Inspiration 1711 articles

(With apologies to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) Andrew Johnson, a high school wrestler at Buena Regional High School in New Jersey, was told that he could not compete at a...

Her paper is missing, and it’s driving me crazy. Let me back up. My grandmother was Ada Goldberg Gertz, a”h (1908-2001). She was an extraordinary woman. In addition to raising her...

A friend once took a poll on Facebook about how people use social media – primarily, whether they share more positivity or negativity. A large number of the responses, as I...

Search Engine: Finding Meaning in Jewish Texts Volume 2: Jewish Leadership Rabbi Gil Student Kodesh Press, 2018 368 pages Occasionally, I am asked to review books for this web site and...

Whether You Come to Talk to God, to Your Friends or to Both, Shul is a Place For You There is an old joke about an atheist who goes to shul...

Are you ready for another gam zu l’tovah/hashgacha pratis story? Because I’ve got one for you. (“Gam zu l’tovah” means that everything that happens is ultimately for the good. “Hashgacha pratis”...

Thank G-d. Recently, I was awakened from an extremely brief nap by a loud noise. I was in the driver’s seat, coasting along Interstate 80 the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and I...

Reading. Writing. Having a conversation. These functions help us go about our daily lives but for an individual with disabilities, these seemingly effortless activities come with unique challenges. Last week I...

In addition to my role at the Young Israel of Memphis, each morning, I’m also privileged to teach Torah at the Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys (CYHSB). On Wednesday, November 14th, I joined...

Imagine not being invited for Shabbos dinner and going home from shul to eat all alone.  You eat, you read, you read some more and when you look at the clock,...