Inspiration
When Laizer Solash, from Far Rockaway, New York, lost his job three years ago, he was ready to do just…
On the far left side of the beit midrash, three rows from the back of the room, one seat in…
As a new immigrant to Israel, I volunteered for a two-year stint in Nahal Haredi. During the course of my…
Prayer is the deepest instinct of the Jewish soul. What is notable about most of the prayers recorded in Tanach…
Prayer, tefillah, is an essential component of our religion and the centerpiece of the spiritual experience of every practicing Jew.…
Finally, the rush and tumble of preparations ceased and all was still. Even I was still. I gazed up at…
I will never forget old Jake. A likable and generous contributor to our Atlanta synagogue, he was invited one Yom…
Despite my growing interest in Judaism, my exposure to Jewish people and to the Jewish religion was limited—until university. I…
The umpire didn’t have to call “Game suspended” when a few dozen Orthodox men playing softball on a Catskills field…
Why Is This Erev Pesach Different From Every Other Erev Pesach? To a Jew every mitzvah is treasured; each is…
Reflections on Hospice in the Jewish Tradition I will never forget Jay. Jay Gold was a high-powered, successful forty-six-year-old Wall…
