Aish.com's Top 10 of the Decade

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A look at some of the most popular Aish.com articles and videos of the decade.

If the last 10 years are to be known for anything, it is probably as the Internet Decade. Ten years ago is when email became ubiquitous enough that (almost) everyone had it, and the time when Wikipedia and the Google revolutions were just getting off the ground.

And at the risk of sounding immodest, the decade also began with the launch of Aish.com. Our mission was to become was the first Jewish educational site to feature meaningful and inspiring articles, top-tier graphics and programming features. Apparently people liked it. What began with 100,000 monthly visits ballooned exponentially into millions.

As the decade progressed, the advent of broadband made it possible for us to introduce short films and later, video blogs. It has been a rewarding ride for our small but dedicated staff, and – judging from the many comments we receive – for Aish.com readers as well.

So with that in mind, we present our own retrospective, Aish.com's "best of" the last decade in both articles and videos. Enjoy! We look forward to sharing another 10 years with you.

Top 10 Aish.com Articles of the Decade

	1. The Jew from Kuwait by Mark Halawa My Muslim background left me unprepared for this shocking discovery.
	2. Off the Face of the Earth by Peter Lane Taylor The remarkable story of a group of Holocaust survivors who hid in one of the world's largest caves.
	3. Of Angels and Poinsettias by Sara Yoheved Rigler Angels can be created by human beings. My father taught me how.
	4. 10 Ways to Marry the Wrong Person by Rabbi Dov Heller, M.A. Blind love is not the way to choose a spouse. Here are practical tools for keeping your eyes wide open.
	5. How to Get your Prayers Answered by Rabbi Noah Weinberg Do you feel like you're talking to a wall when you pray? Here are five key tools for getting your prayers answered.
	6. Raising Yehuda by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith Becoming parents of a baby with Down's syndrome has forced us to reconsider our views on parenting and what it means to lead a meaningful life.
	7. A Face in the Window by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon As Father's Day approaches, I am haunted by one most vivid and moving scene from my childhood.
	8. X-Rated by Seth My addiction to pornography. A cautionary true story.
	9. The Secret Revealed by Rabbi Benjamin Blech God as a cosmic bellhop.
	10. A Kidney to Give by Lori Palatnik Why I donated my kidney to someone I didn't know.

Top 10 Aish.com Videos of the Decade

	1. Photo Fraud in Lebanon by Aish.com How the media skews the story.
	2. 15 Seconds by Aish.com Support Israel's efforts to stop the Hamas rocket attacks.
	3. Stand Up to Ahmadinejad by Aish.com We cannot live with a nuclear Iran.
	4. Sorry by Aish.com It's not just a game.
	5. JPhone by Jewlarious Think different... Very different.
	6. Questions from God by Aish.com What’s really important in life?
	7. 60 Years: Israel Then and Now by Aish.com 60 years in 60 seconds.
	8. Chief Rabbi Lau by Aish.com Buchenwald's youngest survivor.
	9. 5 Ways to Attain Misery by Aish.com Effective strategies for a miserable life.
	10. A Day at the Western Wall by Aish.com Exploring the depth of Jewish connection to this eternal holy site.