by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Overwhelmed with the news of four deaths in one week.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

My three takeaways from the shocking incident.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

How can I “give” something to my father who is no longer alive?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Choose life. Because the alternative is death.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

How to be open to receiving and deciphering God’s personal message.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The inability to fully grasp the nature of God is humbling and frustrating, and forces us to “live with the question.”

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Either you believe in God, or you don’t. If you do, the commandment is redundant. If you don’t, it’s irrelevant.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The six ways he changed my life can serve as a blueprint.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

By nature, we tend to be self-centered, lazy and mean-spirited. Empathy doesn’t come naturally; it needs to be chosen.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Having a special needs child has been compared to planning a vacation to Italy and somehow landing in Holland. What happens if you're too distraught to leave the plane?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Taking things for granted is one of the biggest – and most common – mistakes we make in our relationships. What can we do about it?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Should we be disgusted by the idea of eating imitation pork?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Why do we derive greater satisfaction when exert our independence and do it ourselves?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The most concrete way we can connect to God is treating each other with kindness. The rest is commentary. Go learn.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Whether you believe in God or not, we all need to wrestle with the question: Is there meaning in life?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Muster the courage to examine the only place we can truly find who we are looking for – inside ourselves.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

God is speaking to us all the time, if we just look for His messages.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Like a CEO of a major conglomerate, God is setting the budgets and determining each person's role, based on the level of responsibility we are ready to take.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Don't wait to say the things you've always wanted to say to those you love.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

No matter how much money, power and resources are poured in, freedom and peace cannot be imposed by outside forces. It must come from within.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

How to increase the odds of success in your spiritual growth.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Why running is an ideal way for me to get into spiritual – and physical – shape.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Springsteen helped me get through my angst-filled years as a teen.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

How to shake off the dust and find meaning in your relationship to Judaism.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Antisemitism is forcing many young Jews to ask: Why is being Jewish worth it? And that's a good thing.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Sitting shiva enabled me to appreciate my father's genuine greatness.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

A 20-minute in-depth exploration on the judgment of Rosh Hashanah and why it comes before Yom Kippur.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The world needs Aish.com's innovation and insights more than ever.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

In honor of Rabbi Weinberg’s 10th yahrzeit, spend some time answering the following 7 questions.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Judaism's 5 steps to cleaning your slate.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The rowdy audience of millennials burst into applause when he stated, "God is real. God loves you. Believe that, I do."

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Why did Aish.com post that offensive quote?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The mohel instructed me to hold the baby’s legs tight, thrusting me into the reality of what was unfolding.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

One milestone day encapsulated the highs and lows of raising a child with Down's syndrome.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The actress's desire for a Christmas tree isn't trivial. It represents the contemporary Jew's struggle to hold onto her Jewish identity.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Prenatal genetic testing is eliminating babies who would otherwise be born with Down syndrome. France wants to keep it that way.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

2000 original works of art by the incredibly talented painter went up in smoke.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

To fix or not to fix? A too-good-to-be-true story for Elul.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

A miraculous true story demonstrates the power of prayer and reminds us never to give up hope.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

24 hours. $1,000,000. It's all or nothing.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Rabbi Reuven Biermacher loved every Jew and radiated a fervent passion for Torah.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

I went to Toronto expecting to confront my mother's death more deeply; I encountered instead my father's remarkable dedication to life.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Including you don’t need to be Jewish to get to Heaven.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Uproot the poor decisions from your past by utilizing Judaism’s steps of repentance.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Outrage or overreaction?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Exploring Judaism can mean un-learning mistaken ideas, as much as it means learning new ones.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

How the Jewish mourning laws counteract the upheaval left in death’s wake.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

My mother was a strong, opinionated dynamo. How could she be gone, just like that?

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Jews in Europe are once again targets, this time in Copenhagen.

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

The growing rift within the Jewish people is making it almost impossible to discuss the issue of intermarriage.