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INSPIRATION

Spiritual Investment—Capital Gain

Ask most parents how much financial capital they possess and they will think you are on the verge of making…

INSPIRATION

Super Choice

With the Super Bowl quickly approaching, Rabbi Ilan Feldman recalls how football brought a few fans to higher spiritual heights.

FAITH

The Spiritual Power of Pain

Miracles aren’t always easy to recognize. Some are obvious, and others come and go unseen. But more striking and enduring…

INSPIRATION

The Silent Revolution: How One Shul Put an End to Talking During Tefillah

Three years ago, we sent a survey to our shul members asking what they thought was the most pressing challenge…

INSPIRATION

Prayer and Poetry—a Review Essay

Why do so many people seem to feel that davening begins somewhere around Barchu and actually being on time for…

INSPIRATION

The Sound of My Prayers

“It Shall Be a Day of Sounding the Shofar for You” (Bemidbar 29:1) Most of us fulfill the mitzvah of…

INSPIRATION

The Amen Phenomenon

Throughout the world, groups of women are gathering together to share the importance and power of Amen. In 2001, while…

INSPIRATION

Shaar Hashamayim.com: A Story for the Days of Awe

About 100 years ago, the Chofetz Chaim suggested that motion pictures were invented to help human beings visualize Divine judgment.…

EDUCATION

The Happy, Well-Adjusted Orthodox Dropout

Let's face the facts: across the board, in every sector of American Orthodoxy, our schools are losing a large number…

INSPIRATION

The Erosion of Values

The Talmud depicts the yetzer hara (temptation to sin) as an external agent and tells us that its tactics are…

INSPIRATION

The Sandwich Generation: Caring and Coping

Witness this Thursday evening scene: eight-year-old Yael’s fever just skyrocketed to 104°, Jeremy is late for his SAT review course…

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