Spirituality/Tradition
Extended Family: Jewish Foster Mom Has Cared for 150 Children and Counting
JNS.org - Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet...
As Survivors Pass, Holocaust Memoir Genre Braces for Significant Transformation
JNS.org - As the generation of Holocaust survivors passes, writers and researchers acknowledge the urgent need to ask probing questions and preserve fading memories. Moving forward, in the absence of firsthand accounts, survivors'...
Ahead of NBA Playoffs, Remembering the Era of Jewish Commissioner David Stern
JNS.org - When the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs tip off on April 19, the star players who take the court should credit their status to recently retired league commissioner David Stern, according to Peter...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Bakes Matzah for First Time
KFAR CHABAD - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah on Tuesday for the first time when he visited a matzah bakery in Kfar Chabad ahead of the upcoming...
Nepal Chabad Without Matzah Due to Israeli Foreign Ministry Strike
JNS.org - As a result of the ongoing strike by Israeli Foreign Ministry workers, a shipping...
In Contraception Mandate Case, Supreme Court Justices Split Along Expected Lines
JNS.org - In oral arguments March 25 over the reach of the Affordable Care...
Rebuild the Temple? Not in Our Time
JNS.org - Discussions about Jewish access to and control of Jerusalem's Temple Mount are...
Jesus-era Burial Boxes Obtained by Israeli Police
JNS.org - Israeli authorities on Monday unveiled 11 burial boxes dating back to the...
Extended Family: Jewish Foster Mom Has Cared for 150 Children and Counting
JNS.org - Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet Rose...
As Survivors Pass, Holocaust Memoir Genre Braces for Significant Transformation
JNS.org - As the generation of Holocaust survivors passes, writers and researchers acknowledge the urgent need to ask probing questions and preserve fading...
Ahead of NBA Playoffs, Remembering the Era of Jewish Commissioner David Stern
JNS.org - When the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs tip off on April 19, the star players who take the court should credit their status...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Bakes Matzah for First Time
KFAR CHABAD - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah on Tuesday for the first time when he visited...
Nepal Chabad Without Matzah Due to Israeli Foreign Ministry Strike
JNS.org - As a result of the ongoing strike by Israeli Foreign Ministry workers, a shipping container filled with Passover for a planned 1,700-person seder in...
In Contraception Mandate Case, Supreme Court Justices Split Along Expected Lines
JNS.org - In oral arguments March 25 over the reach of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the religious rights of private corporations, jurists...
The Unique Goodness of Israel
War is hell. Israel has not always been at war, but it has never been at peace. Its neighboring independent state, Gaza, is ruled...
Rebuild the Temple? Not in Our Time
JNS.org - Discussions about Jewish access to and control of Jerusalem's Temple Mount are drawing heated responses in both Israel's and Jordan's parliaments, even...
Jesus-era Burial Boxes Obtained by Israeli Police
JNS.org - Israeli authorities on Monday unveiled 11 burial boxes dating back to the time of Jesus. Police gained possession of the boxes, which...
U.S. Holocaust Museum’s Traveling Exhibit Sheds New Light on Nazi Propaganda
JNS.org - An ongoing traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum challenges visitors to think about their responsibilities as consumers of information and...
New Zionist Programming From an Old-Line Zionist
JNS.org - Let's face it: there are some Israelis who are just larger than life. They're usually men, most often large men, who just...
Racism and ’12 Years a Slave’
The film that won Best Picture at the Oscars this year, 12 Years a Slave, is a movie about a free black man living in New...
Henry Zilberman
Earlier this month, late on a Saturday night, the soul of my dear friend, Henry Zilberman, returned to its maker. It happened many years too soon. He...
AEPi: Advocacy, Not Animal House
JNS.org - Wild booze-filled nights, toga parties, and even hazing. Those are the popular culture images that come to mind when thinking of fraternities...
