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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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It
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Un-Noble Nobel
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Quick Q
"Do You Leave Your Dishes in the Sink Overnight?"
Esteemed and honored professor: Half of Israel is proud of you, but the other half... is embarrassed by you What a great source of national joy it is — in the midst of Israel’s national travail — that yet another Jew has won a Nobel Prize. This time it is Professor Joel Mokyr, raised in Haifa and
Quick Q
"As a Woman, Do You Have a Rav, Rebbetzin, or Mentor?"
What happened to a trusted sibling or friend?
Metro & Beyond
Is Adams on the Eve of the End?
Eric Adams was already in hot water — now it seems his goose is cooked
Yitzchok Landa
Metro & Beyond
National School Choice Clears a Hurdle
or the frum community across the United States, though, ECCA could finally offer a chance at tuition relief
Yosef Herz
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers: Chapter 24  
Esteemed and honored professor: Half of Israel is proud of you, but the other half... is embarrassed by you What a great source of national joy it is — in the midst of Israel’s national travail — that yet another Jew has won a Nobel Prize. This time it is Professor Joel Mokyr, raised in Haifa and
Shifra Glick
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers: Chapter 20 
“Slow down. Let’s think logically. What exactly is suspicious here? Kids always like to look at animals”
Shifra Glick
Family Farce: Purim 5783
To Be Honest — The (Much) Better Half 
If you’re a guy and you have a wife, you already know most of what I’m going to tell you
Esty Heller
Family Farce: Purim 5783
Parshah — True Confessions of a Peritzman Kid
Not everything my mother writes about Yitzi means that I actually did it
Yitzi Peritzman
Nourish to Flourish
"Welcome, Everyone, to Our Last Week!"
"The last week, already? But we never even spoke about food and nutrition!"
Bracha Kopstick
Nourish to Flourish
"What Does the Word ‘Exercise’ Conjure Up for You?”
“It’s finding ways to move your body that feel good, are enjoyable, and make you feel better, not worse, after doing it”
Bracha Kopstick
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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