By Deborah Vietor From an idyllic life in rural Seredne, Czechoslovakia with a close family including six girls and two boys, Rose Schwartz ...

By Sharon Rapoport and Eva Trieger When attending any mitzvah event, particularly a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or a Jewish wedding, as a ...

By Dr Elana Heideman We hold memory as essential, carrying the past into the present in a way that helps us strengthen ourselves ...

By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c via JNS.org The humanitarian aid experts at Israeli nonprofit IsraAID are used to disasters, but even they admit ...

By Mara Fahl, JNS.org The land of Israel is “the most misunderstood country on earth,” according to Israeli actress, producer, author, and activist, ...

By Josh Hasten, JNS.org In the middle of Israel’s barren Arava, more than an hour’s drive from a major city, a diverse group ...

By Deborah Vietor Aliza Kline is the Co-Founder and CEO of OneTable, a national organization that engages tens of thousands of Jewish young ...

By Eldad Beck, Israel Hayom via JNS.org As the Russians renewed their assault on Kharkiv Monday, Katerina (28, a quality assurance engineer), Yevhen ...

By Alanna Maya Last February, the San Diego Jewish International Film Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary, bringing thousands of people together across San ...

When long-time San Diegan Heidi Gantwerk and her husband, Andy, want to have fun, relax, be inspired, feel supported, or entertain friends, they ...