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Einstein’s Fool      
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Bang and the Whimper
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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How to Read a Map
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Un-Noble Nobel
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Spotlight
Cycles of Summer
As summer in the Catskills comes to an end, enduring scenes that last all year
Ariella Schiller
Spotlight
Man on a Mission   
Meet the young entrepreneurs who’ve made it their business to ratchet up your Yom Tov
Yosef Herz
The Change That Lasted
Same Habitat, New Habit     
Right then and there, I decided there was something I could do
Faigy Weinberger
The Change That Lasted
The Change That Lasted
Nine writers share their stories of determination and transformation
Mishpacha Contributors
Fire Fighters
Stop, Thief!
A small flicker, a smoldering ember. If left unchecked, it can become a raging inferno, consuming everything in its path. Unless someone stands tall and douses the flames. Four tales of courage
Fire Fighters
The Heat Is On
A flame left unchecked can become a raging inferno, consuming everything in its path. Unless someone stands tall and douses the flames. Four tales of courage
Devorah Grant
Theme Section: Time Will Tell
Hidden Treasure
The clock is a constant in a shifting world. Six women share time-related tales
Roizy Baum
Theme Section: Time Will Tell
By the Clock
The clock is a constant in a shifting world. Six women share time-related tales
Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
Life Lab
Decisions, Decisions 
Decision making is exhausting. What if I get other people to make them for me?
Esther Kurtz
Life Lab
Just Like Moish
Could I adopt my husband’s habits for a week — and survive?
Esther Kurtz
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The Headlines and the Mussar Sefer

It is long past time for a serious reevaluation of Israel’s broken and Judenfrei educational system

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Laughter in Heaven, Deafness on Earth

Tehillim 2:3 writes: “Yoshev bashamayim yischak —  He laughs in derision at evildoers.” Sadly, that laughter is not heard here on earth

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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What If…?

WHAT IF we began judging people not by the color of their clothing or their headgear?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Search for High-Hanging Fruit

A tug of war between Olam-Haba-with-a-touch-of-Olam-Hazeh, versus Olam-Hazeh-with-a-touch-of-Olam-Haba

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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A Lament for a Timeless Hymn

This neglect of Adon Olam is exacerbated by some of the melodies that accompany it

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Keep Going

Rav Berel was acutely aware that one’s time on earth is limited, and so his engine never idled

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman