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Video – Inspiring Hope
by Rabbi Tzvi Sytner
Thank your kids’ teachers today.
Women
by Miriam Kosman
She who laughs last.
Society
by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
We all must condemn hate.
Don’t let the cynicism at the heart of this corruption scandal extinguish kids’ hope.
by Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum
Esther didn’t only save the Jewish people; she transformed the power of women.
Science & Medicine
by Daniel Friedmann
Is the universe 13.8 billion years old or 5,779 years old?
by Aaron Kliegman
A lesson for Ilhan Omar and like-minded progressives who cross the line all too often.
Dear Emuna
by Emuna Braverman
Jealousy is making my life miserable.
by Rabbi Ephraim Shore
The world is discovering the incredible benefits of a digital Sabbath.
by Prof. Joshua Berman
African American conservatives have a message worth heeding on the corrosive effects of playing the victim card.
by Menucha Chana Levin
Remembrance, reconciliation and fighting anti-Semitism.
by aish.com
There have been 541 anti-Semitic incidents in France in 2018, a 74% increase.
by Nes Blau
Some people dream of getting into Hollywood. I lived my dream by leaving it.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Mistakes should indeed be forgiven; crimes need to be punished.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Minneapolis leaders have had enough of Ilhan Omar’s insincere apologies and anti-Semitism. An Aish.com exclusive.
Sometimes our help can cause more harm than good.
by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
European culture developed in a dominating, hostile Christian environment over more than a millennium.
Why does racism, even from decades ago, end careers, but blatant anti-Semitism gets a pass?
by Judy Gruen
A new book by former addict and his father offers safer pathways to deal with life’s pain.
The mayor of Dearborn is hiding Ford’s Jew-hatred; it’s important the world learns from it instead.
by Julie Lindahl
The enduring shame I felt due to my family’s past created a surprising bond with survivors and their descendants who experienced guilt for continuing to live.
For one Chicago woman, the Arctic cold wasn’t an inconvenience; it was a call to action.
Are we losing our ability to feel horror at the face of pure evil?
A victory of values over hatred and bigotry.
I think my best friend is trying to sabotage my efforts at better health and weight. What should I do?
by Jeff Jacoby
Religious faith and institutions are the strongest drivers of philanthropic works in US society.
Michelle Alexander has given new meaning to the word chutzpah.
by Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Why we need to stop misusing “crazy” and other words for mental illness.
Stirring calls to live up to our potential and to look at others with fairness and warmth.
Why Gillette’s new ad is creating quite a stir.
Your husband is a convenient scapegoat for your unmet expectations and frustrations. Now is the time to look inward.
Four remarkable stories that some Muslims don’t want to be publicized.
by Craig Kohn
The key steps that enable people with disabilities to achieve great things can be used by everyone.
by Sarah Rudolph
A modern adaptation on the classic tale.
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
Recent studies indicate that a significant segment of the immigrants who settled the New World were descended from Jews.
by Ollie Anisfeld and J-TV
The untold story of the Torah’s impact on America's founders and the political documents they codified.
by Dr. Ariel Mintz
Our minds are extremely powerful.
by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
LeBron’s apology is the perfect example of how not to say you are sorry.
Arts
A positive Jewish twist to the acclaimed new film.
Evil harbors no static political allegiances.
For generations, Jews have faced danger on this day.
PODCAST
by Heather Dean
Rabbi David Aaron on what we can do to overcome a sense of loneliness.
We must stand against ethical abuse – or risk the consequences.
A Gallup poll omitted in new Holocaust exhibit shows that most Americans heard the voice of their consciences even though their President didn’t.
Rabbi Cary Friedman helps cops survive the rigors of America’s most stressful occupation.
From a handwritten letter he wrote in 2009.
He desperately wants another child; she doesn’t.
The Schnitzer family had no idea that their children’s Hanukkah pictures would spark an anti-Semitic attack and galvanize a whole community.
America has undergone a kosher revolution.
by Ronda Robinson
How three Jews and one Christian band together to save Mohammed Al Samawi.
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