Spirituality/Tradition
As It Goes With Corruption in Sport, So It Goes With Corruption in Religion
The end of another soccer season is upon us. I used to be a fanatical supporter of Manchester United. During my youth, soccer was...
Workaholics and the Torah
Psychiatrists and psychologists have debated for decades whether or not "workaholism" is a mental illness -- or to put it more simply, whether being a workaholic is a good thing or a bad thing. The most...
Before Jerusalem’s Reunification, There Were Defiant Carvings on a Prison Wall
JNS.org - In late fall 1947, Shmuel Matza, then a 20-year-old member of the Etzel (also known as Irgun) Jewish underground paramilitary organization, was detained in the Kishle prison by the British on suspicion of possessing...
Lag B’Omer: The Forgotten Zionist Holiday
Ask someone which Jewish holiday occurs this week, and many people will draw a blank. While Pesach, Chanukah, and Purim are essential for so many religious and secular Jews alike -- Lag B’Omer is often overlooked as...
Israelis and Americans: Sincerity Versus Politeness
JNS.org - The cultural differences between Israel and the United States are substantial, reminding me of...
Jerusalem’s Koren Publishers Rolls Out Partnership With Orthodox Rabbinical Group
JNS.org - Ahead of June’s Jewish holiday of Shavuot, Jerusalem-based Koren Publishers has announced a new partnership...
The Transformation of the Virgin Mary: How a Jewish Girl From Nazareth Became a Christian Icon
The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, provide skimpy biographies of Jesus, with huge time gaps. We meet...
‘Smart Shabbos’ Technology Takes Brooklyn Jewish Homes by Storm
Rather than using manual timers, some Jewish residents of Brooklyn are having smart technology installed...
Cuban-Jewish Women ‘Lit Up Their Souls’ in Israel
JNS.org - Dr. Sara Bedoya was raised in a small Cuban town. She was a member...
As It Goes With Corruption in Sport, So It Goes With Corruption in Religion
The end of another soccer season is upon us. I used to be a fanatical supporter of Manchester United. During my youth, soccer was my...
Workaholics and the Torah
Psychiatrists and psychologists have debated for decades whether or not "workaholism" is a mental illness -- or to put it more simply, whether being a workaholic...
Before Jerusalem’s Reunification, There Were Defiant Carvings on a Prison Wall
JNS.org - In late fall 1947, Shmuel Matza, then a 20-year-old member of the Etzel (also known as Irgun) Jewish underground paramilitary organization, was detained in...
Lag B’Omer: The Forgotten Zionist Holiday
Ask someone which Jewish holiday occurs this week, and many people will draw a blank. While Pesach, Chanukah, and Purim are essential for so many religious...
Israelis and Americans: Sincerity Versus Politeness
JNS.org - The cultural differences between Israel and the United States are substantial, reminding me of a major reason why I moved to Israel 10 months...
Jerusalem’s Koren Publishers Rolls Out Partnership With Orthodox Rabbinical Group
JNS.org - Ahead of June’s Jewish holiday of Shavuot, Jerusalem-based Koren Publishers has announced a new partnership with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) that will include...
The Transformation of the Virgin Mary: How a Jewish Girl From Nazareth Became a Christian Icon
The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, provide skimpy biographies of Jesus, with huge time gaps. We meet Jesus in brief citations as a newborn, a six-year-old in...
‘Smart Shabbos’ Technology Takes Brooklyn Jewish Homes by Storm
Rather than using manual timers, some Jewish residents of Brooklyn are having smart technology installed in their homes to help them prepare for Shabbat, Forbes...
Cuban-Jewish Women ‘Lit Up Their Souls’ in Israel
JNS.org - Dr. Sara Bedoya was raised in a small Cuban town. She was a member of the town’s only Jewish family. Though she knew of...
As a People, We Must Dedicate Ourselves to Lives of Purpose
Smartphones can do amazing things -- few more amazing than Waze, the Israeli-designed satellite navigation system acquired by Google in 2013. But there is one thing...
Movie Star Michael Douglas: ‘This Year Has Been About Rediscovering the Jewish Values That I Cherish’
Movie star/producer Michael Douglas on Sunday described developing a connection to his Judaism through his son. Appearing as a special guest at the Jerusalem Post's annual conference in New York...
A Commencement Message and a Call to Judaism
Your birth was your defining moment -- yet you didn't ask to be born at all, much less to the family you were born into. You didn't...
Leaders Are Born, But They Also Need Help
Over the past couple of decades, leadership training has ballooned into a multi-billion dollar industry. A Google search for “leadership training courses” elicits 373 million...
The Problem With the Story of the Good Samaritan
In 1964, Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death late one night in Queens, New York, by Winton Mosely -- who said that he simply wanted...
