Reflections on Hospice in the Jewish Tradition I will never forget Jay. Jay Gold was a high-powered, successful forty-six-year-old Wall Street lawyer with a very warm heart. Though he had an extremely… Read more
Inspiration
Spiritual Investment—Capital Gain
Ask most parents how much financial capital they possess and they will think you are on the verge of making an appeal for more tuition dollars. Ask parents how much spiritual capital they have and… Read more
Super Choice
With the Super Bowl quickly approaching, Rabbi Ilan Feldman recalls how football brought a few fans to higher spiritual heights. At least four people came to Minchah/Maariv… Read more
The Spiritual Power of Pain
Miracles aren’t always easy to recognize. Some are obvious, and others come and go unseen. But more striking and enduring than the miracle itself is how the recipient responds to it. Members of the… Read more
Prayer and Poetry—a Review Essay
Why do so many people seem to feel that davening begins somewhere around Barchu and actually being on time for it is the domain of insomniacs and Kaddish-sayers? Why do educators wring their hands in… Read more
The Sound of My Prayers
“It Shall Be a Day of Sounding the Shofar for You” (Bemidbar 29:1) Most of us fulfill the mitzvah of tekiat shofar by passively listening to the ba’al tekiah. But is listening to the shofar really as… Read more
The Silent Revolution: How One Shul Put an End to Talking During Tefillah
Three years ago, we sent a survey to our shul members asking what they thought was the most pressing challenge facing our congregation. The overwhelming response: the incessant talking during… Read more
The Amen Phenomenon
Throughout the world, groups of women are gathering together to share the importance and power of Amen. In 2001, while driving home to Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, twenty-six-year-old Alte Nechama Malka… Read more
Shaar Hashamayim.com: A Story for the Days of Awe
About 100 years ago, the Chofetz Chaim suggested that motion pictures were invented to help human beings visualize Divine judgment. We will all give an accounting for our actions after seeing a… Read more
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Jewish Action Writing Contest
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Kosher Comedy: The Rise of the Orthodox Comic
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Does God Have a Sense of Humor?
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Up Close with Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
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What Does God Want of Me Now? Rabbi Yehuda Simes’ Courageous Journey
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Answering the Tough Questions: Parenting Experts Weigh In
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Discovering Rav Elyashiv
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Quick and Healthy Summer Suppers
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Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
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The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF
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Please Put the Women Back In
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Life As a Happy Single Person
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Touching Our Teens’ Neshamos
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Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
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From Japan to Jerusalem
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Rising to the Occasion: Reviving the Practice of Standing up to Honor One’s Parents
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Cool article, Steve!
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