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by Steve Freiman

A salute to generations of heroism and sacrifice.

The words of the first president continue to deliver a poignant message for today.

by Rabbi Noah Weinberg

The founder of Aish HaTorah lays out a 3-point plan to restore sanity and defeat the evil scourge.

This was not the year to recognize the United Nations and its secretary-general for their roles in "achieving peace and security in the world."

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

As one young man leaves his 20s behind, idealism gives way to practicality. Almost.

by Binyamin Netanyahu

The former Israeli prime minister outlines the critical steps needed to eradicate the threat of terrorism. What's at stake is nothing less than the survival of Western civilization.

The following is my eyewitness account of the events of September 11, 2001 from the 73rd floor of 2 WTC, better known as the South Tower.

The chronology of a chaotic day, working down the street from the White House, and living near the Pentagon.

by Rabbi Noah Weinberg

In the wake of 9-11, we search for understanding amidst the senseless horror.

by Jennifer Hoffman

A New Yorker recounts the terror and her test of faith.

by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky

Lessons from the Andrea Yates killings.

by Rabbi Yonason Goldson

Scandals, no-fault divorce, "reality TV". What is happening to our value of respect?

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Every aspect of our lives is a breeding ground for potential rejection. We better find ways to deal with it.

by Richard Rabkin

Facing a challenge is a noble endeavor. Putting yourself in a dangerous situation may be stupid.

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

This Passover, let's reclaim the lost art of listening.

by Am Echad Resources

There's another battle taking place in Israel. This one is being led by the media.

by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky

Murder out of rage is not primarily a moral problem. It is an extreme reaction of an individual who just realized he is not in charge of his world.

by Richard Rabkin

You mean abs aren't for washing clothes? A guy endures emasculating aerobics teachers and tortuous exercise devices to discover he needs his scale to read "balanced".

by Emuna Braverman

I thought I was immune. What happens when a happily married woman hits a mid-life crisis?

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The tragedy of a first grader killing his classmate should not cloud our vision of the greater picture which is always getting better.

by Cliff Alsberg

Pokemon cards will soon be as passé as Cabbage Patch Kids but Jewish values are like a strand of pearls: classy, precious and timeless.

by Elliot Mathias

Woodstock '99 lost the idealism of the original and kept the hedonism. A purposeful focus is the difference between warming the world and burning it.

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Worried about the Year 2K problem? Relax. The Jewish people already solved that 3,760 years ago.

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

The Colorado high school shootings show a shocked society a reflection of itself.

by Rabbi Naftali Schiff

A millennium countdown clock sits ticking away at my desk.

by Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein

Never has single a numeral surrounded by two letters, struck so much terror in the hearts and minds of humankind. Companies have spent billions to fix the Y2K bug and government billions more.

BBC and the London Times consistently distort the facts to portray Israel as the aggressor.

by Anne Bayefsky

A statement by Anne Bayefsky at the Third Substantive Preparatory Meeting of the Durban Review Conference.

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Passover & four questions for a financial crisis.

by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski

Getting out of the quick-fix mentality.

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

As I grow older, things are no longer the same with my children.

by Moshe Borowski, LMSW, ACSW

A tragic fire brings together a disparate community.

by Judea Pearl

When will our luminaries stop making excuses for terror?

by Professor Deborah Lipstadt

The Vatican has done far more than set back Vatican/Jewish relations. It has made itself look like it is living in the darkest of ages.

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Pope Benedict reinstates Holocaust denying Bishop

by Emuna Braverman

I voted for McCain and still wept for joy at the inauguration.

by Rabbi Yonason Goldson

Nothing catalyzes us like crisis.

by Si Frumkin

It never occurred to me that my family and I would be sentenced to death again for the crime of being born Jewish.

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

One small blessing in the economic downturn.

by Bassi Gruen

They came to shop and ended up killing.

I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens... to set apart... a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.

by Goldy Rosenberg

Sometimes life is so hard, you just have to sing.

by David Mandel, David Pelcovitz, Ph.D and Dr. Susan Schulman

A guide for the concerned parent.

by Lori Palatnik

Don't ask Mr. Soros or Mr. Buffett about when it is time to reinvest. Ask yourself.

by Rabbi Yonason Goldson

Are you threatened by someone who has different beliefs than you?

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Can they ever be revived? Should they?

by Rabbi Dovid Herskovits

Let's face it, you spend more time on me than you should. And it's not all for wholesome things.

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Is Wall Street sending us a Rosh Hashanah message?

by Sherri Mandell

There is always a different way of seeing.