Sara Esther Crispe

Judaism recognizes not only the end result, but the process. We do not only mourn the actual destruction; we go to the source, we figure out how it began, when it began, and mourn that as well. When the walls were besieged, it might not have seemed that...

We just saw what two minutes of utter terror could do. We cannot underestimate what two minutes of goodness will do...

Every morning we drop our children off at school hoping their teachers will connect to them, educate them and inspire them. We do not expect them to save their lives . . .

At 2:00 AM EST, I saw online that there was a tzeva adom (red alert) siren in Ashdod awakening its citizens, after which they had only 15 seconds to enter the nearest bomb shelter. I immediately called one of my closest friends, a woman who babysat my...

Unfortunately, my oldest daughter does not have any children though they are still trying and praying. Lately though, she and her husband have stopped attending family events. I understand that it is difficult for her to be around other children...but her...

A good friend of mine invited us over for dinner and when I told my daughter we were going there, she started to cry and said this woman's daughter is the meanest girl in the school. I am not sure if I should tell her mother or not?

We all deal with stress in our lives; how do we manage it so that it doesn’t overwhelm us. Learn three practical stages for putting the anxiety in our life into perspective, which may alleviate (if not illuminate) its effect.

Are we morally responsible for our thoughts? Is it just as important to think good things as it is to do and say good things?

We were free people. But freedom is not automatic. It is something that needs to be learned, integrated and experienced. And if you have never been free, you may not know how to do it . . .

While they mourn, we must speak for them. We must let the world know that we are not going anywhere, and our voices will only get louder the more others try to quiet us . . .