Jewish Identity
Christian Funding Provides Lifeline to Jewish Schools in Former Soviet Union
JNS.org - The Soviet Union may have dissolved in 1991, but many Jewish families are still struggling to emerge from the regime’s seven decades of...
Hillel CEO to Address J Street Campus Arm’s Summer Conference
JNS.org - Hillel International CEO Eric Fingerhut will address the Summer Leadership Institute of J Street U, the campus arm of the controversial left-wing Jewish lobby group, on Aug. 17 in Washington, DC. Fingerhut “will speak to...
Spotlight on Lincoln’s Jewish Ties Part of 16th President’s Renaissance
JNS.org - At a time when America’s heroes are dwindling, filmmakers and historians are among those turning to Abraham Lincoln for inspiration. Our 16th president inspired Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film examining how his political acumen helped...
TII: This is Israel
JNS.org - My friend from college made aliyah just a couple of months before me. She and her boyfriend came up with a secret code to mark the occurrence of something very typical of Israel: They...
Customized Online Learning Tool is ‘Building Together’ With US Jewish Schools
JNS.org - As technology continues to permeate traditional classroom environments, more than 25 Jewish day schools...
My Aliyah Day (a.k.a. the Most Intense Day of My Life)
JNS.org - It happened. I’m officially an Israeli and I have an identification number that will...
At Jerusalem Film Festival, New Year Brings New Kind of Drama
JNS.org - In July 2014 in Jerusalem, sirens over the city at the beginning of the...
Will ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Verdict Resonate for Present Dangers like Iran?
JNS.0rg - Oskar Groening, 94, known as the “bookkeeper” or “accountant” of Auschwitz, was sentenced to...
The Diverse Faces Aboard the 53rd Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Flight
JNS.org - “We will be a part of something so big—it is unthinkable to me,” Tracie...
Christian Funding Provides Lifeline to Jewish Schools in Former Soviet Union
JNS.org - The Soviet Union may have dissolved in 1991, but many Jewish families are still struggling to emerge from the regime’s seven decades of antipathy...
Hillel CEO to Address J Street Campus Arm’s Summer Conference
JNS.org - Hillel International CEO Eric Fingerhut will address the Summer Leadership Institute of J Street U, the campus arm of the controversial left-wing Jewish lobby...
Spotlight on Lincoln’s Jewish Ties Part of 16th President’s Renaissance
JNS.org - At a time when America’s heroes are dwindling, filmmakers and historians are among those turning to Abraham Lincoln for inspiration. Our 16th president inspired Lincoln,...
TII: This is Israel
JNS.org - My friend from college made aliyah just a couple of months before me. She and her boyfriend came up with a secret code to...
Customized Online Learning Tool is ‘Building Together’ With US Jewish Schools
JNS.org - As technology continues to permeate traditional classroom environments, more than 25 Jewish day schools are taking part in a new era of learning fostered...
My Aliyah Day (a.k.a. the Most Intense Day of My Life)
JNS.org - It happened. I’m officially an Israeli and I have an identification number that will stick with me (and my future children, G-d willing) to...
At Jerusalem Film Festival, New Year Brings New Kind of Drama
JNS.org - In July 2014 in Jerusalem, sirens over the city at the beginning of the 50-day Gaza war forced the cancellation of the outdoor opening...
Will ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Verdict Resonate for Present Dangers like Iran?
JNS.0rg - Oskar Groening, 94, known as the “bookkeeper” or “accountant” of Auschwitz, was sentenced to four years in prison by a German court this week...
The Diverse Faces Aboard the 53rd Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Flight
JNS.org - “We will be a part of something so big—it is unthinkable to me,” Tracie Beavers said three-quarters of the way through a nearly 12-hour...
At Jerusalem Genealogy Confab, Passion for Past Unites Experts and Novices
JNS.org - Young folks with backpacks slung over shoulders, middle-aged Americans in designer jeans, men in black velvet kippot, Israelis in khaki shorts. A thousand of...
Israeli Outreach Group Wants Anglos to Feel at Home in the Jewish Homeland
JNS.org - “Israel needs to be a more welcoming place for all Jews,” says Rabbi Reuven Spolter, overseas rabbinic coordinator for Tzohar, an Israeli outreach organization...
Tomorrow I Make Aliyah
JNS.org - Tomorrow, I make aliyah. The next day, I become an Israeli citizen. And the day after that, I begin my life in Israel. Nervous? Definitely....
90-Year-Old Woman ‘Going Home,’ Makes Aliyah
JNS.org - Susan Friedman proves that it’s never too late to be a pioneer. At the ripe age of 90, she made aliyah Monday on a...
Jerusalem Film Workshop Features Oscar Nominees
The Jerusalem Film Workshop announced that its recently opened 2015 summer program will include playing host to some prestigious guests, as well as the presentation of...
