Society

Super Powers

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

As a quadriplegic, Christopher Reeve demonstrated heroic powers.

The Golden Rule

by Raymond Sebag

Giving others the greatest gift possible.

Standing Strong against Terrorism

by Nonie Darwish

A cry from an Arab American over the carnage in Russia.

Olympic Champions

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

A Jewish look at the quest for greatness.

Sublimating Strife

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

The fighting in Fallujah may have deep biblical roots

Pulling the Plug

by Chava Willig Levy

TV or not TV? That was the question.

Lessons from the 9/11/ Commission Report

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

Overcoming our failure of imagination.

Friend or F.O.E.?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Beware. Forces of Estrangement are lurking everywhere.

To Tell the Truth...Sort of

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Deceit and insincerity, both subtle and blatant, permeate our lives.Jaded, we either miss it or shrug it off. Neither reaction is acceptable.

Creatures and Teachers

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Maimonides' mystifying rodent and the limits of science.

The Myth Of Visible Diversity

by Jeffrey Dunetz

It's time to start wearing our Jewishness on our sleeve.

Drugs: A Jewish Problem?

by Jeffrey Dunetz

When a Jewish family needs help with drug abuse, where can they turn?

Park Versus Synagogue

by Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen

A neighborhood petition taught me how the Torah encompasses all areas of existence.

The Responsibility of Wealth

by Rosally Saltsman

When all is said and done, all you're left with is the money you've given away.

The Significance of the Spanish Elections

by Jonathan Rosenblum

Another unfortunate example of classical appeasement.

The Cancer of Anti-Semitism in Europe

by Jeff Jacoby

When civilized nations fail to rise up against the Jew-haters in their midst, it is often just a matter of time before the Jew-haters in their midst rise up against them.

Jews and Christians after The Passion

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Are we supposed to ignore the irony that our strongest allies are now promoting a film that resurrects the charge of deicide?

Gibson's Blood Libel

by Charles Krauthammer

When you retell a story in which the role of the Jews is central and give it the most offensive, pre-Vatican II treatment possible, you can hardly claim, "I didn't mean it."

The Passion: The Movie and the Aftermath

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Perhaps our best response to this Hollywood missionary effort is to look inward and take pride in the beauty of our own faith.

Mel Gibson and the Jews

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

His latest lethal weapon? Mel's film promises spiritual inspiration but instead evokes the kind of rage that for centuries past resulted in ruthless acts of retribution.

Never Again?

by Jeff Jacoby

Gas chambers. Poisoned food. Torture. Families murdered en masse. How much more do we need to know about North Korea's crimes before we act to stop them?

Life Itself

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

In the Netherlands emotional pain is sufficient legal justification to assist in one's suicide. What is happening to the immeasurable value in human life?

Heroes

by Rabbi Berel Wein

The Jews always honored their heroes, biblical or otherwise, without forgetting that they were human beings and subject to mistakes and failures.

A Picture of Life

by Yaffa Ganz

The present has become an elaborate excuse to take a picture for the future.

How Could She Do that to Me?!

by Emuna Braverman

Why do we take things so personally?

If There's Anything I Can Do

by Rebecca Bram Feldbaum

Practical ideas on how to help those who have suffered loss.

Justice and Saddam Hussein

by Jeff Jacoby

There will be no justice for Iraq's former ruler.

A Tale of Two Crypts

by Daniel Pipes

Jawad Amir Sayyid's story makes a powerful symbolic counterpoint to Saddam Hussein's capture.

Let's Do Lunch!

by Emuna Braverman

"How are you?" "I'll give you a call!" and other words we use to create the illusion of caring.

Caught in the Middle

by Leah Abramowitz

Pulled between responsibilities towards one's children and one's aging parents, "the sandwich generation" have their own unique dilemmas.

Baseless Hatred

by Keren Gottleib

When it comes to finding the negative qualities in others, our imagination becomes a veritable fountain of ideas. But finding the good in others takes so much thought and effort.

It's Already Broken

by Diane Faber Veitzer

If having possessions means living in fear and loss, we are not richer for them.

Inside the Tower

by Rabbi Chaim Baruch Gluck

A rescue worker looks back to that fateful day.

Blackout!

by Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein

Making light out of a very dark night.

Twice Burned

by Dr. Lisa Aiken

Although domestic abuse is totally abhorrent to Judaism, the Jewish community is not completely immune to it.

Confessions of a Television-a-holic

by Richard Rabkin

I have decided to go without television for an entire week. And believe me, this is a big deal.

Judaism and Vegetarianism

by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski and Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Where's the beef? Examining the pros and cons.

Bar Mitzvah Motivators

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

The concept of "bar mitzvah" has drifted incredibly far from its true meaning in these materialistic times.

The Truth About Jonathan Pollard

by John Loftus

Pollard's life sentence is based on a humongous Washington whopper of a lie.

A Tribute to Senator Moynihan

by David Luchins

Remembering a great friend of the Jewish people.

Dissolve the United Nations

by Isi Leibler

The civilized world would be better off were the United Nations in its present form to disappear.

Universalism: Can Loving More Mean Loving Less?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The opposite of Universalism is community, not sectarianism.

Holiday From History

by Charles Krauthammer

Will the civilized world disarm the barbarians who could cause the ultimate destruction?

Life, Death, and Purpose

by Am Echad Resources

A former athlete insists that the most wonderful thing that ever happened to him was the swimming accident that left him a quadriplegic.

The UN's Moral Irrelevance

by Jeff Jacoby

The choice of one of the world's most repressive tyrannies to head the UN's main human rights body was a textbook illustration of the way the UN works.