Visiting My Father

By Ilana Angel
Published on August 15, 2012

Charedi Choose Unorthodox Job

By Gail Lichtman
Published on March 3, 2005

Jerusalem is a magnet for religious tourism from all over the world, and ultra-Orthodox Jews are a growing segment of the religious tourists visiting the city. In order to meet their special needs, an ultra-Orthodox training program is offering a course to teach men to guide tourists through the spiritual center of the three great monotheistic religions.

For the Kids

By Abby Gilad
Published on July 1, 2004

For the Kids

Kids Page

By Abby Gilad
Published on June 24, 2004

Are you traveling to new places this summer?

Jewish Kiwis Thrive at Bottom of Earth

By Rabbi Arnold Rachlis
Published on December 4, 2003

New Zealand has never been considered a center of Jewish life, but since our congregation, University Synagogue, was visiting Australia, we decided to hop over (1,200 miles) to this incredibly beautiful country.

The next day, we were deeply moved at the Canterbury Hebrew Congregation -- named after the county so as not to be called the "Christchurch Synagogue" -- where our hosts, Dr. David Cohen, a local professor originally from Fresno and a graduate of UCLA, and Dr. Ali Wegner, originally from Buenos Aires and Chicago, introduced us to their synagogue. They moved to what many would consider yenne velt (the end of the earth) to live at a slower pace with serenity and security.

Building Up

By Elizabeth Much
Published on September 4, 2003

When I heard his voice on my office voice mail, I knew right away that I'd like him. My girlfriend in San Francisco had just left a message forewarning me of this eligible divorcé's phone call.

Singles Fall in Love With Israel

By David Margolis
Published on September 12, 2002

Luckily, the lure was Israel, not pairing up.

Israeli VIPs Need to Branch Out

By Tom Tugend
Published on November 1, 2001

While New York, Washington and -- to a slightly lesser degree -- Los Angeles are inundated by visiting Israeli Cabinet ministers and other VIPs, other major American cities and Jewish communities are all but ignored.