Israeli Memorial Day and post-traumatic growth
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Congregation Beth Israel donates Torah to the United States Army
SCHENECTADY–Congregation Beth Israel, a modern Orthodox congregation based in Schenectady, on March 21 answered a call from a rabbi stationed
At the northern tip of Maine, this artist fostered a Jewish community.
By BEN HARRIS PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (JTA) – In this speck of a city lives an artist who starts his mornings swathed
Yoram Ettinger: Passover and the Mutually-Beneficial US-Israel Bond
By Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: A US-Israel Initiative” March 24, 2021, https://bit.ly/3lKZmpA Passover recap According to Heinrich Heine, the 19th century German
Opinion: The quest for curiosity jump-started at the seder
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Get vaccinated now; The Torah commands it!
By Rabbi DAVID LAU (JNS) – During my visits to coronavirus wards at hospitals across Israel, I encountered a most worrying
Opinion: Queen Esther revisited — a story of personal transformation
By ALANNA APFEL One of the things that I appreciate most about Judaism is that with each Yom Tov, we have
When my marriage ended, I discovered Judaism is more important to me than I realized
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Yoram Ettinger: Palestinian Track Record
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, "Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative" December 16, 2020, https://bit.ly/3njMqXI The Palestinian conflict did not erupt in 1967,
An article about “saying goodbye” to Chanukah helps explain why Judaism is meaningless to assimilated Americans.
By JONATHAN S. TOBIN (JNS) – Why should anyone care that a woman who describes herself as “not Jewish” doesn’t think