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Bedrock of Belief
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
Bedrock of Belief
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
Bedrock of Belief
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
Bedrock of Belief
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
Bedrock of Belief
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
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Pompeii is one of the most fascinating time capsules and important archaeological sites in the world
J.S. Wolin
Jr. Feature
Don’t want to work in any of the standard professions? No prob. This list has you covered. Or… maybe not!
Malka Winner
F is for Friendship
“But, but….” I sounded like the sputtering last cup of soda in a slush machine. “That doesn’t make any sense,” I finally said
Ruchama Schnaidman
F is for Friendship
Tzivi wasn’t the writer, I thought. I glanced around the classroom. That left twenty-two other girls. Well, twenty-one because it wasn’t Penina
Ruchama Schnaidman
The Current: Trump Strikes Back
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Yaakov Lipszyc
The Current: Trump Strikes Back
Shaken, defiant, and now professing unity, Donald Trump takes center stage again
Gedalia Guttentag
On Topic
On Purim, Esther Hamalkah reminds us of the strength that lies in silence
Esther Ilana Rabi
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What triggers and exacerbates self-consciousness — and how can you overcome it?
Miriam Bloch
Shul of My Youth
Rabbi Paysach Krohn remembers the shul of his youth
Baila Rosenbaum
Shul of My Youth
For some reason my father chose to become a member at Dukes Place, and that was our shul
Riki Goldstein
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All is not well in the Midbar. There’s turmoil in the camp, rebellion in the air. Korach and his followers are questioning Moshe’s appointment of several individuals to positions of authority, and they’re distrustful of some mitzvos he’s taught. When the dissidents refuse to submit to rebuke, how does Moshe, the raya mehemna, faithful and

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The ultimate goal of avodas Hashem is to eliminate bechirah, to reach the point where one no longer struggles with conflicted choices and is consistently faithful to Hashem’s will

By Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz

Bedrock of Belief

What is the equivalency between the cities of refuge in Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish prophets?

By Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz

Bedrock of Belief

“How astonishing it is,” the Chazon Ish writes, “that a person is able to share his worries with the Master of the Universe in the same manner that he would speak to a friend!”

By Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz

Bedrock of Belief

Principles Three and Four Ask someone, “What do you yearn for?” and you’re unlikely to get a shopping list of mundane wants and material desires. Yearning and longing lie in the domain of the soul. What does our innermost soul crave? Self-definition, security, connection. A sense of identity and belonging. We long for a place

By Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz

Bedrock of Belief

The story is told of a staunch maamin who faced an agonizing moment of challenge — perhaps before an auto-da-fé or inside the gas chamber. Confronting his destiny, he asserted, “I could not serve a G-d I understood — for then, He wouldn’t be G-d.” The Thirteen Principles of Emunah define the crucial underpinnings of our life

By Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz