All Articles ByMaayan David

An eleven-year-old’s refusal to accommodate her teacher raises a bigger question: how do we teach children that other people’s difficulties matter, too?

Why are we often more considerate of strangers than of the people we love most, and what Jewish wisdom has to say about the moral failures of familiarity.

A young Mossad officer and the Jewish tradition of refusing to surrender your judgment to the crowd

For more than three thousand years, the shofar has called Jews to repentance, celebration, mourning, and defiance—and its ancient voice still speaks to us today.

How Slichot became a different expression of repentance in Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi Jewish communities

Loneliness may be a health problem, but doctors can’t treat it effectively. Communities and individuals must step up.

Dolly Parton understood something Judaism knew long before the research caught up: give a child books early, and you may change the course of a life.

Marriage was never designed to pair us with our mirror image. Sometimes the differences that frustrate us most are the very ones that help make a home whole.

Eliya Cohen had to negotiate for food, water and survival in captivity. But his hardest negotiations were the ones he had with himself. Jewish wisdom explains why those inner battles matter.

Elul and the Jewish practice of cheshbon nefesh remind us that recognizing what went wrong is only useful if we are willing to face it—and change.

A black professor’s story of academic tokenism offers a lesson in what loving our neighbors really means

When one professor appears to be both brilliant and unbearable, how do we know which version is true?

A massive new study reveals that caring for a partner with dementia drastically raises the healthy spouse’s risk, highlighting why ancient traditions of communal support are more vital today than ever.

An Israeli author’s disappointing hotel stay became an unexpected lesson in truth, restraint, and revenge

As much of the West drifts toward a postliterate culture, Judaism continues to treat sustained reading as a lifelong religious calling.

A terminal diagnosis forced Former Nebraska Senator to confront what Judaism has warned us about all along

Why a missing child can make an entire country feel, for a moment, like one family

A preschool graduation skipped its traditional "Mom song" to spare one grieving child—and taught everyone else a lesson in compassion.

The Odyssey inspired Western imagination, but Abraham's journey transformed its understanding of history and purpose.

As dating grows more difficult for young adults, the real problem may be a distorted digital mirror that reshapes how we see one another