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BY RAFAEL HOFFMAN Almost 80 years after the petirah of Harav Baruch Ber Leibowitz, zt”l, and over 50 years since the publication of the last editions of his sefer, Birkas…
BY MARGIE PENSAK Baltimore native Stanley Fishkind is so down-to-earth, it is ironic that he reached for the stars — literally and figuratively — and accomplished it! For two decades,…
BY BELLA STEIN When I was younger, I idolized my older brother, who is two and half years older than I. He was my absolute hero. I remember playing…
By Rabbi Akiva Aaronson Like the people to whom it belongs, the Talmud has been persecuted through the years. One of the most infamous attacks took place at…
By Nechama Goldberger In conjunction with the yahrtzeit of the revered Reb Yankele of Pshevorsk (the Admor Harav Yaakov Leiser) on 27 Cheshvan, Inyan presents a personal reminiscence of the…
By MARGIE PENSAK On Shabbos Parashas Lech Lecha, Jews from all walks of life, stripes, ages, and stages — living everywhere from megalopolises to towns in far-flung corners of the…
Most children of Holocaust survivors had no understanding of what their parents lived through. After enduring atrocities beyond human comprehension, they were catapulted into a world completely alien. Older survivors…
By Dini Harris Parents dangle prizes in front of their children to encourage success and growth. Candies and a dime satisfy small children with small accomplishments. Older children with bigger…
By Rabbi Nachman Seltzer Diaspora Yeshiva band was iconic in its day — a product of the baal teshuvah movement and a catalyst for many who drew closer to…
By Shia Eilen During a recent visit to New York, Reb Yisrael Szpilman spoke with Inyan about the Beis Hachaim, his work, and his personal reflections as an observant…
By Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein It is an old debate whether a man is shaped by his times or a man shapes the times he lives in. But it is only…
By Malkie Schulman Professor Robert A. Baruch Bush is a law professor at Hofstra University Law School in New York who teaches a mediation technique called transformative mediation. A cofounder…
By C. Rosenberg When you hear the words “escape from Mir,” if you know anything about Jewish history during World War II, you probably think of Shanghai. For Rav Elchonon…
By Menucha Chana Levin While traveling from England to Japan, Daniel Flatauer decided to stop off for a short visit in Eretz Yisrael. However Hashem had other plans for this…
A century ago, the whole of Europe was caught up in the flames of World War I. The conflict that began on the saddest day of the year, Tishah B’Av…
By Aharon Sorasky In the pantheon of Sephardic Torah giants, the Sabba Kaddisha, HaRav Shlomo Eliezer Alfandari, zt”l, stands out. A unique personality, he was held in high esteem by…
The s’chach of the sukkah as a lens to the cosmos By Gur Aryeh Herzig “And He (Hashem) took him (Avraham) outside and said: ‘Observe the heavens and count the…
By Rabbi Yisrael Pinchas Tirnauer The care and management of the Beis Hamikdash was the exclusive prerogative of the Kohanim and Leviim, and it was their responsibility to keep the…
By MORDECHAI SCHMUTTER Dear Mordechai, Due to some unforeseen enthusiasm from my kids, I’m sleeping in the sukkah this year, apparently. Any advice? Also, there are no alarm clocks out…
By Motti Sofer Celestial Navigation on the High Seas from Polaris to GPS Sailors are mostly G-d-fearing, say Chazal. The reason for this is, of course, the omnipresent perils…