Current Issues

Why Iranian Judo Athlete Dedicated His Silver Medal to Israel

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Society

The Hook-Up Culture is Eroding the Value of Marriage

Society

What Happened When I Took a Cell Phone Break for 730 Days

Society

Jackie Mason’s Life and Jokes

Arts

The Money You Give Away Is Yours Forever

Video – Inspiring Hope

Society

This Couple is Responsible for Over 2,000 Jewish Adoptions

by Sarah Pachter

After losing a baby, Steve and Vicki Krausz entered the confusing maze of adoption. They decided to change it.

Society

Things Keep Getting Better...And That’s the Problem!

Today's emotional turmoil stems from the knowledge that people know things can be better. That idea is very recent in human history.

Society

The Church of England's Too-Late Apology to the Jews

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The Church of England is repenting for its past actions persecuting England’s Jews. Better late than never.

Music is Not Normal

by Rabbi Adam Jacobs

Arts

Society

Major League Baseball’s First Shabbat-Observant Players

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Elie Kligman, drafted by the Washington Nationals, may first opt for college baseball. An exclusive Aish.com interview.

Society

How Jew-Hatred is Different from Other Forms of Prejudice

by Jeff Jacoby

Antisemitism speaks the language of extermination.

Society

The Single Word That Changed My Life

by Unpacked

Our words can be as hurtful as our actions.

Society

Will Joe Biden Grant My Daughter Justice?

by Arnold Roth

America still has the power to extradite the terrorist who murdered her.

Society

Ilhan Omar Has a Problem with Jews

by David Harris

It's high time to address Rep. Omar's pattern of offensive commentary.

Society

America and Jewish Values

by Rabbi Ken Spiro

The Bible's major role in the creation of the United States and its democracy.

Society

First Chief Rabbi in German Army in 100 Years

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

An exclusive interview with Rabbi Zsolt Balla, who’s just been installed as Germany’s first Jewish Chaplain in over a century.

Society

The Liberty Bell's Crack

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

Why do we "proclaim freedom throughout the land" with a broken, imperfect bell?

Women

Jewish Women Share Stories of Crisis, Healing, and Strength

by Judy Gruen

New book from The Layers Project breaks taboos and stigmas.

Society

Germany’s Other Genocide: Dress Rehearsal for the Holocaust

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Germany recently acknowledged it committed genocide in present-day Namibia.

Society

Remember the Past, But Don't Be Held Captive by It

by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

We remember for the future and for life.

Society

Hollywood Insider Who's Defending Israel

by Anon, as told to Rabbi Shraga Simmons

My attempt to counteract anti-Israel propaganda, one conversation at a time.

Society

The Tulsa Race Massacre and Oklahoma’s Jews

by Phil Goldfarb

How local Jews – some with fresh memories of European pogroms – did their small part to help victims of one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history.

Dear Emuna

God Has a Sense of Humor

by Emuna Braverman

As much as we would like to, we can rarely avoid life’s messy situations.

Society

Richard Dawkins and Eugenics

by Jeff Jacoby

Dawkins advocates for reducing “undesirable” populations by preventing them from being born in the first place.

Society

The Many Faces of Addiction

by Tzachi Rosman, Psy.D.

Don’t shun the addict. Embrace the human being struggling with addiction.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Woke and Ignoring the Gifted

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Yes, “all men are created equal”, but that doesn't mean we are all identical.

Arts

Lessons from the NBA’s Historic MVP

by Chaim Goldberg

Nikola Jokic became the lowest draft pick to ever win the NBA MVP award. But it’s his exemplary character that distinguishes him most.

Society

The Last Liberator of Auschwitz

by Rivka Ronda Robinson

David Dushman, a Jewish soldier for the Red Army who drove his tank through the electric fence at Auschwitz, has died.

Society

Fight Antisemitism by Pushing Away Darkness

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

We call need to become ambassadors of light.

Arts

Superman vs. the Nazis

by Roy Schwartz

When the Man of Steel’s Jewish creators got into a real-life feud with the Nazis.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Identifying As A Jew in an Anti-Semitic World

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Leave the kippah on or take it off?

Society

Antisemitism in America

by Jeff Jacoby

When Jews are attacked in America's streets, who speaks out?

Society

Jewish Woman Photographing Resistance Fighters

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Faye Schulman’s photographs are a rare glimpse into the life of Jewish partisan fighters during World War II.

Society

UFOs and Jews Living on a Different Planet

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Judaism's differing views on the possibility of life on other planets and how some Jews are living in an alternative universe.

Society

Why The World Hates The Jews

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

Recent events in Israel show that antisemitism is rife not just in Gaza, Akko, and Jerusalem but in the civilized capitals of the world. Why won't anti-Semitism go away?

Society

Let's All Implement the 10 and 5 Rule

by Rabbi Philip Moskowitz

Whenever you are within 10 feet of someone, make eye contact and smile. When you’re within 5 feet, say hello. A simple way to make a dramatic difference.

Science & Medicine

The Song of the Cat

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Even your feline friend has a song. Listen and become inspired.

Society

Small Acts, Cosmic Implications

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

The camera is always on. You never know which small deed you do that can have cosmic implications.

Society

Cancelling 'Anti-Semitism'

by Jeff Jacoby

Why dropping the hyphen in 'anti-Semitism' is actually a big deal.

Society

Covid and Our Mental Health

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Now, more than ever, we need to educate ourselves about mental health issues.

Society

Hassidic Woman on NY Hate Crime Panel

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

After her son was brutally murdered, Devorah Halberstam began a crusade against hate.

Arts

Shtisel and Judaism: Three Themes in Season 3

by Ruchi Koval

This beloved series explores themes related to intimacy, mental illness and searching for your soulmate.

Society

My Nazi Grandfather Was No Hero

by Silvia Foti

Lithuania patriots claim my grandfather could not really have wanted to kill Jews; he must have been forced to do so. I believe they are in denial.

Arts

Shtisel Returns

by Judy Gruen

The most famous Orthodox family on TV deals with intense new dramas, welcomes new family members, and grieves over losses.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Jonathan Frostick’s Heart Attack and the “New Rules for Living”

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Why his simple yet profound words went viral.

Society

Antisemitism and Four Travesties of Justice

by David Harris

Four examples – Paris, Wuppertal, Saint-Nicolas, and Oslo – where the legal process failed Jews, failed justice, and failed common sense.

Society

Prince Philip’s Mother Saved Jews during the Holocaust

by Adam Ross

Husband to the Queen for 74 years, Prince Philip was deeply proud of his mother, Princess Alice of Greece who was recognized as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.