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By Sharon Katz
Crypto-Jews, who saw in their own circumstances a reflection of the events of Tisha B’Av.
By Pnina Baim
Lest you think that I now have more hours to get things done, this insomnia doesn’t make me more productive.
Whether you're having a bad skin day or an important meeting, there are days when you might want to wear makeup – but without it melting off your face the second you step outside.
The young pioneers of the First Aliyah did not opt for "peace now." They opted to settle and cultivate the Land of Israel, to build Jewish institutions, to revive the ancient Hebrew tongue and bring about a renaissance of the Jewish nation. And this they accomplished.
That Freud was Jewish is universally recognized. Not as well known is his strong and proud self-identification as a Jew. Freud was also very interested in Jewish history and, in his final and perhaps most controversial work, Moses and Monotheism (published in 1939), he engages in an intriguing attempt to apply psychoanalytic principles to the […]
How can we teach our children that learning can and should take place outside of the classroom in addition to in the classroom?
Through a series of expulsions, forced conversions and general violence, European Jewry looked eastward, particularly towards Poland and Lithuania for respite.
By Libi Astaire
Why, though, was our remembrance not confined to the Kinot of Tisha B’Av, when we recall other tragedies? What was unique about the Crusades?
We like to believe that all mothers are proud when their daughters surpass them; however, research shows that this is not so.
It won’t surprise anybody that the vast majority of the images Haruni’s book are of men and boys.
By Irwin Cohen
Cleveland was the center of the baseball universe in 1948, and Hank Greenberg was the spiffiest dresser in its front office.
One of the most colorful, albeit largely unknown, characters in contemporary Jewish history is Morris (Moishe) Abraham “Two-Gun” Cohen (1887-1970), a.k.a. “the uncrowned Jewish king of China.” Cohen was a Jewish adventurer who, as aide-de-camp to Sun Yat-sen and the only Jewish major-general in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, played an influential role in both […]
Exercise may also boost feel-good endorphins, release muscle tension, help you sleep better, and reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
The surviving five percent of Lithuanian Jewry owe their lives to the small number of heroic people who saved them.
By Libi Astaire
Hoping to thwart the impending danger, French Jews provided soldiers with food and supplies
By Sandy Eller
My first thought after driving my last official carpool was to get up and do a happy dance, or at least celebrate with a batch of freshly baked cookies or something really decadent from my secret chocolate stash.
When the leader of the community asked for her hand in marriage, Boushaif consented with the condition that he build a synagogue, using as its cornerstone the brick intended for the Holy Temple.
By Yaffa Ganz
I am a firm believer that the three greatest forms of ammunition in our arsenal are truth, tefillah and emunah.
If we hadn't heard Josh's American-accented Hebrew we might not have noticed Urbun.
If I am a victim of some mishap, let it be because of my own shortcomings, not someone else’s.
“You have to ask a reliable kosher agency who stands behind the ‘K’ on the product,” said Rabbi Moshe Berger, operations manager at the Orthodox Rabbinical Board.
Einstein once declared that while Beethoven “created” his music, Mozart's “was so pure that it seemed to have been ever-present in the universe, waiting to be discovered by the master.”
For many people, bad habits fill specific needs. For instance, nail biting relieves anxiety and procrastination simulates relaxation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Ben's Best closed on June 30th, why are there so few Jewish delicatessens left in the Big Apple?
It’s not about troubled youth, but any youth that may face troubles. Look at trouble not as an adjective but as a verb. The core issue of such youth is the feeling of loneliness.
Title: Art of Revelation – A Visual Encounter with the Jewish Bible Yoram Raanan and Meira Raanan Art is supremely the language of the spirit. Few artists in the Jewish world today better capture the beauty of holiness than Yoram Raanan – Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks The first time I saw Yoram Raanan's work […]
“After we kissed her goodbye, we watched her cross the length of 34th street. In my mind’s eye she was a five-year-old again. How was I letting [her] cross this gigantic street without holding my hand?”
Sousa’s respect and affection for Liebling may explain why, for his time, the fiercely patriotic bandleader had a rather enlightened view of Jewish immigrants to the United States.
It’s very possible that you are disorganized because you simply have never tried to be organized. However, there is also the possibility that you are disorganized because you are missing executive function skills.
She reached Palestine in 1924 when the magazine’s editorial management appointed her as their foreign correspondent in the Holy Land.
Abeles & Heymann hot dogs are making Aliyah, and they're launching at the US Embassy's 4th of July celebration in Israel.
By Irwin Cohen
The coliseum could house over 100,000 fans. On Opening Day the Dodgers drew 78,672 paying fans – almost double what their beloved former home, Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, could accommodate.
