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If Clothes Make the Man, Do Hats Make the Jew?
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Things Change — but Then Again…
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Lounge Chair and Torah Study
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Pay as You Pray
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Under Cover Notes
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Read-Along Storytime
Crash and Credit
“Let’s make a carnival! We’ll charge an entry fee, and make loads of cash!”
R. Atkins
Read-Along Storytime
Hot and Cold
When sleepless nights are haunted not by nightmares, but by indecision over a $25,000 wristwatch N   ote to the reader: If on occasion you have a sleepless night, do not fret: It happens to everyone. Of course, what caused the sleeplessness, and what you dream about, is important. Was it a serious matter or
R. Atkins
Vacancies
Vacancies: Postscript
The Vacancies writers fill in the holes behind the scenes
Family First Contributors
Vacancies
Vacancies: Chapter 13
Those three women and their perfect stores, perfect lives, and a dance studio, it’s perfect, I can’t believe we didn’t think of it before!
Rochel Samet
Story Time
Shimshon and the Golem — Part 3: Chapter 6
“So… the boy I thought I killed because of my creation survived after all.” Shabsi stared at Sylvester
Y. Bromberg
Story Time
Shimshon and the Golem, Part 3: Chapter 5
Shabsi lifted his head from the ground and saw something rising from the dirt. So tall, so powerful
Y. Bromberg
Off the Eaten Path
Greater Detroit
Here I’m presenting a combination of my experiences from the Detroit, Michigan, areas — only my favorite parts, of course!
Naomi Nachman
Off the Eaten Path
Paris — Up the Siene River
I spent much of July in France, where I had the opportunity to work for a phenomenal cruise company, Kosher River Cruises
Naomi Nachman
Teen Feature
Teens Talk About... Growth Mindset
Teens' insights on what works, what doesn’t, and how they find and create inspiration in daily life
Bashie Lisker
Teen Feature
Behind the Desk
We sat down with a few principals from various schools to hear about the ins and outs of their job
Bashie Lisker
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The Dangling Brachah

Why Torah study — in addition to being a crucial mitzvah — is so absorbing , intellectually stimulating, and all-consuming

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Davening Bus

Reaching out to G-d should not be like a bus schedule

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Back to Arkansas

Though we chuckle at Stevie’s innocent simplicity, the joke is really on us

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Upside Down and Right Side Up

Since we have already had a nahafoch hu year, this Purim let us do something different

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Free for All

Demeaning is related to diminished, which is what happens to prayer when it is reduced to a commercial slogan

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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A Blizzard in Washington

An abuse and a cheapening of the institution of presidential pardons

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman