Spirituality/Tradition
Passover, Anti-Semitism, and Rising Above Hate
In 419 BCE, the Persian king Darius issued a decree concerning the Jewish garrison at Elephantine on the Nile Delta (near the cataracts of...
Belsize Square Synagogue Celebrates 75th Anniversary
March in the 1930s was a fateful time in Germany. On March 22, 1933, almost as soon as he came to power, Hitler opened the Dachau concentration camp. On March 15, 1939, Hitler invaded...
Jesus, Paul, and Others Saw Themselves as Jews
If you were accused of a crime punishable by death wouldn't you use your best defense? And if you believed that you didn't commit a crime and, moreover, that the accusing authority lacked jurisdiction over...
Ancient Jewish Community in China to Hold Traditional Passover Seder for First Time
Kaifeng, China - In the Chinese city of Kaifeng, members of the ancient Jewish community were recently heard singing in Hebrew as they prepared for their first Passover seder. They were singing the traditional song...
Bronfman Haggadah Comes Online Just in Time for Passover
JNS.org - In the Exodus story, Moses decides to rescue his people after he...
Retreat Gives Young Artists New Platform to Engage With Jewish Ideas
JNS.org - Many young Jewish artists struggle to define who they are personally, artistically,...
The Difference Between a Sprint and Marathon
It was a unique, unrepeatable moment of leadership at its highest height. For forty days...
Darren Aronofsky Adds Psychological Depth, Little Else to ‘Noah’
JNS.org - Has the era of large-scale biblical epics returned? Not since "The...
Exploring My New Polish Identity
In 2009, my elder two daughters both had plans to move to western Europe, so...
Passover, Anti-Semitism, and Rising Above Hate
In 419 BCE, the Persian king Darius issued a decree concerning the Jewish garrison at Elephantine on the Nile Delta (near the cataracts of what...
Belsize Square Synagogue Celebrates 75th Anniversary
March in the 1930s was a fateful time in Germany. On March 22, 1933, almost as soon as he came to power, Hitler opened...
Jesus, Paul, and Others Saw Themselves as Jews
If you were accused of a crime punishable by death wouldn't you use your best defense? And if you believed that you didn't commit a...
Ancient Jewish Community in China to Hold Traditional Passover Seder for First Time
Kaifeng, China - In the Chinese city of Kaifeng, members of the ancient Jewish community were recently heard singing in Hebrew as they prepared for...
Bronfman Haggadah Comes Online Just in Time for Passover
JNS.org - In the Exodus story, Moses decides to rescue his people after he hears God speak to him through the burning bush. But...
Retreat Gives Young Artists New Platform to Engage With Jewish Ideas
JNS.org - Many young Jewish artists struggle to define who they are personally, artistically, and religiously. Against the backdrop of that struggle, the recent...
The Difference Between a Sprint and Marathon
It was a unique, unrepeatable moment of leadership at its highest height. For forty days Moses had been communing with God, receiving from him the...
Darren Aronofsky Adds Psychological Depth, Little Else to ‘Noah’
JNS.org - Has the era of large-scale biblical epics returned? Not since "The Ten Commandments" has there been so much torrential water on...
Exploring My New Polish Identity
In 2009, my elder two daughters both had plans to move to western Europe, so they asked me to apply for Polish citizenship. This would...
China’s Ancient Jewish Community Returning to Roots to Celebrate Passover
JNS.org - China's ancient Jewish community in Kaifeng is set to celebrate a traditional Passover seder for what may be the first time in...
National Library of Israel Acquires Rare Montefiore Family Passover Haggadah
JNS.org - The National Library of Israel has acquired a rare Passover Haggadah that once belonged to well-known philanthropist Moses Montefiore, Israel Hayom reported. The unique...
‘Sense of Hollowness’ Leads Britain’s Wealthiest to Kaballah
An increasing number of Britain's richest are turning to Jewish mysticism, Kaballah, to help fill a spiritual void, London's Evening Standard reported on Friday. "Fifteen years...
The Faith of Fallen Jews: Conforming Doesn’t Work
Thanks to Brandeis University Press, I have been thoroughly enjoying a volume of essays by the historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, who died far too early...
The Art of Praising Others
The sages were eloquent on the subject of lashon hara, evil speech, the sin they took to be the cause of tsara'at, the subject of this week's...
