click here to jump to beginning of article list
Join Our Newsletter

Join 400,000 Aish subscribers
 GET EMAIL UPDATES



HOT TOPICS

What's A Nice Cosmo Girl Like You Doing With An Orthodox Husband?

What's A Nice Cosmo Girl Like You Doing With An Orthodox Husband?

by Andrea Kahn

Once upon a time, she lived in Beverly Hills, wrote for Teen Magazine and had a personal trainer.

Going Home

Going Home

by Elliot Mathias

"I always considered myself to be pretty independent. So why, in the back of my mind, was I dreading the inevitable return home with a strange new kippah sitting on my head?"

To Save A Life

To Save A Life

by Rabbi Kalman Packouz and Ron Johnson

This week in Jerusalem, a grove of trees was planted in honor of Ron Johnson, the British janitor who donated his lung to try to save a life.

A Canadian Jew In Australia

A Canadian Jew In Australia

by Richard Rabkin

Plunked into the strange world of kangaroos, Aborigines and cricket, a Canadian discovers that Jews all over the world have lots in common.

Thank You for Assateague Island

Thank You for Assateague Island

by Tova Saul

Sometimes God takes one small, seemingly insignificant event to teach us all we need to know about life -- though it may take years to find that out.

Knee Deep

Knee Deep

by Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin

When playing in a band produces a high that never lasts, one is forced to look elsewhere for fulfillment. But how can Judaism compare to Fuzzy Walter?

First Fruits

First Fruits

by Chana Siegel

Shavuot, the holiday of the giving of the Torah, has many names. But for me, this year, it is Hag HaBikurim, the Festival of the First Fruits.

Hope In Hell

Hope In Hell

by I.I. Cohen

When all seems totally lost, a Jew is obligated to hope. This is one man's story of his test of faith.

Mataji vs. Mother Teresa

Mataji vs. Mother Teresa

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Cocooned in the blissful spirituality of an ashram, a Jewish soul still yearns to help others in need. But what to do when the guru forbids it?

A Different Kind of Independence

A Different Kind of Independence

by Mara (Frei) Goldblatt

A survivor of an Arab terrorist attack tells of her battle to be liberated from the scars of her experience.

Jazz and the Abstract Truth

Jazz and the Abstract Truth

by Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin

A story of one man's spiritual journey that took some unusual twists and turns -- jazz studies, African drumming, pretending to be Malcolm X.

Holywoman

Holywoman

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

An encounter with a hidden Jewish holy woman turns the world of a devotee to Eastern religions upside down.

Climbing the Mountain: Essay and Interview with Kirk Douglas

Climbing the Mountain: Essay and Interview with Kirk Douglas

by Kirk Douglas

After more than 80 movies, surviving a helicopter crash and a stroke, the famous actor finds fulfillment in Torah study.

A Handicapped Look at Disability

A Handicapped Look at Disability

by Sarah Shapiro

An evening's encounter with a handicapped couple overturns misconceptions that have crippled one woman over a lifetime.

Faith Healing

Faith Healing

by Nesanel Yoel Safran

A father's struggle with faith amidst loss and pain.

India to Israel

India to Israel

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

An accomplished woman's journey to Jewish tradition takes a 15-year tour through India and its ashrams.

May 21, 2013 / 12 Sivan 5773

Most Popular In:

  • 1.As a Jew in State Prison

    A harrowing tale of surviving anti-Semitism in prison, and the remarkable journey of self-discovery.

  • 2.This is Water

    The choice to get out of yourself and create a life of meaning.

  • 3.Stop the Complaining

    How to overcome negativity.

  • 4.My Interfaith Marriage

    We fell in love. It didn’t matter that I was a New York Jew and she was a devout Christian who grew up on a farm.

Sponsors

    Aish.com Features

    • Arrange for Kaddish
    follow us
    Sign up today!