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Bar Mitzvah Philanthropy

by Gabrielle Birkner

A little less bar, a little more mitzvah.

Chosen

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

It's not our Intelligence Quotients that count, but our Righteousness Quotients.

Inside Information

by Rabbi Shmuel Burstein

In 1942, Pierre, a French Jew, abandoned God. Then the Six Day War happened.

Beyond Holocaust Museums

by David Suissa

The best way to honor Holocaust victims is to celebrate the Judaism they wish they could have celebrated.

Caught in the Backlash?

by Jonathan Rosenblum

As strains of Islam arouse suspicion worldwide, there may be ramifications for the Jewish community too.

Count Us In

by Emuna Braverman

Down syndrome isn't preventing Danielle Magady from leading the typical life of a teenager.

Call-In for Pollard

by Aish.com Staff

Passover is the holiday of freedom. After 22 years, isn't it time?

Will Your Grandchildren Be Jews?

by Antony Gordon and Mr. Richard Horowitz

The disintegration of the American Jewish community and how to reverse it.

Milka's Art of Giving

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

She finds the strength to feed Israel's poor by feeding her own soul.

My Children's Jewish Future

by Leonard Saltz

A father's letter to his two children who are dating non-Jews.

Mobilize Now

by Natan Sharansky

Anti-Semitism has leapfrogged from isolated attacks against Jews to incitement to genocide -- the actual elimination of the Jewish state.

A Touch of Eternity

by Charlotte Friedland

Magnetic, spiritual, ancient and contemporary -- a Torah scroll connects Jews of every stripe to every other Jew of the past, present and future.

A Reunion with a Stranger

by Amy Eisenstein

Amazing how one person changed my life, without even meeting her face to face.

The Polarized Jewish Community

by Hillel Halkin

Assimilation and cultural renaissance: two sides of the same coin of American Jewish life.

The Sound of Silence

by Richard Rabkin

One of the liveliest Shabbat dinners we hosted was with a group of deaf teenagers.

Fighting Assimilation

by Michael Freund

Give American Jews a 'birthright honeymoon.'

World Class Composer, World Class Jew

by Ephraim Z. Buchwald

Steve Reich at 70: A Personal Reminiscence

Impostors in Hassidic Garb

by Jonathan Rosenblum

These insane Jews embraced the disciples and followers of their ancestors' murderers and have been spit out by the Torah world.

A Chanukah Carol

by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg

In one moment of silence, my Jewish identity was born.

Retro Kippah

by Alexa Witt

Resuscitating a spark from the bar mitzvah days.

Exploring Jewish Identity in Hungary

by Rachelle Grossman

I was looking at myself by looking at others.

Poland and the Jews

by Rabbi Michael Schudrich

An interview with Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Poland's Chief Rabbi.

Blessing Inc

by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg

The Puah Institute provides fertility counseling and assistance for couples throughout the world.

If You Were Born a Jew

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

You're descended from a long line of idealistic heroes and heroines.

My Son, the Teacher

by Barbara Kessel

I told my kids that the two most important things are Jewish education and the State of Israel. How was I to know that they were actually listening?

A Soviet Simchat Torah

by Inna Pullin

For the Jews of Soviet Russia who celebrated nothing else, Simchat Torah was enough to transmit the full weight of what it means to be a Jew.

The Jewish Singles Scene

by Rabbi Ari Sytner

It's not their problem, it's all of ours!

One Big Family

by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg

It doesn't take a war for a country to unite and feel like family. There's always Sukkot.

Returning Home

by Idan Avni

People can change. Meet Avraham Sinai -- a former Shi'ite from Lebanon who converted to Judaism.

So What if She's Older than Me?

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Three weeks ago I did something I have never ever done before. I danced at a cemetery.

Armchair Generals

by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky

Although there may be no real solution at hand, here are two important points about this last war.

Peace in Israel: A Jewish Perspective

by Rabbi Noson Weisz

Peace in Israel is possible, but ultimately not through the force of arms.

Hezbollah's Final Solution

by Alan M. Dershowitz

The Iran-Hezbollah axis is the greatest threat to world peace, to Jewish survival, to Western values, and to civilization.

Front Lines, Back Lines

by Yael Mermelstein

As immigrants who chose to live in Israel, we came to immerse ourselves in the great pride of our nation, as well as its great pain.

Overcoming the Separation

by Jonathan Rosenblum

Identification with the suffering of our fellow Jews is not automatic. It requires work.

Sorry, Danny

by Gideon Silverstone

After 20 years of story telling, the realization hits that it was at someone else's expense.

The Conversion Vaccine

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

The best defense to the ambitious "Jews for Jesus" missionary campaign.

Stop the Loneliness

by A Lonely SFJ

Don't let what happened to me happen to one more single person.

Out of School

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

An 8th grader pleads for understanding.

Being British for 350 years

by Ashley Perry

My family has been in Britain for 350 years. Perhaps it is time for a change.

Shiva Works

by Jonathan Rosenblum

The shiva for my father centered on the joy of his life, not his death.

Daniel Wultz Remembered

by Mimi Jankovits

Daniel touched those who knew him with his passion for life, family, Judaism and Israel. His short life can still touch yours.

Why A.B.Yehoshua Is Wrong

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Maybe, just maybe, Judaism -- Jewish belief and practice as prescribed by the Jewish religious tradition -- is the key to Jewish continuity.

Best of Both Worlds

by Jeff Astrof

The fears I had about putting my daughter in a Jewish day school were fears I really had for myself.

The Rabbi and the Professor

by Rabbi Ari Kahn

A true story for Israel Remembrance Day.

Person First, Disability Later

by Robin A. Meltzer

My daughter is a unique individual, not a diagnosis.

The End of French Jewry?

by Gabrielle Birkner

After the horrific murder of Ilan Halimi and three subsequent anti-Semitic attacks, pressure to flee growing for some, and dismissed by others.

The Man on the Street

by Rabbi Yonason Goldson

My one minute encounter in Hungary reflected all the despair and all the hopeful triumph of the Jewish people in exile.

Seeking God in New Orleans

by Rabbi Dr. Daniel P. Aldrich

Rebuilding post-Katrina, amidst water, fire and vandals.

The Halimi Murder

by the Jerusalem Post

The grisly murder of Ilan Halimi should concern the entire Jewish world.

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