Rabbi Avraham Korf, 92, pioneering director of Chabad of Florida “When we first came here, there was no glatt-kosher meat, no glatt-kosher restaurant, no kosher bakery," said the regional director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Florida. "Everything we needed, we had to bring or ship or find.” July 8, 2025
On Jewish immortality Let’s not base our identity on the opinions of others. If we do, we may be bitterly disappointed. Rabbi Yossy Goldman July 7, 2025
Bringing Jerusalem to the wedding: The story behind breaking the glass It doesn’t easily fit with the concept of being a fully acculturated American; in fact, it evokes separatism and attachment to a foreign land. Moshe Phillips July 7, 2025
Letters of light and love A Jew is a Jew is a Jew. Never write off anyone! Rabbi Yossy Goldman July 2, 2025
When the world chants ‘Death to the IDF’ We are witnessing extraordinary fruit: Israel standing at the forefront of the global fight against evil. But the process is not complete. Yehoshua Pfeffer July 2, 2025
Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, may have converted to Judaism “The ancient sources implying Queen Zenobia converted to Judaism are possibly accurate,” Haggai Olshanetsky, of University of Warsaw, told JNS. Menachem Wecker June 30, 2025
Two-thirds of voters who attend religious services regularly voted for Trump over Harris The Pew study lacked sufficient data on Jewish voters to determine how, if at all, synagogue attendance rates correlated with voting choices. JNS Staff June 26, 2025
The ‘confluentiality’ of progressivism and anti-Zionism This inverse positioning of history in the past 150 years rings hollow. Yisrael Medad June 26, 2025
The lion has risen Many a great leader has emphasized that peace comes through strength. Rabbi Yossy Goldman June 25, 2025
