Inspiration 1711 articles

Steve and Jon discuss Jon’s upcoming book “Are You Still Coaching?” and reflect on Dr. Halpert’s celebrated career as the Basketball coach at Yeshiva University. Savitsky Talks is a weekly 20 minute...

I recently received an email informing me that Saturday, March 1, is Self Injury Awareness Day. Never having heard of such a thing, I took to the interwebs and learned that,...

When the Nachum Segal Network (www.nachumsegal.com) announced that it would air its first-ever “Kosher Halftime Show” during the recent Super Bowl XLVIII, the Orthodox Union jumped on board as a co-sponsor....

Poor Lester. He may go down as the boy who ruined Purim. Megillas Lester, an animated feature by KolRom Multimedia (the company behind the animated clips at the Siyum HaShas at...

When tragedy struck Orly Ohayon, a member of Southern NCSY’s Jacksonville Chapter (JAX), teens around the world reacted. Her story resonated because of its horrible particulars: as Orly and her mother...

Meet Eli Gorelik, the twenty-three-year-old gabbai whom Tifereth Israel’s 200-member congregation has come to respect and rely upon. He’s likely one of the youngest gabbaim in the world. He’s also probably...

I was an extremely creative child. I was a big reader. I would paint, draw pictures and write short stories and poems. I played guitar, bass and drums and wrote music....

Sometimes I stalk Rozie a little bit at school. I know it’s crazy mom behavior, but I can’t help it. I’m not worried; I love her school and teachers. I just...

As told to Batya Rosner At some point in the past six months, I had a stunning revelation. When I began the process of going public with my training for the Miami...

The Pew Report on American Jewish life has created quite a buzz for the past few months.   What to make of all the numbers? What can we—average people, congregational leadership, communal...