Trump Will Keep 17-Year Tradition Going, But This Year May See a First for...
There are a few traditions that President Donald Trump has opted out of, including adopting a first dog, attending the Kennedy Center Honors and going to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
However, when it comes to the winter holidays,...
Parashat Toldot תּוֹלְדוֹת
The first verse in our Parasha emphasizes “these are the offspring of Yitzchak (“יצחק”) the son of Avraham (“אברהם”); both names appears twice. The Zohar says that Avraham gave life to Yitzchak twice, once...
Hillel director listed among 50 most influential American Jews
Rabbi Yonah Schiller, executive director of Tulane Hillel, received a mysterious email from a colleague wishing him congratulations last Friday, before the Jewish holiday of Shabbat began. Unable to use the Internet or electronics during the...
A new museum traces 5,000 years of Chaldean history – pointing out connections to...
Barbara Kratchman, active in many organizations throughout the Jewish community, and Mary Romaya, active in many organizations throughout the Chaldean community, grew up in the same northwest Detroit neighborhood.
They rode their bikes along the...
Parashat Chayei Sarah חַיֵּי שָׂרָה
Our Parasha speaks about Sarah’s life as she was our first mother along with our holy Forefathers. The first word in our Parasha is “VaYehiyu” (“ויהיו” - and her years were…); the numerical value...
2018 ‘Jewish Nobel’ goes to Natalie Portman
Jewish actress, director and social activist Natalie Portman is the winner of the 2018 Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday.
The annual $1 million award, dubbed “the Jewish Nobel” by Time Magazine,...
Parashat Vayeira וַיֵּרָא
The Torah writes in our first verse “HaShem appears to him” without mentioning the name Avraham (“אברהם”), to teach us that HaShem frequented him (visited Avraham) many times, starting at the age of three....
Historic Torah offers link to past
Students studying the first five books of the Bible in the original Hebrew at Trinity International University in Bannockburn can compare their modern text in a printed book to one written by hand more...
Sole remnant of Dutch town’s Jewish community on display at Yad Vashem
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Stained glass from the synagogue that served the Jews of the Dutch city of Assen, almost all of whom were killed in the Holocaust, is now displayed at the synagogue of...
Jewish actor portrays Nazi in ‘The Sound of Music’
Jewish actor Adam Ross Glickman of Cooper City stars as Austrian Nazi official Herr Zeller in the national tour musical of "The Sound of Music," running now through Oct. 22 at Broward Center.
As Zeller,...