by Rabbi Avi Shafran
by Rabbi Boruch Leff
Death ends a life, not a relationship.
It isn't the physical life itself that makes the difference; it is the legacy.
Appreciating the gifts that old age provides.
Respecting elders is more than good manners, it shows what is truly important in life.
by Rabbi Akiva Tatz and David Gottlieb
Exploring the eternal relevance of Sukkot and mitzvot in general.
What is the most important element in achieving happiness?
Everyone needs that one person who understands us and with whom we can communicate openly without any pretenses.
Don't let a recent study about enhanced intellectual ability among Jews go to your head.
Parents give physical life to a child; teachers inject that life with purpose and meaning.
The faults we accuse others of can most often be found within ourselves.
by David Klinghoffer
Judaism as a rational religion.
by Nonie Darwish
I grew up in Gaza, indoctrinated to hate Israel and the West. For peace to take hold, things have got to change.
Living life urgently, intensely and purposefully.
Whether you're over the hill or not depends on whether you still feel like climbing.
What comfort do we find in all the noise?
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
Who is the master of your universe? A Rosh Hashanah meditation.
Sara Yoheved Rigler
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
What would a world without Torah look like?
by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
God has brought His people home and promised to one day give them peace. No people need it more. No people have earned it more.
by Jeff Jacoby
Some Jews fought the Nazis with guns and sabotage; others fought by persisting in Jewish life.
by Natan Sharansky
Differentiating legitimate criticism of Israel from the so-called new anti-Semitism.
by Sherri Mandell
You never return to who you were after terror rattles your world; you become somebody else.
If the world hates the Jews, here's what can be done to respond.
by Rabbi Mordechai Blumenfeld
Why is it necessary to bring the body and soul together for ultimate eternal reward?
Waiting for the Messiah means knowing that he will bring the world to the recognition of the Almighty and at last fulfill the national mission of Israel.
Rosh Hashana instills the awareness that God judges and rewards my actions, which gives meaning, purpose, and justification to life.
With the understanding that Torah is absolute, there is no time when it becomes inappropriate or irrelevant.
Every letter of the Written and Oral Torah transmitted through Moshe Rabbeinu was of Divine origin.
The ness of the Siniatic experience differentiates the Jewish faith from all others.
Divine inspiration cannot provide a sufficient basis for an authoritative Torah.
The roots of idolatry and free will.
by Chaya Rivkah Jessel
Although often at ideological loggerheads, both feminism and traditional Judaism share a common goal -- upholding and ensuring the dignity of women.
With this Principle, the Rambam parts company with Aristotle and describes a God who necessarily preceded Creation and is free to choose to create.
If one believes that God is physical, inevitably he will feel capable of escaping Him.
Pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow all have one Source.
Why should an affirmation of God's absolute existence determine one's ability to fulfill Torah?
Lessons from the murder of Daniel Pearl.
Personal trustworthiness is the foundation for faith in God. Why?
The recent National Jewish Population Survey reveals a shrinking Jewish people. Is the solution more numbers?
Most college students are being taught that there is no truth, removing debate from the modern campus. The result? Intolerance and closed-mindedness.
The ideological battle over genuine security and strength.
One-quarter of American Jews have rejected watered-down Judaism in favor of full-strength Christianity. Why?
by Eytan Kobre
What makes a drawing a Michelangelo? And what makes a religion Divine?
by Dr. Andrew Goldfinger
Welcome to the game of cosmic hide and seek. We are "it" and the One we are seeking is God Himself.
Every component of the Exodus was meant to reveal another facet of how God is involved in the world.
by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
The greatest satisfaction is accomplishing in a world where God is hidden.
Is Israel fighting a losing battle?
God may make it difficult for us to approach Him in order to increase our eventual reward.
Doing good unto others is a key component of spiritual health.
by Jonathan Rosenblum
Choosing to marry someone who shares the defining values of your life is not racist.
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