
Anti-Israel Text Remained in Schools Longer Than Officials Claimed
JNS.org - An anti-Israel text that school officials and some Jewish organizations say was removed from a Boston suburb's public school...
After J Street Rejection, Critics Target Diversity of Conference of Presidents
JNS.org - Since the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations voted April 30 to reject the membership application of the self-labeled "pro-Israel,...
Say What? Top 10 Controversial Kerry Comments on Israel
JNS.org - David Letterman probably won't be making this a "Late Show" top 10 list anytime soon, but here's a sampling of some of...
After Pew Pessimism, is ‘JOFEE’ the New Acronym for the Jewish Future?
JNS.org - More than five months after the Pew Research Center's "A Portrait of Jewish Americans" survey drew widespread pessimism over rising intermarriage and...
Do’s and Don’ts of Gifting at Jewish Weddings
JNS.org - Not another challah board! That's the collective cry heard 'round the Jewish world when newlyweds receive a Judaica gift they already possess....
Trainer of IDF Paramedics Discusses Life-Saving Improvisation (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - LOS ANGELES—For Israel Defense Forces Lt. Anastasia Bagdalov, there was no time to ponder the gunshot that penetrated both legs of a...
Israel-EU Tension: The View From Europe
By Jacob Kamaras, Alina Dain Sharon and Sean Savage This month some of Israel's strongest friends in Europe—Britain, France, and Germany—summoned their ambassadors to...
Explaining the ‘Maccabees’ Moniker for Jewish Athletics
Jewish athletes from around the world gather every four years in Israel for the Olympic-style Maccabiah Games, not to mention the annual JCC Maccabi Youth...
U.S., Israel Launch Largest-Ever Joint Defense Exercise
The largest-ever joint defense exercise between the United States and Israel kicked off on Sunday and is lasting for three weeks in the Jewish state. Austere...
Talk on Iran ‘Red Lines’ Comes After U.S. General Distances Himself from Israeli Strike
Following U.S. General Martin Dempsey's statement that he won't support an Israeli strike on Iran and the report that the Islamic Republic has doubled its uranium...
