Society

Why Iranian Judo Athlete Dedicated His Silver Medal to Israel

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The Hook-Up Culture is Eroding the Value of Marriage

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

The Money You Give Away Is Yours Forever

Video – Inspiring Hope

This Couple is Responsible for Over 2,000 Jewish Adoptions

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.

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.

How Jew-Hatred is Different from Other Forms of Prejudice

by Jeff Jacoby

Antisemitism speaks the language of extermination.

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

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The Single Word That Changed My Life

by Unpacked

Our words can be as hurtful as our actions.

Will Joe Biden Grant My Daughter Justice?

by Arnold Roth

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

Ilhan Omar Has a Problem with Jews

by David Harris

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

The Liberty Bell's Crack

by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair

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

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.

America and Jewish Values

by Rabbi Ken Spiro

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

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

by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

We remember for the future and for life.

Germany’s Other Genocide: Dress Rehearsal for the Holocaust

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

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

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.

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.

Richard Dawkins and Eugenics

by Jeff Jacoby

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

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.

The Many Faces of Addiction

by Tzachi Rosman, Psy.D.

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

Fight Antisemitism by Pushing Away Darkness

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

We call need to become ambassadors of light.

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.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Identifying As A Jew in an Anti-Semitic World

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Leave the kippah on or take it off?

Antisemitism in America

by Jeff Jacoby

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

Cancelling 'Anti-Semitism'

by Jeff Jacoby

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

Covid and Our Mental Health

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Religion in America is Fading

by Jeff Jacoby

But true believers are everywhere.

Ordinary People are Capable of Unspeakable Evil

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

We counter evil with goodness, hatred with kindness, fear with courage and falseness with truth.

Changing a Tire for a Stranger

by Chaim Goldberg

An act of kindness performed by two yeshiva students goes viral.

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.