Inspiration 1711 articles

The following is an except from Building Orthodox Judaism in America: The Life and Legacy of Harold M. Jacobs. To read a review of the book from Jewish Action magazine, click...

From the JTA: When the ground started to shake beneath Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz’s feet, he was praying near a doorway at the Chabad House of Kathmandu, where he lives with his wife,...

From the IB Times: After a 300-year-wait, Scottish Jews have their own officially registered plaid in distinctive tones of navy and burgundy. The kosher non wool-linen abides by shatnez – the...

From the Tower.org: Syrian refugee Aboud Dandachi wrote an essay Monday in Tablet in which he expressed gratitude to his “true friends,” including Jewish and Israeli people and organization who have assisted...

The JTA has this lovely story about several shop-owners in Kew Garden Hills, NY, who are known happily as Shabbos Goys. For Samir Patel, the term “goy” is no slur. It’s...

This article appeared in the Florida Jewish Journal. Reprinted with permission. The goal of the NCSY of the Orthodox Union — the international youth program of the association of Orthodox synagogues...

When Achilles, the Greek mythological figure, was a baby, it was foreseen that he would die young. In an effort to protect him, his mother Thetis took him to the River...

Bring Back Shabbat! Why, you probably didn’t even realize that it went away. Approximately 15,000 college-aged young Jews (three percent of all college students) go on Birthright Israel trips each year,...

This poem was originally recited at She’s Got Talent 2016, organized by the New York Region of NCSY. Tova Rosen, a 10th grader at the Torah Academy for Girls (TAG) in Far...

Three contestants were the grand winners at She’s Got Talent, the female-only competition organized by the New York Region of NCSY on Feb. 28, but it was the sold-out show itself...