https://www.jns.org/author/howard-blas Howard Blas is a social worker and special-education teacher by training. He teaches Jewish studies and prepares students with a range of disabilities for b’nai mitzvah. He regularly leads Birthright Israel “classic” and service trips for people with disabilities. His publications can be viewed here. en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:18:06 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/yad-vashems-yom-hashoah-ceremony-links-lessons-of-the-holocaust-to-israels-war-against-iran 0000019d-8a0c-db16-adbd-eead5dfc0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:18:06 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/yad-vashems-yom-hashoah-ceremony-links-lessons-of-the-holocaust-to-israels-war-against-iran https://www.jns.org/feature/how-is-the-echoes-of-egypt-different-from-all-other-haggadahs 0000019d-2ac1-d702-a59f-bac909a50000 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:24:55 GMT https://www.jns.org/feature/how-is-the-echoes-of-egypt-different-from-all-other-haggadahs https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israel-womens-tennis-team-withdraws-from-april-tournament-over-security-concerns 0000019d-1b8f-d360-adbf-fbff40c40000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:28:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israel-womens-tennis-team-withdraws-from-april-tournament-over-security-concerns https://www.jns.org/feature/hold-for-fri-support-ramps-up-for-disabled-and-elderly-israelis-facing-missile-threats 0000019d-0553-dc4d-a59f-e5732cc80000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:17:30 GMT https://www.jns.org/feature/hold-for-fri-support-ramps-up-for-disabled-and-elderly-israelis-facing-missile-threats https://www.jns.org/israel-news/healing-others-while-their-own-homes-are-hit-by-iranian-missiles 0000019c-f892-dbb3-addc-f9d38b8b00dc Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:55:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/israel-news/healing-others-while-their-own-homes-are-hit-by-iranian-missiles https://www.jns.org/feature/masa-fellows-volunteer-and-recharge-as-war-pauses-programs 0000019c-f892-dbb3-addc-f9d3cdf50110 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:22:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/feature/masa-fellows-volunteer-and-recharge-as-war-pauses-programs https://www.jns.org/feature/an-inside-look-at-israeli-hospitals-during-wartime 0000019c-d3c8-d83f-adfd-d3ed72370014 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:22:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/feature/an-inside-look-at-israeli-hospitals-during-wartime https://www.jns.org/feature/special-in-uniform-celebrates-its-bar-mitzvah 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f42ef50049 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:11:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/feature/special-in-uniform-celebrates-its-bar-mitzvah https://www.jns.org/feature/tel-aviv-summit-seeks-to-coordinate-trauma-healing-in-israel 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f42ef50047 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:16:55 GMT https://www.jns.org/feature/tel-aviv-summit-seeks-to-coordinate-trauma-healing-in-israel https://www.jns.org/culture-and-society/israel-falls-to-lithuania-in-davis-cup-tie-in-netanya 0000019c-c0a2-d325-af9e-d7f6517f00a0 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:01:51 GMT https://www.jns.org/culture-and-society/israel-falls-to-lithuania-in-davis-cup-tie-in-netanya