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Israel's Vital First Strike

Israel's Vital First Strike

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

One surefire way to avert a nuclear holocaust.

A Winning Season

A Winning Season

by Barbara Sofer

Religious freedom isn’t always a giveaway.

Purim and Iran

Purim and Iran

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Startling parallels between ancient Persia and Israel’s predicament today.

Purim’s Wakeup Call

Purim’s Wakeup Call

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Purim is unfolding again right before our very eyes. How can we go about business as usual?

Hating Jews on Campus

Hating Jews on Campus

by Dore Gold

Watch the powerful 30-minute documentary, Crossing the Line, that exposes the growing anti-Israel sentiment on campuses across North America.

Purim & Responding to the Itamar Massacre

Purim & Responding to the Itamar Massacre

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The illogic of anti-Semitism.

Lessons for Israel Apartheid Week

Lessons for Israel Apartheid Week

by Yvette Alt Miller

My one-woman crusade to boycott human rights abusers.

Israel Peace Week 2012

Israel Peace Week 2012

by Natalie Menaged

How to effectively counter Israeli Apartheid Week on campus.

MTV, Hip-Hop and Judaism

MTV, Hip-Hop and Judaism

by Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum

Can Judaism be “cool” enough for a new generation?

A Quebec Jew

A Quebec Jew

by Steve McDonald

From Catholic Bloc Québécois MP to staunch Jewish activist.

I Am Jewish

I Am Jewish

by Andrew Lustig

One Jew's answer to what it means to be Jewish.

A Prayer of the Jewish People

A Prayer of the Jewish People

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

An ancient prayer for contemporary times.

A Second Holocaust?

A Second Holocaust?

by Robert S. Wistrich

The Holocaust has become a weapon of choice for many of Israel’s worst enemies, for a resurgent anti-Semitism.

Remembering Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg

Remembering Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg

by Phil Jacobs

Rebbetzin Weinberg was, as my father put it, a “leader of leaders.”

Legitimizing Anti-Semitism

Legitimizing Anti-Semitism

by Alan M. Dershowitz

Why anti-Semitism is moving toward the mainstream.

Those Who Can, Teach

Those Who Can, Teach

by Michael Steinberg

I’m not a rabbi, I never studied in yeshiva, and there’s so much I don’t know. So why am I teaching Torah?

Seeking My Brothers

Seeking My Brothers

by Jonathan Rosenblum

We can strengthen Jewish unity by truly loving our fellow Jew.

Jewish Unplanned Pregnancy

Jewish Unplanned Pregnancy

by Erica Pelman

There are no easy answers when facing a pregnancy for which you are unprepared – emotionally, financially or socially.

An Open Letter to the Beit Shemesh Spitter

An Open Letter to the Beit Shemesh Spitter

by Aish HaTorah

How dare you?

Israel Snapshot

Israel Snapshot

by Israel 365

Beautiful photos from the Land of Israel.

Menorah on Top of the Tree

Menorah on Top of the Tree

by Emmy Zitter, Ph.D.

J. Hector de St. John de Crevecoeur explains how religious identity disappears within one generation in America.

Matisyahu's Beard

Matisyahu's Beard

by Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

I grew my beard as an expression of Jewish pride, not as a response to weakness.

Assimilation & the Chanukah Oil

Assimilation & the Chanukah Oil

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Understanding the meaning of the Chanukah battle, a war unlike any other.

The Life Assurance Specialist

The Life Assurance Specialist

by Aish.com staff

Marc Firestone’s efforts earn him Aish’s Power of One Award.

Anorexia: Starving in the Land of Plenty

Anorexia: Starving in the Land of Plenty

by Gerald Kane

Without warning, anorexia kidnapped my 15-year-old daughter.

Bagel Lunch Advocacy

Bagel Lunch Advocacy

by Matan Hazanov

How to motivate Jews on campus.

Days of Miracle and Wonder

Days of Miracle and Wonder

by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

After 2,000 years of dispersion and persecution, it's a miracle that we exist as a separate, identifiable people.

Uplifting Torah

Uplifting Torah

by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky

A tribute to Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt"l, one of the greatest Jewish leaders of our generation.

Near Lynch in Libya

Near Lynch in Libya

by Eliezer Schulman and Michal Ish-Shalom

After working with Libyan rebels, David Gerbi faced an angry mob at the ancient synagogue in Tripoli.

Gilad Shalit: Split Screen World

Gilad Shalit: Split Screen World

by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

The government and people of Israel instinctively supported the release of Shalit because these Torah values are so deeply ingrained in our national psyche.

The Big Game: Baseball and the Jews

The Big Game: Baseball and the Jews

by William Kolbrener

Like baseball, the ups and downs of Jewish history are strands of one larger story.

Gilad Shalit and the Sea Turtle

Gilad Shalit and the Sea Turtle

by Rabbi Ken Spiro

The controversial exchange highlights one extreme difference: Israel values life.

Aish Earns Top Nominations for Jewish Community Hero

Aish Earns Top Nominations for Jewish Community Hero

by Aish.com staff

Pro-Israel activism and marriage classes top the list.

Is Break-Fast the Hippest Holiday?

Is Break-Fast the Hippest Holiday?

by Yvette Alt Miller

Relating to food on a day with no food.

Durban & 9/11: 10 Years Later

Durban & 9/11: 10 Years Later

by Irwin Cotler

If 9/11 was the Kristallnacht of terror, Durban was the Mein Kampf.

Day School Affordability: Whose Responsibility?

Day School Affordability: Whose Responsibility?

by Rabbi Steven Weil

Families with school-age children cannot afford to sustain the schools alone.

The Holiest Generation

The Holiest Generation

by Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Who could define what it meant to be a survivor? I learned the answer from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.

Struck by the Storm

Struck by the Storm

by Yaakov Astor

He gave his life to rescue a child in danger.

Mandela, Martin, and Me

Mandela, Martin, and Me

by Doron Kornbluth

Commitment to one’s Jewish identity does not come at the expense of one’s universal vision.

Yom Tzedakah

Yom Tzedakah

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

A special day to educate and inspire toward charitable giving.

Genome Judaism

Genome Judaism

by Yvette Alt Miller

All Jews are connected.

Angel of Flatbush

Angel of Flatbush

by Michal Eisikowitz

Michal Schick and her empire of kindness.

Aish.com's 2011 User Survey

Aish.com's 2011 User Survey

by aish.com

Help Aish.com educate and inspire you. Take our quick survey.

Cries of a Jewish Woman

Cries of a Jewish Woman

by Dov Moshe Lipman

Her wailing captured the cries of a nation and delivered a message of hope.

Editors' Blog: My Tisha B'Av Fantasy

Editors' Blog: My Tisha B'Av Fantasy

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Imagine taking Ahmadinejad to the Third Temple that just descended on Jerusalem.

If Only

If Only

by Sara Debbie Gutfreund

On Tisha B'Av I can feel the weight of thousands of years of “if onlys.”

Debt Ceiling and Tisha B’Av

Debt Ceiling and Tisha B’Av

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

Raising our personal debt ceiling for tolerance and peace will bring down the spiritual debt of our nation.

Israelis Performing Wagner in Germany

Israelis Performing Wagner in Germany

by Isi Leibler

A national disgrace?

Leiby's Parents' Statement

Leiby's Parents' Statement

by Rabbi Nachman and Itta Kletzky

What you can do in Leiby's memory.

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by Menucha Chana Levin

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