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Humility: The Essential Jewish Virtue
Moses pleading with the Israelites. Photo: Wiki Commons. David Brooks, in his new best seller, The Road to Character, draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues – the...
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When a Piece of Paper Meant Life or Death
FDR. Photo: Frank O. Salisbury. JNS.org – “It is a fantastic commentary on the inhumanity of our times,” journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote at the height of the 1930s European Jewish refugee crisis,...
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Corruption at FIFA
The Brazil and Croatia match at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Photo: Wikimedia Commons You know someone is unsavory if Vladimir Putin defends him. Thank goodness Sepp Blatter, the recently reelected...
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Seeking Triple Crown, American Pharaoh Jockey Prays at Rabbi Schneerson’s...
Jockey Victor Espinoza prayed at the Rebbe’s grave in Queens on Thursday. Photo: Screenshot. Jockey Victor Espinoza prayed for success at the grave of the Grand Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, New York on...
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Book Paints Painful-But-Inspiring Picture of Holocaust’s Immediate Aftermath
“The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath,” documents what happened in the Displaced Persons camps in the three years after the war ended. Photo: Yale University Press....
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Nepalese Ambassador Thanks Magen David Adom for Earthquake Aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted the returning IDF aid delegation from Nepal. Photo: IDF Spokesperson via Twitter. The Nepalese Ambassador to Israel, Prahlad Kumar Prasai, awarded a...
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Have the Yazidis Been Forgotten by the International Community?
Yazidis are being persecuted by Islamic State militants. Photo: Wiki Commons. Nearly one year ago, global media and public opinion raged over the humanitarian crisis and near genocide facing the Yazidi...
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Don’t Get Trapped in the Past: The Best of Times is Now
A Torah scroll. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. God bless Barack Obama! He always makes my juices flow! He did it once again last week in an interview he had with Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic Magazine,...
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After Considering Suicide, Jewish Author Shows Another Way Forward
John Shuchart with his daughter Carrie at a Kansas City Royals baseball game. Photo: provided. JNS.org – It’s a bold statement. But it is one that Jewish author John Shuchart of Leawood, Kan., thinks...
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Two Jewish Day Schools Receive $50,000 Innovation Grants
Finalists of the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC) presented their programs at the annual “Innovators Retreat” (pictured here) in Bal Harbour, Fla. Photo: Courtesy of JEIC. JNS.org – Two...
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In Jerusalem, a Lifeline for Senior Citizens
Hana Kessler, 79, paints at the Lifeline for the Old facility in Jerusalem. Photo: Bonnie Geller/Lifeline for the Old. Have you ever heard of a lifeline made from paper mâché? Or from silk, clay,...
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Kosher Meals on Wheels Bring Food and Happiness to Jewish Seniors
A delivery by the kosher Meals on Wheels program in Minneapolis. Photo: JFCS of Minneapolis. JNS.org – Beth sits patiently at her dining room table, waiting for her Kosher Meals on Wheels (MOW)...
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When the Homeland Becomes Home: Israel’s Senior Immigrants
dith Sykora (left), a Hungarian-born Auschwitz survivor, made aliyah nine years ago with her now-deceased husband Joel (right). Photo: Courtesy Edith Sykora. JNS.org – Like other Jews his age, Gerry...
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Why Do We Need Reminders to Act Morally?
A torah scroll. Photo: Wiki Commons. You are driving ever so slightly above the speed limit. You see a police car in your rear view mirror. You slow down. You know perfectly well that it is wrong to...
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Why is it So Difficult for Jews to Find the Positive?
David Blatt. Photo: Erik Drost via Wikimedia Commons. This is the time of year for travel! One of the most visited tourist sites worldwide is the Vatican. According to the Wall Street Journal, on the...
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Let My People Go
A recent EMET Israel event with Simon Deng. Photo: CAMERA. “This year we are slaves, next year may we be free men.” The ending line of the Passover Haggadah is a powerful director. Like a sea creature...
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Why the Fuss Over Ban on Orthodox Jewish Women Driving Cars?
Orthodox couple on Shabbat in Jerusalem, outside the Western Wall. Photo: wiki commons. There has been much neurotic outcry about the Belz Chasidic Yeshiva in London (note, not in Israel) for issuing a...
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Palmyra Redux: The Clash of Civilization & Barbarism
Palmyran ruins. Amid the stately yet skeletal ruins of Palmyra, Syria, the world is witnessing in real time the clash between civilization and barbarism, a microcosm of the larger turmoil imperiling...
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Why Does the Jewish World Put on Conferences?
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew (left) and Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz (right) were among the major speakers at the June 7 Jerusalem Post-hosted conference in New York City. In the...
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Will Sephardic Jews Join Ashkenazi Embrace of Pre-Marriage Genetic Testing?
Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzchak Yosef (left) and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau (right) speak at a rabbinic ordination ceremony of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem on Sept....
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