Inspiration 1711 articles

On the morning of June 12, my heart was ripped out of my chest. It was the Friday that, as a teacher in Makor Chaim (“Source of Life”) yeshiva high school,...

There is a custom, before Yom Kippur, to swing a live chicken over one’s head while reciting a brief text. The chicken is slaughtered and given to the needy. This is...

A generation ago, bingo games were serious fundraisers for Torah institutions. Most Yeshivas ran them, and as the staff at the game could only be volunteers, many a yeshiva bachur found...

In the year that we are now parting with, 5774, it became dangerous once again to be a Jew. Israel, subject to sustained missile attack, discovered how hard it is to...

It was a spontaneous decision to book a flight to Israel this summer the same day the flight left, but Batya Resnick couldn’t resist the opportunity to be part of a...

As a delinquent high school student, David Schottenstein toured the globe — jumping from one Jewish high school to the next. “My cousin used to say that I was escorted from...

Imagine you are walking down a dimly lit street. It’s the middle of February, late at night, and you’re in a part of town you don’t normally frequent. You look around—not...

Dear Aviva, I promised myself all summer that this year would be different for my kids and husband. They will not have to live in a messy house where mommy doesn’t...

Most of us are repulsed by the sight of blood. We bandage our razor-thin papercuts. We purchase pre-salted, pre-packaged meats. When reading about the avodah, some of us are secretly relieved...

How many Jews were aboard the Titanic before it sank? This question will likely forever remain unanswered. “According to the White Star Line company’s list, there were several hundred Jews onboard,”...