Personalities
Haym Soloveitchik’s Demolition of Talya Fishman’s Thesis
I have to go back 50 years to when I first met Haym Soloveitchik, the brilliant son of the magisterial and phenomenal late Rabbi...
YU, Wiesenthal, ADL Heads Have Top Salaries for American Jewish Leaders
Yeshiva University President Richard Joel earned the top salary among American Jewish executives in 2011 at $879,821, followed by Simon Wiesenthal Center President and CEO Rabbi Marvin Hier at $702,857 and Anti-Defamation League National Director Abe...
Billboard Releases List of Top 30 Jewish Musicians (VIDEO)
Billboard, one of the oldest trade publications in the world, has been the litmus test for popular success in the music industry for decades. Over the weekend it released its list of the top 30...
Jaffa Road: Where the Light Gets In (INTERVIEW)
Music lovers better pack their bags because they're in for a sonic world tour when global tour de force and Juno nominees Jaffa Road release Where The Light Gets In hits your stereo. The album...
British Girl in Tel Aviv Diary Part 7: A Peace of My Mind
As we continue to keep readers informed about what life in Israel under rocket fire...
Jihadist-Turned-Zionist Makes Case for Israel
NEW YORK—In 2000, as a young teenager on a trip to Pakistan to visit family, Muslim...
Naismith? How About Gottlieb? Remembering the Jewish Influence on Basketball
With the National Basketball Association (NBA) season in full swing, the casual hoops fan likely...
‘Food Network’ Personality Embraces Charity, Grows His Brand
The grandchild of Holocaust victims, Duff Goldman became a brand name through hard work, creativity...
Matisyahu Releases New Song for Hanukkah, Proceeds to Benefit Sandy Relief Efforts (VIDEO)
Matisyahu's New Colors. Source: 100xr.com Matisyahu, the acclaimed Jewish rapper who...
Haym Soloveitchik’s Demolition of Talya Fishman’s Thesis
I have to go back 50 years to when I first met Haym Soloveitchik, the brilliant son of the magisterial and phenomenal late Rabbi JB...
YU, Wiesenthal, ADL Heads Have Top Salaries for American Jewish Leaders
Yeshiva University President Richard Joel earned the top salary among American Jewish executives in 2011 at $879,821, followed by Simon Wiesenthal Center President and CEO...
Billboard Releases List of Top 30 Jewish Musicians (VIDEO)
Billboard, one of the oldest trade publications in the world, has been the litmus test for popular success in the music industry for decades. Over...
Jaffa Road: Where the Light Gets In (INTERVIEW)
Music lovers better pack their bags because they're in for a sonic world tour when global tour de force and Juno nominees Jaffa Road release...
British Girl in Tel Aviv Diary Part 7: A Peace of My Mind
As we continue to keep readers informed about what life in Israel under rocket fire is like, part 7 of The Algemeiner's "British girl in...
Jihadist-Turned-Zionist Makes Case for Israel
NEW YORK—In 2000, as a young teenager on a trip to Pakistan to visit family, Muslim ex-radical Kasim Hafeez saw violence praised and "learned" that America, the...
Naismith? How About Gottlieb? Remembering the Jewish Influence on Basketball
With the National Basketball Association (NBA) season in full swing, the casual hoops fan likely knows the significance of the name "Naismith," but might not...
‘Food Network’ Personality Embraces Charity, Grows His Brand
The grandchild of Holocaust victims, Duff Goldman became a brand name through hard work, creativity and a blowtorch. Born in Michigan, Goldman was once in the Guinness...
Matisyahu Releases New Song for Hanukkah, Proceeds to Benefit Sandy Relief Efforts (VIDEO)
Matisyahu's New Colors. Source: 100xr.com Matisyahu, the acclaimed Jewish rapper who made waves late last year when he shaved his beard,...
Is Ashton Kutcher Influencing Mila Kunis to Become a More Observant Jew?
Former 'That 70s Show" co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were spotted wandering the streets of Rome recently. The couple started dating earlier in the...
Joint Distribution Committee Announces New CEO
The world's largest Jewish relief organization, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), has announced that Alan Gill will take the reins as CEO of...
Devorah Krinsky, Wife of Prominent Chabad Leader, Dies at 74
Devorah Krinsky, wife of Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky—the current public face of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hassidic movement and former secretary to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson—passed away Nov. 23...
British Girl in Tel Aviv Diary Part 6: Ceasefire Brigade
As we continue to keep readers updated on what life in Israel under rocket fire is like, part 6 of The Algemeiner's "British girl...
Carole King: Famous, Yet ‘Haimische’
Singer-songwriter Carole King is best known for numerous hits and four Grammy awards, but what is perhaps not as widely recognized is the Jewish familial...
