Current Issues

by Rabbi Chananya (Adam) Rosenblum

Hundreds of authors are taking a stand in favor of boycotting Israel.

Facing Judgment: Notes from a Traffic Violations Lawyer

High Holy Days lessons from a criminal lawyer who has handled tens of thousands of cases.

Driving Ambulance 360 Miles to Take Sick Husband to Visit his Wife Around the Corner

London Jews drove 360 miles to take an elderly man on a five-minute drive in their ambulance when no other help was available.

Britain's Kitchener Camp Saved 4,000 German Jews

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

At Home in Jerusalem PODCAST

PODCAST: Fashions Statements

by Heather Dean

Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser on the messages we send with our clothing choices.

Bombs Bursting in Air: The Growing Problem of Profanity

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Don't believe the research that says cursing has positive benefits.

Jews Aiding the Bahamas

Jews around the world are working to help Hurricane survivors in the Bahamas.

Hurricane Dorian: We're All Living in the Cone of Uncertainty

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

How to react to feelings of mortality and fragility.

Why World War II History Is Still Relevant

by David A. Harris

Five enduring lessons of this defining period.

I Became My Own Worst Nightmare

by Rabbi Yonason Goldson

How the assumptions we make about others prevent us from truly knowing ourselves.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Mass Shootings: Tisha B’Av in America

America needs a national day of introspection, reflection – and yes, repentance.

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Have More Than Two Children

Our world has serious problems. Having more babies can help solve them.

10 Jewish Quotes About Kindness

Now is a prime time to increase our acts of kindness.

Breaking into Auschwitz

Witold Pilecki heroically volunteered to enter Auschwitz where he organized a secret resistance.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Forgotten Twins: When a Baby is Left to Die in a Parked Car

The dangers of living on auto-pilot.

The Day I Got Scammed

by Judy Gruen

Yep, I fell for a tech support scam. And so could you.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Moon Landing, 50 Years Later

How can we explain mankind’s unquenchable thirst to discover what lies beyond our earthly home?

Representing the Jewish People on Million Dollar Mile

by Adam Ross

While wearing his kippah, Michael Neuman realized a childhood dream to compete at the highest level, stunning hosts to win $25,000.

How I Suddenly Became a Dangerous Person

by Nancy Rommelmann and Prager University

Writer and Portland-based podcaster Nancy Rommelmann became public enemy #1 after daring to publicly raise some questions about the #MeToo movement. She tells her astonishing story — what happened and why — in this compelling video.

The Denver Hair Stylist who Fought Against Anti-Semitism

by Dr. Michael Milobsky

Would I have had the courage to act as resolutely as Ron did?

Lucette Lagnado’s Lost Egyptian Jewish World

The award-winning journalist brought the Cairo Jewish community of her childhood to life.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Messages from Your Loved Ones After They’re Gone

Obsessed with death, a child of a Holocaust survivor creates an app that enables you to leave meaningful messages to loved ones.

Proclaim Liberty: How the Hebrew Bible Molded America

The Hebrew Bible indelibly molded the American founding, and its influence remains a part of its national story.

Baby India: There Are No Unwanted Babies

Why should any child be abandoned, or any baby deprived of life, when so many potential mothers and fathers yearn with all their hearts for the chance to adopt?

The Day Fox News was On in My Gym

Harshness of our public dialogue is being driven by hardline ideologues who see the world through lenses so thick that they can’t understand each other's views.

World War II Hero Speaks Out

Robert Hilliard wants us to follow his courageous example of standing up for what’s right.

5 Toxic Conversation Starters

How to bring back civility and respect in our conversation.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Harvard’s Mistake

Doesn’t Harvard believe in forgiveness and redemption?

Kyle Kashuv and the Limits of Forgiveness

by Judy Gruen

Harvard rescinds the acceptance of young man who survived the Parkland shootings for racist statements he made as a teen and has since regretted.

Keanu Reeves Doesn’t Touch Women

In photo after photo a viral post shows the actor not touching women.

“The Emperor’s New Clothes” and the Imposter Syndrome

by Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

His clothing would be invisible to anyone who was unfit for his position.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Burnout, Shavuot and Living with Purpose

Pursue meaning, not happiness.

Video – time2inspire

Just Breathe: Am I Worthy?

by Rabbi Tzvi Sytner

If deep down you think you’re garbage, you’ll treat yourself like garbage.

The Teen Who Got Oregon to Mandate Teaching the Holocaust

Thanks to a 14 year old student and a Holocaust survivor who became her mentor, Oregon schools have a new mandate to teach the Holocaust.

What’s the Wealthiest Place in the World?

by Shmuel Reichman

It’s not the banks or the gold mines. It’s the graveyard.

What to Say (and Not Say) When There are No Words

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

How to best interact with someone going through a crisis.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Mount Everest and Mount Sinai

It is not the mountain that we conquer but it is ourselves.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Best and Worst Commencement Speech of 2019

Oprah’s wise words and hitting rock bottom at NYU.

Burial, Cremation and Baseball

by Shlomo Horwitz

A rabbi’s unusual argument for convincing a mourner to give his mother a proper Jewish burial.

Rashida Tlaib’s Four Lies about Palestinians and the Holocaust

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Palestinians are complicit in perpetrating Jewish suffering.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Kate Smith and the Game of Thrones' Latte