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Esther Novak
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Etty Fried
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F.P. Leiberson
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Yael Machsman
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Miriam Klein Adelman
Send Them Off as Jews
“You know,” I tell them, “what’s important now is just being here.”
Rabbi Daniel Rose
Send Them Off as Jews
Facing the end of life — or even seeing that possibility in the distant future — can be a gift, for all sorts of reasons
Rabbi Daniel Rose
A Stone’s Throw
“Something happened today and I need your advice. Would I be able to come over to your house and show you something?”
Faigy Gold
A Stone’s Throw
As I passed, I nodded hello and even ventured a “Chodesh tov.” He looked at me, and suddenly held up his hand. The whole line stopped
Faigy Gold
Course Correction
We continue with the study of Hashem's middos based on the sefer Tomer Devorah
Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker
Course Correction
Besides the spiritual, higher-level cleansing, we can help others with more mundane types of messes
Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker
Profiles
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
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
Treeo Feature
Welcome to Oymyakon, the coldest town on Earth
Bashie Lisker
Treeo Feature
This is Deep Dive, Dubai, the deepest pool in the world
Bashie Lisker
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People think mechutanim are once-in-a-lifetime headaches, the guys they have to put up with during the few months of their children’s engagements. Not so,Windows: The Grand Annual Super Fantastic Extended Adler Family Party,People think mechutanim are once-in-a-lifetime headaches, the guys they have to put up with during the few months of their children’s engagements. Not so

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