Category: Aish

On October 8, 2023, one day after the worst massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust, many groups were mobilizing and starting to protest Israel. From college campuses to the streets of New York City, people were spouting hate towards Israel – and Jews. Meanwhile, in Florida, the Miami Marlins were posting a message…

Love is often something we take for granted, assuming those closest to us know how much we care. But love isn’t just something we feel—it’s something we need to express. Affection is the bridge that connects our inner emotions to the hearts of our loved ones. For most women, affection is like oxygen—a deep, innate…

I knew I had a problem but dementia didn’t occur to me. Life was fairly idyllic in Beit Zayit, a small communal village down the hill from Jerusalem. Our folk dancing sessions were in a room with a window that looked out at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Museum, where we literally danced in the shadow…

The following has been excerpted from the book Forbidden: A 3,000 year history of Jews and the Pig. Following the company’s success with various plant-based, nonmeat “meat” products, in 2021, Impossible Foods released a new vegetarian product: Impossible Pork. Given that the ingredi ents were basically the same as its previous plant-based products, the company…

In 1944, the Nazi’s “Final Solution to the Jewish Problem” was at its height.  At Auschwitz, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps, Jews were killed on an industrial scale: murdered in groups in gas chambers and shot, hanged, and tortured to death by Nazi guards.  For those prisoners who were kept alive as slave…

Babka, with its signature swirls and rich flavors, is more than just a dessert—it’s an edible work of art and a testament to Jewish baking traditions. Originating in Eastern Europe, babka has evolved into a global phenomenon, with bakers infusing it with creative flavors and techniques. Whether you’re a fan of classic chocolate or crave…

Adam Mendelsohn, 17, a senior at Edgewater High School in Orlando Florida, was dismayed and shocked by the hateful, antisemitic messages that he was seeing on social media in the aftermath of October 7th. Some of the posts resembled pre-Holocaust rhetoric. “Social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and X have been bombarded with hateful…

In the course of World War II, thousands of non-Jews risked their lives to save Jews from deportation to the death camps throughout Nazi-occupied Europe. In addition to books and films like Schindler’s List, these people have received recognition by the Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, as “Righteous Among the Nations”. Yet little has been…