Inspiration 1711 articles

Rabbi Genack talks about his relationship with president Clinton, which began while the President was Governor and running for President of the United States. Read about Letters to President Clinton, at Jewish...

Ever fall asleep on a subway train? The user who snapped the photograph explained. “Heading home on the Q train yesterday when this young black guy nods off on the shoulder...

A quick look into the idea of Makom Kavua.

The message of Bereishit is profound. Man is given a creative role, a unique ability, above all other creatures, to enter into a partnership in creation – as junior partners, to...

Just as our children should feel grateful that we don’t make them reuse their old school supplies from the year before, so too we should appreciate the kindness that the Almighty...

Not that one’s prayers are not efficacious if one doesn’t memorize them of if he doesn’t understand every word he's saying, but wouldn’t our prayers be more meaningful to us if...

The mirror can’t take credit for the beauty since the beauty doesn’t come from the mirror itself but rather from the beautiful object. What the mirror must say is that it...

Do we really believe that our ancestors held such enlightened views on women? My answer is, “No, of course not. Don’t be ridiculous.” But that doesn’t mean that the Torah doesn’t.

By exercising my free will towards a spiritual goal, one can feel uniquely human–pulled towards the physical but with the power to overcome it and transcend it completely.

Which one of these six sins will you repair this Elul?