Human Interest

by Debbie Gutfreund

The sea didn't split until Nachson jumped in. Here's how to take that first step when you're frozen with fear.

by Dr. Leslie M. Gutman

The greatest leader in Jewish history didn't feel qualified either. Six science-backed ways to stop waiting to feel ready and start moving anyway.

by Eliyahu Freedman

Counting the Omer is a 49-day Jewish practice with a week-by-week roadmap to becoming more loving, more honest and more fully yourself.

by Rabbi Bob Barocas

What the plague of frogs reveals about the patterns we can't seem to break.

by Devora Levy

Passover is a personal challenge to break the patterns that are quietly enslaving you.

by Debbie Paneth

The Seder's four cups are a map of your inner journey to freedom.

by Rabbi Yakov Danishefsky

You weren’t a slave in Egypt. So what does the Haggadah really mean when it asks you to experience leaving Egypt?

by Debbie Gutfreund

Passover asks one big question: are you free? Here are four ways to find out.

by Chana Halpern

Passover is peak stress season. Bottling it up doesn't make it go away. It just delays the explosion. Here's a better way.

by Dr. Leslie M. Gutman

Compliments matter more than you think. Here's how to give them better.

by Max Hollander

Judaism's golden rule — love your neighbor as yourself — has a catch: you have to actually love yourself first.

by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Lynn

You go to the gym and watch what you eat, but your most important muscle is running on autopilot. It's time to change that.

by Sarah Pachter

Three practical tools for choosing happiness when life gets hard.

by Dr. Leslie M. Gutman

Seven steps to stop dreaming and start making it real, grounded in ancient wisdom.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Four powerful lessons about courage, unity, leadership, and hope.

by Ruchama Feuerman

Esther didn't feel ready. She wasn't especially brave. She took responsibility anyway — and changed history.

by Dr. Leslie M. Gutman

You're not a supporting character in someone else's story. You're the lead. In one defining moment, Queen Esther figures that out. Here's how you can too.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

Timeless messages that Esther wanted every man, woman and child to hear.

by Eliyahu Freedman

Rumination keeps us trapped in yesterday and afraid of tomorrow. Jewish wisdom suggests a better response.

by Debbie Gutfreund

These four simple daily habits drawn from Jewish wisdom offer a practical path to more meaning and connection.

by Devora Levy

Five ways to feel strong when you’re waiting for an answer and feel stuck in limbo.

by Devora Levy

When the month of Adar enters, increase joy. But how? Practical steps for choosing happiness when life feels overwhelming.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Four research-backed strategies to help you build deeper, lasting joy.

by Rabbi Daniel Felzenstein and Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

A penguin leaves the colony and millions cheer. Rabbi Noah Weinberg asks the deeper question: where are you actually going?

by Julian Brass, Head Coach of Fit Founder over 40

Discover how Jewish wisdom turns training, rest, and discipline into a path for stronger bodies and deeper souls.

by Dr. Leslie M. Gutman

Nature has the quiet power to calm the mind, restore energy, and remind us that growth can happen even when we can’t yet see it.

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Without real responsibility and lasting change, it’s just words and optics, not genuine repentance.

by Debbie Paneth

On Tu B’Shvat, I look at the fruit on my plate and wonder: am I growing a shell, staying soft, or holding onto a rock-solid core of faith?

by Debbie Gutfreund

Discover the counterintuitive habits most people ignore but drive meaningful, lasting results.

by Prof. Stephen Baron

Even those suffering from multiple sclerosis fall into the trap of taking things for granted.

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

When tragedy strikes, the internet rushes to label it hate. Judaism urges restraint: be slow to judgment, pursue truth responsibly, and preserve credibility when real threats emerge.

by Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen

Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen tackles raw, personal, and often uncomfortable questions about desire, doubt, discipline, Jewish law, charity, and intimacy.

by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Lynn

Your habits, values, and growth are shaped by the people around you. Choose your influences wisely—and dramatically increase your chances of success.

by Itamar Frankenthal

From Pharaoh to today’s leaders—and in our own relationships—pride hijacks good judgment, causing self-sabotage and costly mistakes.

by Sarah Pachter

Dr. Edith Eger's tool to break free from the grip of painful experiences.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

How to manage pressure and regain your self-composure.

by Devora Levy

Want to increase your contentment? Start by removing these six habits that may be costing you your joy.

by Kevin Groner

Before I could make the admission that I had a problem, I had to understand what the true meaning alcoholism.

by Jonathan Donath

A survivor in Siberia gave away part of his daily bread and it saved his life. Seventy years later, his grandson started a movement that has donated over $27 million, one dollar at a time.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Ask yourself these four questions.

by Sarah Pachter

Practical wisdom for handling emotions and moods without escalating tension.

by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Lynn

How beliefs, not events, create emotional chaos, and how questioning them can build emotional strength.

by Rabbi Avraham Goldhar

As antisemitism surges, reclaiming the meaning of chosenness — without arrogance or apology — may be the key to Jewish unity and moral clarity.

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How his blockbuster book changed my life—and can change yours.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Dispelling five myths that block us from connecting to God.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

In the wake of the attack in Australia, we must rise like Maccabees—united, unafraid, and proudly shining our Jewish light.

by Devora Levy

The Jewish path to accountability, self-worth, and real inner change.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

Meditate on these 5 short insights as you gaze at your menorah’s lights.

by David Lieberman, PhD.

Your fragile ego makes you take things personally. Build real self-worth is the effective antidote to anger.