All posts tagged "Jews"

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  The modern world was shaped by four revolutions: The Chronological Imagination

  “I want, in this study, to look at one of Judaism’s most distinctive and least understood characteristics – the chronological imagination.”  By...

• Blogs

  ‘Lost tribe of Israel’ found in Papua New Guinea?

                Scholar known as “British Indiana Jones,” Florida International University religious studies professor Tudor Parfitt: “The Gogodala wear yarmulkes [kippot] and prayer...

• Blogs

  What Counts – The Study of the Counting of the Omer

       “A prophet is one who sees the end in the beginning. While others are at ease, he foresees the catastrophe. While...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  What Makes Us Human?

                            ” When it works, the family is the matrix of our humanity. It...

• Steve

  Remembering the Deeds of Irena Sendler

      Although the official Holocaust Memorial Day has passed remembrance events and activities are still taking place worldwide. One such presentation involves...

• Guest Contributors

  Israeli High-Tech Including Arabs and other Minority Communities

          Two articles about the new opportunities for Israeli-Arabs and other Jewish Minority groups living in Israel. Arabs make up 20 percent...

• Steve

  Joshua Prager: In search of the man who broke my neck

      I thought this moving story so appropriate after the Boston Terrorist attack and the 24/7 constant diligence protecting our country, Israel...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Of Love and Hate

    Sculpture By Phillip Ratner  Commentary By Rabbi Lord Sacks At the centre of the mosaic books is Vayikra. At the centre...

• Guest Contributors

  So God is moving to more interesting places

  Lately, a strange feeling has gotten hold of me. I am not yet able to fully articulate it, but something tells me...

• Steve

  Israel – Small But Outstanding

    Enjoy this this wonderful video that takes your breath away. Israel, a small country of outstanding beauty, is so many different...

• Blogs

  A Nazi’s Son in the IDF – An Amazing Story and Interview

    What does a decorated Nazi tell his son about the war? Nothing. Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger shares his story about the journey...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Holiness and Childbirth

           A deeply profound explanation of this weeks Torah portion by Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks.  The sidrot of Tazria and...

• Blogs

  Shocking New TV Documentary on Anti-Semitism

      A very powerful 40-minute documentary about antisemitism in our world. A look at how the “Jews are to blame” for just...

• Good News from Israel

  Good News From Israel Week of 7th April 2013

     Israel is building a specialist bone marrow transplantation center in Bulgaria.  Israel is entering an energy self-sufficient house into the Sustainable...

• Guest Contributors

  Sheila Raviv – Day of Remembrance for the Holocaust and its Heroism

    By Sheila Raviv  The Nazis yelled “Go back to Jerusalem” to us – now their heirs yell “Go back to Europe”....

• Blogs

  Tel Aviv Sirens Sounded as a Reminder of Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) began this past evening in Israel. Today , we all remember 6 million Jews, who perished...

• Steve

  Tel Aviv March in Favor of Holocaust Survivors

  March of the LivingEXCLUSIVE Photos from Israelseen Some 150 demonstrators are marching in Tel Aviv in favor of Holocaust survivors under the...

• Blogs

  Antisemitism matters because it’s an assault on humanity

    By Rabbi Lord Sacks. This coming Sunday is Yom Hashoah, the day we in the Jewish community observe our Holocaust Remembrance...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Fire – Holy and Unholy

     Sculpture by International Artist Phillip Ratner. This is a truly powerful interpretation/explanation of this weeks Torah reading.   By Rabbi Lord...

• Blogs

  Yair Lapid – Who is He and Who is His Father Tommy Lapid

    Yair Lapid has stormed the Israeli political landscape, founding a new party and upending everyone’s calculations. But it’s his father’s shadow...