Inspiration 1711 articles

Leah, second choice to her own husband, looked for the positive in life. Do you?

A daughter's religious observance pains her mother. Death, birth and G-d's apparent hand help this mother believe.

In this remarkable family - in which five of the seven children have disabilities and three are adopted - giving, acceptance, and outright miracles are a way of life.

...for most. But this woman may be the only Dominican American Orthodox Jewish rabbi's wife (quite a mouthful) out there.

I have just started my eighth year as Rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Omaha. When I first began as Rabbi here, I set many goals for this community. Baruch Hashem,...

Remember the days before cell phones? These teens are about to embark on a refresher course.

Grand opportunities foregone: choosing the glory of what's right instead.

No one ever forgets their wedding day. It’s one of those moments that young girls dream about all their lives. For me, it was even more memorable, because I got married...

A Friday night, a "Woman of Valor" and a table of family and friends check the tears and remind her that true beauty lies far beyond the grasp of chemotherapy; it...

Doom and gloom! That is how the Jewish cynic views the authentic Jewish life. Confining. Legalistic. Obligatory. A downer! So many somber remembrances. So many burdens and obligations. Praying three times...