Inspiration 1711 articles

When I was informed that I was accepted to the Ma’ayanot-NCSY Leadership Mission, I did not know what to expect. We were told that we were most likely going to Minnesota...

As the aftermath of the Iasi pogrom left the Jewish body broken, its leaders could do only one thing: rise from the ashes and continue to teach, to learn and live...

The room is shaking, but it’s shaking in the best kind of way. I am experiencing the way Shabbos ends at an NCSY Shabbaton – and never have I seen the...

As an adult, I often hear stories circulating about an Orthodox Jew who stands out as an example, creating a “Kiddush Hashem.” I think of a business owner who literally sacrificed...

A pauper……is a very poor person without means of support, a person who lives upon the charity of the community. The difference between a pauper and a beggar is this: The...

This article has been reprinted with the author’s permission. It was originally in the Beginner’s Service newsletter, “Bereishit”, and also appeared in “More of Our Lives” – part of Sarah Shapiro’s...

As a post-script to Mother’s Day, and given today’s cultural manifestation of the Orthodox Jewish “superwoman”, what do King Solomon and Jane Austen have in common? Well, how about the following...

As a school, we are frequently asked by countless charities and organizations to help raise money for their cause. Of course we want to help, but it’s difficult to organize 3...

I’m taking a course on Yerushalayim – its history, its people, and, of course, its sites. Today, as part of our studies about the War of Liberation, we toured Har Adar,...

For the new-to-Orthodoxy, bloopers are a (hopefully temporary) part of life. Returnee comrades: You're not alone.