Inspiration 1711 articles

I grew up with three sisters, so sports to us was sprinting to the mall for the latest sale, racing out of the kitchen before my mother could catch us for...

“Happy Anniversary to you….” My grandmother Rose’s Brooklyn-tinged singing voice is just slightly off-key. Even though she passed away four years ago, she still sings for our anniversary each year —...

New York’s The Jewish Week editorialized this week in support of the Parental Choice in Education Act, also known as the Education Tax Credit. The Orthodox Union, together with several other Jewish...

Superheroes represent the dreams of the oppressed. Those who are weak and insecure imagine what they would do if they were actually more powerful. Like the neglected orphan Harry Potter who...

Who doesn’t love their coffee in the morning? While Jews may not have been the ones to discover the caffeinated effects of the beverage, they did have a hand in popularizing...

Ashkenazi Jews. Sephardi Jews. Ever heard about Romaniote Jews? Marjorie Ingall of Tablet Magazine visited Kehila Kedosha Janina, a small synagogue on the Lower East Side that is the only Romaniote...

Good news if you’re ever sent to Siberia. There now is a kosher restaurant. Jokes aside, life in Siberia is far from bleak for Jews, especially in the city of Novosibirsk....

In just two weeks, one of the most crucial bills at the NY state level that can benefit our community will either be approved by our state legislators, or tossed to...

Standing on the steps of City Hall in downtown Manhattan, Letitia James, the New York City public advocate, turned to the private school students arrayed like a backdrop behind her and...

It’s an educational forum. It’s a skills-building website. It’s a communal sanctuary to discuss the deeper, the spiritual, the real. It’s a sisterhood connector. It’s a morale builder. It gives options...