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Rachel Bachrach
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Doorway to the Past   
Erin Stiebel 
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From the Flames     
Rivka Streicher
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Fingerprints    
Aliza Bulow
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Brought to Light   
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Dialogue
A Time to Be Silent, a Time to Speak Out
Blame has no place among believing Jews. But responsibility does
Eliyahu Paley
Global View
The Tragedy of American Politics
Donald Trump is erratic, but Biden scares me more
Gershon Burstyn
Global View
Russiagate? Maybe Obamagate
Russiagate was a hoax — time to look at Obamagate
Gershon Burstyn
Profiles
A Page from His Book
Rabbi Meyer Yedid is showing how the power of a daf Gemara can reshape not only a person, but an entire community
Yisroel Besser
Profiles
Front-Row Seat to History 
As Israel’s ambassador Ron Dermer is about to leave his Washington posting after seven years, he recaps the challenges and triumphs of a transformative term
Gedalia Guttentag
The Last Flask
The Last Flask
And then they found it — the last flask, the small bottle that would enable them to start anew. 12 writers share the last flask that lit up their own lives rattle of hope
Family First Contributors
Veiled Reference Podcast
Glikl Unveiled: Reading the Memoir through a Master's Lens (Feat. Dr. Elisheva Carlebach)
Glikl of Hameln is a familiar and beloved character to Jewish history enthusiasts. In this episode, we dive beneath the surface of Glikl’s words to deeply appreciate the forces at play for women of her era. In conversation with Professor Elisheva Carlebach. Dr. Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society, at Columbia University.  
BONUS MINIPOD: Shabtai Zvi, Birkas Kohanim, and the Path Away from the Kosel
Tzipora Weinberg
Veiled Reference Podcast
Who was Joanna of Burgos? (Feat. Yael Krumbein)
The Silent Strength of Joanna of Burgos Joanna is a name most people won’t recognize, but her story is one for the ages. This episode describes one woman’s faith under fire, in the aftermath of the 1391 massacres in Spain, and the ways women kept their faith throughout the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In conversation with Yael Krumbein. Yael teaches European History at Touro College’s Lander College for Women in New York City and Jewish history at Bais Yaakov Machon Ora High School in Passaic, NJ   MINI-POD: The Rivash and the Chasid Yavetz on women's challenges and triumphs in Spain, 1391-1492
Tzipora Weinberg
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I pulled out the plastic container that held notes I’d received from my students over the years

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No Greater Treasure     

“He would be killed just for having it in his possession. But a Torah is a Torah and my father was determined to save it”

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From the Depths         

My wife saw it first. She returned home after work the following day and opened the door to the basement steps

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Standing Guard

I can see the shul from my dining room window. The idea that it was so close, yet so far, was too much to bear

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