They could view articles of Eastern craftsmanship, including Hebron glassware, Jerusalem pottery, Nazareth lace, Palestinian olive wood, and other locally manufactured products, including soap from the renowned Shemen company.
If NVLD is misunderstood, children can develop more serious emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, and phobias.
By Pnina Baim
One summer, I managed to go the entire season without an air conditioner in my bedroom.
Over the years I've been asked how I handle dressing modestly throughout the summer...
I miss my child deeply and daven that a true yeshua takes place.
There are two types of chalav Yisrael farms. One is dedicated full-time to chalav Yisrael service. The second type of farm provides chalav Yisrael milk on a per-need basis.
Today, both synagogues serve the entire Upper West Side community, as do so many of the other amazing other synagogues of this incredibly vibrant and competitive neighborhood.
By Sandy Eller
Over time, JScreen has expanded its testing panel and now can detect 226 diseases that are prevalent in the Jewish community, said Hillary Kener, director of national outreach and marketing for JScreen.
“I perform a show that I would not be ashamed for my rav to see, but I’m sure there are always going to be people that feel I pushed it too far.”
By Bracha Hertz
Several of the poems have Jewish subjects, but still touch on universal themes, such as freedom and unity.
Zionist leader, Yiddishist, journalist, and Jewish theoretician and philosopher Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937), who sometimes used the pseudonyms “Mattisyahu Ascher” or “Mathias Acher,” is one of the most important Zionists you probably never heard of. He is most famous for coining the terms "Zionism" (in 1890) and “political Zionism” (in 1892). His life, which was one […]
"I've collected that data all along, and what I've learned about surviving hurt has saved me again and again. It saved me and, in the process, it changed me.”
Turkish Jews and Muslims would flock to her door with bribes or requests for her to exert her influence with the royals.
The lesson Nitsana derived from the case as a human-rights activist and a litigator inspired her to eventually establish the Israel Law Center called, Shurat Hadin to help victims of terrorism.
I like my dressings acidic and light. The problem is, I never measure. I just throw a few ingredients together and hope for the best.
By Alan Zeitlin
Getting shot at is tough to describe. In the moment, you revert back to your training. You do what you were taught to do. You don’t really think about it. You just react.
Though Roth passionately rejected categorization as a “Jewish-American writer,” it is indisputable that a primary focus of his work was to brazenly, even defiantly, explore American life through a distinctly Jewish lens.
By Duvi Honig
Judging by the plethora of Israeli entrepreneurs at J-biz, the event made a particular mark on the Israeli economy and US-Israel relations this year.
Get to know the employer. If you learn about the company or the person who will employ you, you will be showing a sincere interest in the job.
By Sandy Eller
Having already sent three girls to seminary in the Holy Land, you would think I would be an expert on travel gear and accessories...
By Yaffa Ganz
Our first morning, we awoke to bright yellow sunlight and the sound of birdsong.
Hitler's destruction of the Jewish family continued long after the liberation.
The first time I saw Matisyahu perform he was mesmerising. It was 2006, at the height of his chassidic phase...
It added that Jews had the right to “free access to the Western Wall for the purpose of devotions at all times.”
By Rena Reiser and Elisheva Blumberg
When you eat what makes you feel good, most of what you eat will be healthy.
Lift up your eyes about you and see, All shall gather and come to you, As I live, says the Lord.
Despite the difficult conditions in Shanghai, and the oppressive climate, they lived a “normal” life.
When still in school, it’s easier to make friends because you are forced into social situations. As an adult, making friends can be harder – especially because your life is busy.
Yet he argued that while Zionism was an important cause in the aftermath of the Holocaust, it had become irrelevant – indeed, it was now a “regressive ideology” – because, he claimed, there was no longer any foreseeable threat of anti-Semitism.
By Sandy Eller
Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Weisz was just 31 years old when he was diagnosed with ALS in 2005.
We all have physical needs, we all have relational needs, and we all have aspirational or spiritual needs. When we understand that about each other, we can easily understand each other.
By Pnina Baim
Of course, before you send out the invites, the bride must decide if she would like a registry or will be accepting whatever creative gifts the guests bring.
Everyone deserves to wear nice clothes no matter their size.
By Duvi Honig
These speakers and others will cover the gamut of topics that will help both new and seasoned entrepreneurs find greater success: real estate, marketing, e-commerce, communications, entrepreneurship and more.
Around 1552, leading rabbis in Egypt issued a cherem against people using rabbinic judges not approved by official channels.
This correspondence stands as one of the most brilliant and eloquent presentations of Jewish history, and perhaps the grandest exposition of the Zionist right to Eretz Yisrael, that I have ever seen.
September 18, 2026 
