Society

Curse of the Moderates

The mob has turned this into a test case for freedom of speech in the West.

We Are All Danes Now

Today the censors may be coming for some unfunny Mohammed cartoons, but tomorrow it is your words and ideas they will silence.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Oprah's Choice

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The powerful message of Elie Wiesel's Night.

Murmurs in the Dark

by Dr. Jackie Yaris

Many of my patients seek something far more difficult for me to give than medical advice.

The Beauty Wars

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The Chanukah battle isn't over yet.

Suddenly Goodbye

by Toni Thrasher

The sudden death of a friend taught me a few important lessons.

Not So Trivial Pursuit

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Maybe winning really is everything after all.

The Fire Now

by Jonathan Rosenblum

Barbarians at the gates of Paris.

Invisible Worlds

by Fil Yeskel

My grandfather believed that our world is a manifestation of an invisible world. As a computer scientist, so do I.

Sukkot: After the Deluge

by Rabbi Dr. Daniel P. Aldrich

Everything in life was firmly established: career, family, friends. Then came Katrina.

Exodus from Rita

by Holly Pinchevsky-Cin

As we drove for hours to get out of Houston, we were hoping for a miracle.

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

For God's Sake

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The challenge of our age: not to desecrate God's holy name with acts that profane all that He stands for.

My Modem Speaks

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Sometimes speed can make things slower.

The Challenges of Suffering

by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara Yoheved Rigler

Choosing a response to adversity.

Refugees from the Storm

by Rabbi Dr. Daniel P. Aldrich

Picking up the pieces in Katrina's aftermath.

NICU

by Yael Mermelstein

Love's missing ingredient.

Fascinating!

by Emuna Braverman

Successful relationships are built on making the needs and pain of others as real as our own.

London Calling

by Jonathan Rosenblum

Europeans are not about to start singing, "We are all Israelis now," any time soon.

Terror In London

by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt

Yesterday terror arrived on our doorstep. Like Israelis, now I, too, must worry about getting on a train or my son taking a bus to school.

Tomorrow's Promises

by Betsey Krause

If I have learned nothing else through my 16-year-old daughter's death, it is that you can never tell your children enough times how much you love them.

For Just One Week

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

What would you like to do for just one week?

The Age of Innocence

by Sarah Lobell

What kind of memories do we want our children to have?

She Just Doesn't Get It

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

The essential outrage of "Holocaust on Your Plate" was not that it injured feelings, but rather that it equated human beings with cows, pigs and chickens.

Honoring the 5th

by Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Why our family doesn't do Mother's Day.

You're On the Air!

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Imagine how careful you'd be if those around you were watching, listening, and analyzing your every word. Guess what? They probably are.

The Death of Terri Schiavo: An Epilogue

by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D.

Blurring the line between life and death, and between medical data and morality, her death signifies a disturbing turning point for American society.

My MS Attitude

by Stephen Baron

I lost my job, I'm a quadriplegic, and I'm the luckiest man in the world.

Hunting for Rainbows

by Dr. Jackie Yaris

She was terminally ill with no possibility for cure. Her husband insisted we do everything possible to keep her alive. I couldn't help wondering: Did we launch her into some painful, hellish limbo?