Spirituality/Tradition
Tisha B’Av and the Nature of Evil
The period of mourning for the destruction of our two Jerusalem temples does not seem to fit with the idea that Judaism is underpinned...
Mourning the Temple
The Temple has been the most significant building in Jewish history. The Fast of Av commemorates two occasions when it, Jerusalem and the Jewish state were destroyed. Tradition has it that the Third Temple will...
Why People Hate God, and Why They’re Wrong
My late father insisted that religion was bad for the world, because it caused so many wars. I tried for years to convince him otherwise (unsuccessfully, of course), but now I see what he meant. My father was blaming...
How to Grow Old Gracefully, Successfully and With Joy
On March 27, 2012, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen, an ancient ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. A number of institutions presented Loyal Addresses to the Queen, thanking her for her service...
It’s Easy to Be an Atheist if You Ignore Science
Although the general public is disconcertingly unaware of it, it is a fact that scientists do...
Tisha B’Av in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1942
Before the Germans captured the city of Warsaw in the 1939 Blitzkrieg, there were 360,000...
‘Jews Have Fashion in Our Blood,’ Say Organizers of New York Event Highlighting Israeli Designers (INTERVIEW)
Two Jewish fashion mavins who are organizing events during New York Fashion Week in September to highlight the...
What Separates Humans From Animals Is Our Connection to God
The headline was arresting enough to grab my attention: “Orangutans Exhibit Human-Like Speech for the...
Tisha B’Av and the Nature of Evil
The period of mourning for the destruction of our two Jerusalem temples does not seem to fit with the idea that Judaism is underpinned by...
Mourning the Temple
The Temple has been the most significant building in Jewish history. The Fast of Av commemorates two occasions when it, Jerusalem and the Jewish state...
Why People Hate God, and Why They’re Wrong
My late father insisted that religion was bad for the world, because it caused so many wars. I tried for years to convince him otherwise (unsuccessfully, of course),...
How to Grow Old Gracefully, Successfully and With Joy
On March 27, 2012, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen, an ancient ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. A number of institutions presented...
It’s Easy to Be an Atheist if You Ignore Science
Although the general public is disconcertingly unaware of it, it is a fact that scientists do not have even the slightest clue as to how life...
Tisha B’Av in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1942
Before the Germans captured the city of Warsaw in the 1939 Blitzkrieg, there were 360,000 Jews in the Polish capital. Its Jews were forced into...
‘Jews Have Fashion in Our Blood,’ Say Organizers of New York Event Highlighting Israeli Designers (INTERVIEW)
Two Jewish fashion mavins who are organizing events during New York Fashion Week in September to highlight the work of Israeli designers told The Algemeiner on Thursday about the...
What Separates Humans From Animals Is Our Connection to God
The headline was arresting enough to grab my attention: “Orangutans Exhibit Human-Like Speech for the First Time on Record.” Intrigued by the thought of talking...
What Is True Modesty?
In the world we live in, there seems to be little room for modesty. Where absolutely every nook and cranny of the human body is...
Christian Supermodel Miranda Kerr Says She Keeps Mystical Jewish Text in Her Handbag for a ‘Little Protection’ (VIDEO)
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr revealed during a recent interview that she keeps in her purse a copy of The Zohar, the foundational text of Jewish mystical...
Yad Vashem Opens Two Online Sports Exhibits Prior to Olympics
This week, as the sports world focuses on Rio de Janeiro, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, commemorates athletes that may not have earned...
One Israeli Nurse to Another: A Love Story
JNS.org - Elie Schiff will tell you flat out that she was born into a family of Zionists. In fact, as far back as she can...
Can Different Jews Unite for the High Holidays?
JNS.org - In April 2015 – in the aftermath of the death of 25-year-old African-American man Freddie Gray inside a police van after being arrested by...
Nine Ways to Celebrate the High Holidays Without Stepping Foot in a Shul
JNS.org - There is a lot of beauty to the traditional synagogue experience. However, a traditional High Holidays service just does not speak to some –...
