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by Dr. Mark Albion

We all have gifts and personal differences. Remembering we all come from the family of Adam helps us to deal with cultural and racial diversity in the workplace.

by Lisa Hiller

Both the tightrope man and the working mom make it look easy.

Jacob Needleman has counseled the rich and successful on matters of money and meaning. His conclusion: "Money is like a mirror to our culture. What we see tells us who we are."

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Despite their heavy responsibility to be good examples, spiritual leaders have the same human impulses as everyone else.

by Cliff Alsberg

What happens when a successful television executive realizes that he is responsible for the content millions of people would end up watching?

The famed TV producer talks about the art of making a difference, attaining success, and his heroes.

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is it ethical to break company policy if no one, including top management, keeps it anyway?

by Mark Schiff

Being a comedian is a great profession. When done right, there are few things in life that can match stand-up comedy. But then I got married and everything changed.

by Dr. Mark Albion

We all face defining moments in our life. In answering the question "Why do we work?" we can each discover our own greatness.

by Elaine M. Viders, Esq.

Why can't I affirm the assertion of others that traditional Judaism looks down at women?

by Liba Pearson

Yom Ha'atzmaut marks the moment when Israel burst into being. More than ever, it's nothing to be taken for granted.

by Yaffa Ganz

A Jew living in Israel has to keep the faith. It is more difficult when surrounded by a sea of falsehood.

by Am Echad Resources

A simple Holocaust story of great sacrifice for a fellow Jew. Be sure to read through to the punchline.

Israel holds a special place in the hearts of people everywhere. Here are our readers' top 53 reasons we love the land and its people.

by David Klinghoffer

This city that feels like an entrance to Hell is said to be the point where Earth is united with Heaven.

by Marshall Roth

Infanticide shakes Israel to the core. The world lets it pass unnoticed.

by Jenna Tasky

Birthright is changing the way young Jews look at themselves, their religion, and how they want to live.

"Anti-Semitism is by no means dead. I can no longer pretend that I am just like everyone else on campus. If the world is determined to hate me, then I must be something special."

by Shmuel Silinsky

There's more going on than just gardening when working the land of Israel. My harvest this year included some very unexpected fruits...

by Jonathan Rosenblum

A Israeli hospital, founded on Jewish principles of kindness, has earned a reputation for the finest in patient care.

by Rabbi Noson Weisz

The renewal of the Jewish Nation in our time gives us an unprecedented chance for unity.

In his new book, Herman Wouk tackles the toughest issues of the modern Jewish world. His conclusions in this excerpt may astound you.

by Rabbi Berel Wein

National strength isn't defined by military might alone. It's also based on unity, mutual respect, and a clear sense of purpose.

by Rabbi Berel Wein

Along the way to the modern world, what has happened to the Jewish People's collective sense of memory?

Ahh the joys of army service: figuring out the difference between the dress and work uniform ... keeping your fingers out of the gun barrel ... fasting in the desert heat ...

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Thirteen Jews held captive in Iran are threatened with capital punishment for spying.

Borrowing valuable items, from complete strangers, for free? Sounds too good to be true. But it's happening today in Jerusalem.

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

The razor-close U.S. elections prove that no act, however small, goes unnoticed in the grand eternal plan.

Saddam Hussein thought he was a reincarnated Babylonian king; his evil plan to kill the Jews ended with another Purim miracle...

One Israeli immigrant mourns the tragic loss of another. A stranger, yet a sister.

March 19, 2001 Efrat, city in mourning.

by Jeffrey Goldberg

I peered into the eyes of my 11-year-old daughter. Yes, I said. If the worst should happen we must not be afraid because there is meaning to living as a Jew.

Amidst the grief of a friend's funeral, an Israeli woman declares: Jews are human, too.

How bad can "light injuries" be? As someone who works in Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center, I know the extent to which "light injuries" can leave permanent scars, both physical and emotional.

by Elliot Mathias

A group of Aish students tour America, and discover that a good idea is worth pursuing.

The principal told the girls that their teacher, Mrs. Rina Didovsky, would not be returning to their classroom because she had died of her wounds. The girls began crying and wailing.

During a month in the Old City of Jerusalem, a Seattle native learns a lot about the security situation -- yet discovers even more about his heritage and himself.

by Ester Katz Silvers

An American woman visits Rachel's Tomb, Judaism's third holiest site, and learns how Jewish destiny embraces all generations.

by Shimon Apisdorf

Even within hell, it takes a truly twisted and evil mind to smash a boot down on the face of a porcelain doll and declare war on a child.

An American-born Torah scholar takes a wrong turn, and is nearly lynched to death by a Palestinian mob. His wife tells about it.

by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski

Electrical appliances cannot function if they are not connected to a power source. Neither can we.

by Ester Katz Silvers

As the intifada rages in Israel, one mother writes of the effect on her family and her faith.

by Rosie Einhorn, L.C.S.W. and Sherry Zimmerman, J.D., M.Sc.

She has two guys on her mind. One of them never calls. Should she take that as a hint?

by Rosie Einhorn, L.C.S.W. and Sherry Zimmerman, J.D., M.Sc.

He pushed hard for a breakthrough, but she backed off. The pattern repeats. Now he's burned out.

by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski

When your relatives offer unwelcome child-rearing advice, what's the best response?

by Rosie Einhorn, L.C.S.W. and Sherry Zimmerman, J.D., M.Sc.

There's a lot lurking beneath the surface. The big question is: When do I let it all out?

by Sarah Shapiro

On a bus in Jerusalem, all eyes followed the girl who suddenly broke down and cried.

by Rosie Einhorn, L.C.S.W. and Sherry Zimmerman, J.D., M.Sc.

He's a super-intellectual and she's not. Is this a deal-breaker?

by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski

Passover often brings up memories of loss, but it can also bring up memories of our initial connection with God at Sinai.