Inspiration 1711 articles

“Rochela has it in the femur. The doctors had already given up hope. They’re trying an experimental medicine. It seems to be working, thank God.” I was in a taxi, listening...

Today the typical, modern stay-at-home mom seems to have an ideal situation. She has a washing machine, a dryer, a mixer, a blender, a vacuum cleaner, a fax machine and all...

The six-year old and I have something in common. He’s a ‘keeper of the list’ and so am I. His father, a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants kind of a guy, swears it’s genetic, but...

One of the things I enjoy about my job is that it affords me the opportunity to interact with Israelis from all parts of our rich national/cultural tapestry. The people...

My Cold War childhood took place in the shadow of the A-Bomb. It was the ever-present terror of my life. I’m therefore puzzled, as a citizen of Israel, by what seems...

This week I had an opportunity to use two little words, “Thank you” in an unexpectedly meaningful context. During my usual speed-walk to the subway, I paused, recognizing the familiar face...

Only adults of a certain age can remember when department stores waited until after Thanksgiving to put up their Christmas displays. Not so today. Not in the land of CalendarWarp where...

The story of this silver menorah is the story of four generations spanning three countries. Rochel, a woman of vision, who left Lithuania as a young girl in 1905, and brought...

It’s around 7:30 p.m., and I’m standing on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard. Suddenly, a young man starts running in my direction. He looks frantic. As he gets closer the beads of sweat...

At the beginning of our parsha HaShem promises Yaakov, “And your seed will be like the dust of the earth; and you will burst forth west and east and north and...