Deborah Fineblum / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Deborah Fineblum / JNS.org
New Immigrants to Israel Jump Right In… to a Coronavirus Quarantine
JNS.org - The first few weeks after making aliyah are typically a flurry of activity, with the newly minted Israeli dashing from government offices to...
Give It Up for the (Israeli) Kids: Hanukkah and Charity Drives
JNS.org - The staff and volunteers at Yad Ezra V’Shulamit’s children’s center in Jerusalem began noticing that one little girl only came to the after-school...
The Attitude of Gratitude: Jewish Insights to Share at Thanksgiving
JNS.org - Thanksgiving. They got it from us. The evidence: Things that aren't taught in school, such as the Pilgrims modeling their autumn thanksgiving holiday after...
Saluting One of the Last Living Heroes of Israel’s Fight for Independence
JNS.org - When Harold “Smoky” Simon grins at you, it’s hard to remember that, at 99, the man is one of a dwindling club: the...
High Holiday Challenge for College Students: Finding a (Spiritual) Home Away From Home
JNS.org - Spending the High Holidays away from home can be a lonely experience. And, sadly, without the family around, many a Jewish college student simply...
Birthright’s Excel Program Gets High Marks All Around
JNS.org - “It’s so much more.” That’s the mantra of the 54 Jewish young adults from across North America who just wrapped up 10 weeks...
Three New Books Introduce the Lubavitcher Rebbe to a New Generation
JNS.org - When Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson -- known universally as “the Rebbe” -- passed away 25 years ago, skeptics predicted the end of the...
A Quarter-Century After His Passing, the Rebbe’s Sphere of Influence Continues to Grow
JNS.org - The Lubavitcher Rebbe's memory and influence has not diminished in the 25 years since his passing. In fact, his legacy has only served...
In an Era of BDS, Kids Connect to Israel at Summer Camp
JNS.org - Aviva Weinstein fell in love with Israel thousands of miles from the Jewish homeland -- at Camp Ramah in the Poconos. Weinstein is among...
Bubbe’s Passover, Circa 2019: Feeding the Soul While Staying Healthy
JNS.org - Sweet gefilte fish with a dollop of eye-watering horseradish. Fluffy matzah balls floating in golden chicken soup. Raisin-dotted matzah kugel, tangy stuffed cabbage,...
Academic ‘Afikomen’: Apart From Family, Campus Students Create Their Own Passover
JNS.org - “There’s no place like home," said Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. But if she’d been Jewish, the heroine would no doubt have said,...
In New Initiative, Yad Vashem Tackles 21st Century Antisemitism
JNS.org - It is American teachers like Lori Fulton who, with their commitment to Holocaust education, are poised to be potent forces for holding back...
A New Generation of Galvanized Young Jews Fight Antisemitism on Campus
JNS.org - IfNotNow (INN) has a plan. It’s determined, according to its website, to create nothing less than “a movement led by young Jews to reclaim...
Receiving, Rebuilding, and Resiliency: Jewish Houston One Year After Harvey
JNS.org - Sodden prayer books, flood waters pouring into a sanctuary, bed-ridden patients at the Jewish senior residence being rushed to higher ground, a crib reduced...
