Judy Lash Balint / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Judy Lash Balint / JNS.org
From Major Speakers to Exhibitors, Federation GA in Israel a ‘Global Jewish Shuk’
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—Several halls of Jerusalem's International Congress Center were filled with booths representing the best of Israeli innovations as the Jewish Federations...
American Olim Bring Spiritual Care to Israel
JNS.org - Israelis have a reputation for being frank and direct—dugri, in local parlance. But when it comes to death and dying or...
Jerusalem Biennale Celebrates Contemporary Art
JNS.org - Jerusalem's role in Israel's start-up culture just got a boost: this time not via high tech, but through art. The first Jerusalem Biennale for...
The Orthodox Rabbi and the Rapper
JNS.org - SEATTLE—Most Orthodox rabbis who earn the title "emeritus" retire to a quiet life of teaching and...
While Jerusalem Day Is Celebrated Above Ground, Archaeological Discoveries Reveal City’s Layers
Tens of thousands will visit the Old City on May 8 for Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six...
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron: Remembrance Meets Celebration in Israel
Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days; platforms and sound systems stand ready...
Passover—Israel Style
JERUSALEM—Not every Israeli observes Passover, but every Israeli knows Passover is coming. Preparations for the seven-day holiday are impossible to ignore and encroach on almost every...
Taking Passover Back to Its Roots
JERUSALEM - When most Israeli Jews sit down for the Passover seder on the night of March 25, the 14th of the Hebrew month of Nissan,...
Ho, Ho… Holy Land?
Israel's Ministry of Tourism reports that 75,000 Christian tourists are expected to arrive in Israel to celebrate Christmas this year at the standard Christian pilgrimage...
Jerusalem Conference Puts Politics Aside for Technology, Entertainment and Design
JERUSALEM—Jews, Muslims, Arabs, Israelis and Europeans gathered for a daylong conference in Jerusalem on Dec. 10 with no discussion of politics, religion or the Arab-Israeli...
Festigal—Israel’s Commercial Chanukah Production
Israeli parents have a love-hate relationship with Hanukkah. They love the festive atmosphere, the public menorah lightings and sufganiyot (the Israeli doughnut), but schools are closed...
Seeing Israel Through Film
A majority of American Jews has never stepped foot in Israel, according to the 2012 survey of American Jewish Opinion conducted by the American Jewish Committee....
Mount Masada to Host “Carmen” Opera for Extraordinary Performances
What do French opera composer Georges Bizet, Masada and a Spanish village have in common? They're all part of the most ambitious cultural ...
