Rock of Ages let our song, Praise thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our sheltering tower.
Tomer Peretz, a visual artist based in Los Angeles, was visiting his home country of Israel when the October 7 massacre happened. He had originally planned to go from the second of that month through the fifteenth and return to his life in LA. But he knew he had to stay and help. Two days…
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Adriana Fernandez had a unique path to social media fame. For years, her almost-90,0000 followers online have enjoyed her posts, pictures, and videos reflecting her insights and experiences as a non-Jewish nanny working in observant Jewish homes. She even adopted and leaned into her moniker, “Non-Jewish Nanny.” It all began when she was a student…
Zach Sage Fox, a pro-Israel Jewish influencer, is wearing a keffiyeh and sporting a British accent – as well as a hidden camera. In his new viral video, which has more than 1 million views, he’s walking near the Barnard College campus at Columbia, going up to students, and asking them what they think about…
Jennifer Kozden* was married for eight years. After a heartbreaking divorce she thought she was ready to move on and began dating “the man of her dreams.” In the end, she broke off the serious relationship, which was in some ways more painful than the divorce. Here are the eight take-aways Jennifer learned from her…
The jarring sound of air raid sirens pierced through the night, jolting me and my family from our sleep. We rushed to our home’s bomb shelter, a routine that has become all too familiar for many Israeli families. As I sat in that reinforced room, surrounded by my loved ones, I couldn’t help but contemplate…
GOOD MORNING! When I look back on my youth, I am often reminded of the many “principles of life” that we were taught in school as truisms that turned out to be patently false. “You better learn math; you won’t always have a calculator!” I’m pretty sure the vast majority of people in the developed…
I wasn’t prepared for how moved I would be watching Aish’s new must-see documentary Frontline Warriors: The Fight Against Antisemitism on Campus. I’ve anguished over the past year and a half as my kids were thrust into the maelstrom of campus demonstrations demonizing Israel and promoting hatred against the Jewish state and those who support it….
In pre-war Poland, every student at the Mir Yeshiva knew that their revered teacher, Rabbi Yeruchem Levovits secluded himself in his office for one hour per week. After some time, his students became overwhelmed with curiosity – what sacred practice drew him into seclusion? A few clever students found a way to peek through the…
In our achievement-oriented society, we often find ourselves caught in an endless cycle of striving. We set goals, work diligently toward them, and yet upon reaching them, immediately shift our focus to the next milestone without pausing to acknowledge how far we’ve come. This mindset—what authors Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy call “living in…
