Religion & Beliefs

Eight Underappreciated Tourist Gems in Israel

Whether you're contemplating your first or fifteenth trip to Israel, the following destinations are unique,…

Are Messianic Jews Jewish Enough For a Bible Competition?

An international youth Bible quiz is held annually in Israel, and the competition is fierce.…

Join the (Re)velation Art Project

Jews are supposed to follow 613 mitzvot (commandments from God). Some make sense, while others…

How Should We Pray for Israel on Her 60th Anniversary?

What kind of prayer suits the relationship that American Jews have with Israel, a country…

My Big Fat Hassidic Bar Mitzvah

It’s 1979. I’m high in the air. For a split second I look down and…

Roundtable: The Synagogue/ Israeli Politics Mash-Up

Zeek Contributing Editor (and Velveteen Rabbi) Rachel Barenblat asked Rabbis Camille Angel (Reform), Lynn Gottlieb…

Celebrate Shavuot With Cambodian Surf Rock

Three reasons we like the idea of DAWN ’08, the all-night Shavuot celebration sponsored by…

Jewish Mythbusters: Yom HaShoah is Exclusive to Jews

On Holocaust Remembrance Day we tend to focus on the six million Jews who died…