Nicole Neroulias
Nicole Neroulias is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Nicole Neroulias
Patriarch’s book issues call to go green for God
By Nicole Neroulias — March 5, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As the latest book by a religious leader calling for environmental awareness and interfaith dialogue, “Encountering the Mystery: Understanding Orthodox Christianity Today” by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I hardly seems controversial. But given that Bartholomew presides over a time of crisis and transition for his faith-particularly in his own country […]
10 minutes with … Ilana Trachtman
By Nicole Neroulias — February 7, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Ilana Trachtman wasn’t looking for her next film project when she attended an unconventional Rosh Hashanah retreat four years ago; she barely expected to feel a spiritual connection with the “hippie-dippie” service celebrating the Jewish New Year. When she heard the off-key voice of 12-year-old Lior Liebling […]
Free Trips to Israel a New Rite of Passage, Jews Say
By Nicole Neroulias — June 21, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Mark Zemel took his first trip to Israel last month, hoping to see the sights and make new friends during a free 10-day excursion for young Jewish adults. The 26-year-old law student returned with two bags of Aroma coffee for his parents and something they appreciated even […]
Author’s Daughters Turn The Tables on Their Own Jewish Mom
By Nicole Neroulias — May 10, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In her new book, “You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother,” Joyce Antler examines the American Jewish mother stereotype throughout the 20th century. Her own daughters, 30-year-old Lauren, a comedian living in New York City, and 23-year-old Rachel, a paralegal in Los Angeles, recently […]
Pushy? Perhaps, but Jewish Moms Say the Meddling Pays Off
By Nicole Neroulias — May 10, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ When Rebekah Feen turned 21, her mother, Vivian, began “freaking out” about her single status and signed her up on JDate.com, a dating Web site for Jews. “I guess that’s what Jewish mothers do. They’re set to ignite, they have a timer _ when their child is […]
U.S.-Israeli Agreement on Orthodox Converts Falls Apart
By Nicole Neroulias — May 1, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ A landmark agreement between U.S. and Israeli Orthodox rabbis on conversion guidelines fell apart Monday (April 30) after Israeli rabbis signaled they want more control in deciding who can become an Orthodox Jew. The Rabbinical Council of America, a U.S. Orthodox umbrella group, abruptly canceled plans to […]
Jews Mull Modern Menu Options for Passover
By Nicole Neroulias — March 22, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Every time her birthday falls during Passover, Melissa Hantman of Rochester, N.Y., stifles a sigh and looks for a palatable but permissible dessert to offer party guests. Her spiritual stomachaches have given way to philosophical headaches lately, as the 27-year-old Reform Jew ponders whether the growing range […]
Oy Gay! Gay Jews See a Coming-Out Story in Purim’s Heroine
By Nicole Neroulias — February 23, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As a child, Idit Klein celebrated Purim by wearing homemade gowns and tiaras to play the beautiful Queen Esther. She fantasized about how she, like the heroine who dangerously confessed her faith to save her fellow Jews in ancient Persia, could have somehow rescued her relatives from the Holocaust. […]
Oy Gay! Gay Jews See a Coming-Out Story in Purim’s Heroine
By Nicole Neroulias — February 22, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As a child, Idit Klein celebrated Purim by wearing homemade gowns and tiaras to play the beautiful Queen Esther. She fantasized about how she, like the heroine who dangerously confessed her faith to save her fellow Jews in ancient Persia, could have somehow rescued her relatives from the Holocaust. […]
Historians, Fans Defend the `Real’ King Herod
By Nicole Neroulias — December 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) He ruled over the ancient Jews for 37 years, and when it comes to bad publicity, King Herod has reigned supreme ever since. Annually vilified in Christmas pageants as the tyrant responsible for the slaughter of Bethlehem’s baby boys and for chasing Mary, Joseph and Jesus into Egypt, Herod […]
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