150,000 Jewish Books In 50 Languages: An Interview with Bibliophile Israel Mizrahi
The story of bookstores in the U.S. in general – not just Jewish bookstores – is a pretty bad one.
VIDEO: Ben Ehrenreich Shares his Love for the Sbarro Massacre Mastermind’s Family
Today is the 15th anniversary of the infamous Sbarro pizza shop bombing, masterminded by Ahlam Tamimi.
Swimming for Gold, Wearing Blue and White
Three-time NCAA All-American and member of two national championship-winning freestyle relay teams, Andrea Murez is a legit medal possibility for Israel
Can This Jewish Republican Outsider Change the Face of Missouri?
Eric Greitens received a PhD from Oxford, founded a nationally-renowned nonprofit, and survived combat as a Navy SEAL. Whether he can survive Missouri politics remains to be seen.
The Prayers Of A Lifetime
To the amazement of the bedraggled group of prisoners, Rav Yaakov proceeded to recite the entire parsha from memory.
God, Evolution, And Darwin: An Interview with Molecular Biologist Douglas Axe
I’m not arguing against common ancestry or some form of descent with modification. What I’m saying is that accidental processes cannot possibly have invented these things.
Showing Off His Chops On “Chopped”
The skill of condensing a large amount of information helped him pack an hour’s worth of cooking in the thirty minutes provided.
Mekonen: An Ethiopian Commander In The IDF
Determined, he chose to make his life a success.
A Tribute to Humanity’s Teacher
Elie Wiesel was one of the most important people in the post-WW II period. He spoke truth to power, He spoke up for those for whom no one else championed. For that he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
A Meeting with Magda Haroun, Head of Egypt’s Jewish Community
Magda's dreams is an Egypt that is cosmopolitan and tolerant, that embraces the breadth of humanity that Egypt embodied in recent memory.
Gray Matter
The ADL, supported by naïve Jewish donors, offers assurances of support for Israel and Jewish causes but offered only evasions when asked direct questions
Rabbi Roy Feldman: From Manhattan’s KJ To Albany’s CBAJ
I was not interested at all in going more than a two- or three-hour drive from New York City because my family and my wife’s family both live in New York. The
On The Bookshelf
As a teen, I found essays by people like William F. Buckley Jr. and Lewis Thomas enthralling.
‘At The End Of The Day, We Only Have Each Other’: An Interview with...
But my father had developed an interest in Judaism and felt it was disloyal to abandon the Jewish people in a time of danger, so he stayed in Israel.
An Artist’s Life
Though the native of Brighton is a serious artist and deep Kabbalist, Langford has an easy air about him and a sense of humor that sets his blue eyes twinkling.
Dr. Irving Moskowitz: Builder of Jerusalem
Mrs. Cherna Moskowitz: "Irv’s passion was creating and developing businesses so that he could help Israel. For him, this was the right thing to do."
About “Rabbi” Lerner
In short, Michael Lerner is neither Orthodox nor a Rabbi. We DO know that he is an anti-Semite though, one who claims that Jews themselves are to blame for anti-Semitism!
Meet the Activist Rabbi and his Gay Bodyguard: the Knesset’s Most Incredible Allies
After Rabbi Yehuda Glick was shot by a would-be assassin, Amir Ohana stepped in to act as his personal bodyguard.
Why Robert Wistrich Is Required Reading on Past, Present and Future Antisemitism
Prof. Wistrich’s passing has deprived the world of the most cogent analyst of anti-Semitism, perhaps ever, {Prof. Wistrich, in a word, is irreplaceable.
A Jewess By Choice
Her parents' message was clear: be sensitive to society's shortcomings by being part of the solution.
Innovation in Jewish Education – “Investing in the Jewish Future”
The Mayberg Family Foundation is hosting its annual Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC) retreat. The challenge offers finalists 12 minutes to pitch their projects to a panel of judges,
Before Jerusalem’s Reunification, Shmuel Matza Left Defiant Carvings On A Prison Wall
“I had seen the plans for the museum and that the Kishle was part of the grounds,” Lieber tells JNS. “It was something that no one even remembered.”
On The Bookshelf
What books would you recommend to someone seeking intellectual ammunition for his belief in 1) the existence of G-d? and 2) the divinity of the Bible?
Living In Terror In The Soviet Union: An Interview With Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman
My father went to a school in a neighborhood with no Jews and told my teacher, “My son is a sick boy who must relax two days a week – Saturday and Sunday.”
Orthodox Rabbi Teaching Halakha Beyond the Shulkhan Arukh, Judaism Beyond the Commandments
"I'm sure that if Maimonides, or Rabbi Yosef Karo lived today, they would say: We never wrote our codifications for a time when the State of Israel would be established."
The Blue Card: A Time-Limited Mission
The Blue Card is the only organization with the sole mission to provide financial assistance to needy survivors.
The Execution of a True Palestinian Hero
It is unknown who executed the hero Baha Nababta. likely Palestinians against "normalization." Media, both Israeli and Palestinian, ignored this crime.
A Soldier’s Mother: Gavriella…Who Did Not Survive
May our people never again be without the means to protect ourselves and may God, above all else, stand over us and protect us.
Authors Compose ‘Silly’ Sentences To Help English-Speakers Learn Hebrew
When she asked her if she remembered her quirky sentences, the student replied, “Are you kidding me? These sentences are going with me to the grave!”
Demographers Weigh In On Jewish Vote In 2016
HUC-JIR’s Cohen said that Israel is generally not a major factor in most Jews’ voting decisions because “each political perspective sees its candidate as doing right by Israel.”