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Fasting amid fighting for the self and others

At a time of religious fasting and mourning, will Jews and Muslims let our national narratives send us into a pit of hatred? Or will we find it in our hearts to empathize with the plight of the other, fixing ourselves and those around us?

By Rabbi Yehoshua Looks / Jewish World blogger | Jul 17, 2014 | 06:04 PM

A Muslim youth prays inside the Dome of the Rock during the holy fasting month of Ramadan

Conference goers evacuate the plenum of the Israel Conference for Peace during a rocket alert siren,

Sorry to interrupt this peace conference, but a rocket siren's sounding

Should we have been talking about peace while the Gaza front was burning?

By Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester / Jewish World blogger | Jul 11, 2014 | 05:09 PM

Could a Google vehicle be kosher for Shabbat?

Driverless cars are comparable to Shabbat elevators. Would Jewish law therefore permit using them on the day of rest?

By Rabbi Yehoshua Looks / Jewish World blogger | Jul 10, 2014 | 06:06 AM

Is the World Cup really worth it?

Reports suggest that FIFA puts its own profit above the values that should guide human decency.

By Rabbi Dan Dorsch / Jewish World blogger | Jul 7, 2014 | 04:20 PM | 2

The importance of hashtag activism

#BringBackOurBoys matters not because it can solve anything, but because it raises awareness and ultimately unites us as a people.

By Rabbi Jesse Olitzky / Jewish World blogger | Jun 30, 2014 | 07:03 PM

Rally in Tel Aviv for abducted teens, Israel, Sunday, June 29, 2014.

How much is an Israeli's life worth?

Jewish Israelis have a responsibility to fight as hard for the rights of African asylum seekers and Palestinians as they do for the release of the three kidnapped teens.

By Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester / Jewish World blogger | Jun 29, 2014 | 05:38 PM

Ultra-Orthodox students at a Jerusalem college.

Are Jewish schools failing our children?

Filling our teenagers' heads with Jewish law and simplistic answers to complex issues like homosexuality and slavery only serves to disconnect them from the faith. We need a new approach to Jewish education based on active listening and safe space.

By Rabbi Yehoshua Looks / Jewish World blogger | Jun 23, 2014 | 03:30 AM

The case for Jewish confirmation

Holding healthy, Jewish discussions on adult topics can guide Jewish teens toward making healthy, Jewish choices.

By Rabbi Dan Dorsch / Jewish World blogger | Jun 12, 2014 | 11:02 AM

Michael Fassbender in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past.'

X-Mensch: Coming to a synagogue near you?

Synagogues have much to learn from the dominance of superheroes in modern pop culture.

By Rabbi Michael Knopf / Jewish World blogger | Jun 11, 2014 | 06:21 AM

Rabbi Yaakov Perlow addressing his organization’s annual gala.

Fair criticism, flawed justification: Where Rabbi Perlow went wrong

The leading U.S. Orthodox rabbi had the right to criticize Reform and Conservative ideologies, but in focusing on intermarriage and assimilation he confused theology with sociology.

By Dr. Samuel Lebens / Jewish World blogger | Jun 9, 2014 | 08:53 PM

Shavuot: the forgotten sister

Of the three pilgrimage festivals, Sukkot is the most joyous and Passover the most popular, leaving Shavuot in the dark. Only ritual can save it.

By Rabbi Joel Seltzer / Jewish World blogger | Jun 3, 2014 | 08:59 PM | 5

How the pope put Israel to shame

Instead of seeing us as an inspiration, the world takes pity on us, sending peace envoys and religious leaders to do our work.

By Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester / Jewish World blogger | Jun 3, 2014 | 01:27 AM | 15

Lag Ba'omer celebrations at Mount Meron.

Is the Hebrew calendar obsessed with mourning?

An important lesson lies in the context of all the depressing Jewish holidays.

By Rabbi Micah Peltz / Jewish World blogger | May 29, 2014 | 11:51 AM | 2

Jewish World News

Some of the 184 reels of microfilmed documents containing data on World War II criminals, New York.

U.S. Holocaust museum opens UN archive on Nazi war crimes

By Brett Zongker | 06:04 PM

Pew survey finds Jews to be America's favorite religious group

By Haaretz | 12:12 PM

Nazi victims group slams Austria for closing Mauthausen memorial on Mondays

By Reuters | 08:23 PM

The Jewish Thinker

The universalism of Jewish Americans is what drives their Israel activism

By Benjy Cannon / Jewish World blogger | 05:24 PM

Why do U.S. Jews avoid debate on technology issues?

By Benjy Cannon / Jewish World blogger | 07:33 PM

The Israeli High Court’s anti-circumcision ruling is a victory against religious coercion

By Joel Braunold / Jewish World blogger | 09:53 PM | 5

Kosher cuisine

Ministers: Cafes opening on Shabbat can still be kosher

By Jonathan Lis | 10:56 PM

Cabinet to vote on 'weekday kashrut' for restaurants that open on Shabbat

By Jonathan Lis | 03:43 AM

Say cheesecake: The top seven recipes for a sweet Shavuot

By Haaretz | 01:06 PM

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