Chaim Steinmetz / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Chaim Steinmetz / JNS.org
Blood Libels, Then and Now
JNS.org - This past Wednesday was the 20th of Sivan, which was once a fast day that commemorated the first violent blood libel. (The Vaad...
The Day After: ‘Every Day Is Oct. 8’
JNS.org - Every ending is a new beginning. When we conclude each of the five books of the Torah (as we did last week) the reader...
Can ChatGPT Write a Better Sermon?
JNS.org - When ChatGPT was first unveiled, the public reaction was a mixture of fascination and trepidation. Some authors even wondered whether this was the...
Finding Joy in Pesach, Despite Coronavirus
This is a difficult time to celebrate Pesach. The holiday when we tell the joyous story of liberation at inter-generational gatherings has arrived at a...
There Is Nothing Holier Than Embracing Life
We closed our synagogue last Wednesday. There will be no more prayer services until the coronavirus goes away. In hindsight, it was an easy decision to...
New Jews With an Old Song — Israel at 70
Only in Israel could there be an organization like Koolulam, which organizes large sing-alongs with people from every ideology and religious background. It describes itself...
Why Israel? A Haven, a Homeland, a Holy Land — Yom Haatzmaut 2017
Maybe it was crazy. In February 2003, I led a mission to Israel shortly before the Iraq War. It was a time of great nervousness; when...
