Four years ago, feeling helpless over the Sderot bombings and the intensifying danger facing Jews worldwide, Tziporah Harris knew that Jewish unity would turn it all around. And it had to start with… Read more
Inspiration
Ready…Set… Daven!
Who would have imagined a display of Jewish unity emerging from that most solitary of sports—long distance running? Since its inception in 1983, the International Minyan for New York City Marathoners… Read more
Enchanted in Sderot
In the Negev region of Israel there is a city called Sderot, which serves as a commercial, medical, cultural and educational center for the surrounding area. Brochures seeking to attract visitors… Read more
Jewish Action Article Gives Life—Literally
This past winter, an Israeli woman was granted a new lease on life when she received a new kidney. She is grateful to the donor. And to Jewish Action. In the winter 2010 issue, Jewish Action ran a… Read more
Shabbos: Judaism’s Priceless Treasure
Here’s a title for a book someone should write, with a nod to Robert Fulghum’s bestseller in praise of kindergarten: All I Really Need to Know I Learned from the Jewish Sabbath Read more
Losing Your Job Without Losing Yourself
By Cary A. Friedman Losing a job is never a pleasant or easy or pleasant experience. A job plays a variety of different roles in our lives. Some of those roles are healthy; others are not. Many people… Read more
The Breadwinner: Can’t Find a Job? Create One!
When Laizer Solash, from Far Rockaway, New York, lost his job three years ago, he was ready to do just about anything to support his wife and four children. Never in a million years could he have… Read more
Back to the Beit Midrash
On the far left side of the beit midrash, three rows from the back of the room, one seat in at a narrow wooden table, is my makom kavua, my accustomed place to sit. Once a year. With few exceptions,… Read more
As the Dreidel Falters
This year’s blockbuster movie Inception culminates with the image of a spinning dreidel. Though it might not have had the letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin on it, anyone who can recall the first time… Read more
Soldiers of God: My Time in Nahal Haredi
As a new immigrant to Israel, I volunteered for a two-year stint in Nahal Haredi. During the course of my service I discovered just how different a truly Jewish unit is from the army you see in the… Read more















