Posts Tagged: Jewish spirituality
With Female Spiritual Advisor, Efrat Spotlights Women’s Empowerment in Israel
JNS.org - In Torah times there was Devorah, prophetess and judge. In Talmudic times there was Bruriah, "the wife of Rabbi Meir," considered a...
Balancing Humility and Pride
Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa famously said: "Every person should have two pockets. In one pocket should be a piece of paper that reads, 'I am...
Being Jewish Without God
What if you just do not believe in God? Does this mean there is no room for you in the Jewish religion? On the surface,...
Many American Jews Seek Spirituality Outside of Synagogue
A study by the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring shows that one in six American Jews now seek spirituality outside of the synagogue. Conducting the study between April...
Thoughts from the Chief Rabbi for Rosh Hashanah 5773
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a kind of clarion call, a summons to the Ten Days of Penitence which culminate in the Day...
Sixteenth Century Women’s Ladino Siddur Republished In Israel
"Women need their own prayer books that are different from men's" according to a 16th century rabbinic ruling by Rabbi Meir Benveniste, who decided to undertake the...
In Wake of Killer’s Guilt Plea, Statement from Leiby Kletzky’s Parents Offers Hope
On Thursday, a bearded and yarmulke-clad Levi Aron finally pleaded guilty in front of Brooklyn judge Neil Firetog for kidnapping , killing, and dismembering the...
Holocaust Museum With Focus on Orthodox Jews To Open In Brooklyn Next Spring
According to a UJA study conducted last year, 23 percent of Brooklyn's 2.4 million residents are Jewish, including an estimated 9,000 Holocaust survivors, the largest...
Chabad 2.0: The Shluchim Conference Must Focus on a Chabad Quantum Leap
The annual gathering of Chabad's global emissaries, the Kinus Hashluchim, elicits a paradox. Here is an organization that is truly international, operating even more...
