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Mesorah Quest
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Mesorah Quest
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Mesorah Quest
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Mesorah Quest
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Mesorah Quest
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Moving Forward
“Your acceptance of your situation is very refreshing. We don’t always have to know the end"
Estie Samson
Moving Forward
"There aren’t so many people like me around here and I’m looking to make a new friend”
Estie Samson
Gourmet Vs. Everyday
I had this idea to try traditional bolognese sauce with sausages, and it was an instant winner!
Chaya Suri Leitner and Sara Gold
Gourmet Vs. Everyday
This is a great dish to make for Tu B’Shevat, thanks to the olives that are part of the Shivas Haminim!
Chaya Suri Leitner and Sara Gold
Out of Step
The resilience she’s built up from overcoming her pain will help her go so far
Ariella Schiller
Out of Step
"I kind of had a crash course this year in growing up. You won’t know this, Deeny-beany, but I used to dance"
Ariella Schiller
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
The boys would go home for Pesach and Succos, and the place lost its energy; the town became a shadow of itself
Rivka Streicher
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
Although Judaism was buried for decades, Albania was a Holocaust haven: They refused to turn over a single Jew When we were invited to do a bris in Albania, it was more than an eighth-day ritual — it was a first in decades, as the Communist regime had banned all religious practices over 70 years ago,
Family First Contributors
By the Letter
Our mission is to turn thought and speech into something tangible
Cindy Landesman and Mindel Kassorla
By the Letter
Receiving gracefully is an art — and in doing so, you become a giver
Cindy Landesman and Mindel Kassorla
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Ari and Ari visit the last Jews of southern Turkey

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The annual Sigd festival is the major Yom Tov when the Ethiopian Jewish community reaffirms their commitment to Hashem and express their longing for Mashiach

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After davening Shacharis in Manila’s daily minyan and meeting the rabbi of this tiny community together, we unsealed a Southeast Asian treasure

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While planning our itinerary to the jungles of Papua New Guinea to meet tribesmen who claimed a Jewish link, we learned that right across the border in Indonesia, there were also emerging communities desperate for Jewish contact. In Jaypura, we discovered a group whose ancestors fled their European tormentors, knowing they’d be safe once the “Blue Mountain” was in sight. 

By Ari Greenspan and Ari Z. Zivotofsky