Inspiration 1711 articles

The Ten Commandments are concise and plainly worded—because the Israelites were smart enough to lawyer-up before finalizing the contract. Excerpts from an early draft archaeologists dug up last week. Biblical scholars...

A Lesson For the Children: Shabbat had arrived in the city of Frankfurt. This was the year 5634 (1874). The palace of the well known wealthy man, Baron Rothschild, was filled...

Or: How I Came to Shun the Sheitel Like almost all Orthodox Jewish women I know, I’ve been covering my hair ever since I got married—that’s twenty years now, bli ayin...

Parshat Mishpatim 23:20 “Behold, I am sending an angel to protect you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared for you.” After we have completed...

Four words. They were just four words and not very remarkable ones at that. “Don’t do anything foolish,” my father said as he dropped me off at JFK airport an early July...

When I made aliyah I gave up a lot; a highly respected rabbinic position, a large house with all the amenities, a salary which had me considering which way I wanted...

After the last of my children left home, I started to walk. The mornings before work were the best times; the cold winds pushed me up the hilly streets, and around...

Part One: There is no Torah like the Torah of Eretz Yisrael This d’var Torah is directed at the thousands of my beloved brothers in the yeshivot of chutz la’aretz (outside...

Parshat Bo 5767 Part One: Virtual Reality In last week’s parsha, Shemot, Moshe Rabbeinu bursts onto the stage of Jewish history from out of “nowhere”. Moshe is correct in his assessment...

The movie Borat was a hit at the box office. Funny, if a bit crude, it pokes fun at almost everyone, but especially at anti-Semites. I had my own “Borat moment”...