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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Etched in Memory: Rosh Hashanah Theme 5784
Sometimes there are events so monumental they’re perfectly preserved as a snapshot, never forgotten. 5 readers share the moments forever
Family First Readers
Akeida Moments
Sometimes I’d believe I could slip into it, if I could just find the portal to enter. A place that would accept me, quirks and all.
Esther Kurtz
Akeida Moments
“I accept Your Will Hashem,” I whispered, “I accept this nisayon, please just give me the koach.”
Avigayil Wein
Family Reflections
When we favor our phone over friends and family, it sends a message of rejection
Sarah Chana Radcliffe
Family Reflections
The craze sweeping the world is a cautionary tale for us
Sarah Chana Radcliffe
From Across The Oceans
“With that chein and smile, by taking three seconds to say good morning, he made an impact that was remembered years later”
Gedalia Guttentag
From Across The Oceans
“To lose such a talmid on Lag B’omer — how can we understand this?”
Yochonon Donn
Family Activities
Come one, come all, play one, play all! You can prepare these carnival booths for a Chanukah party, or do one activity each night at home with your family
Esti Vago
Family Activities
Bubbles + tie-dye equals a whole new level of fun and flair
Esti Vago
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This neglect of Adon Olam is exacerbated by some of the melodies that accompany it

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Sometimes, losers are the biggest winners, and nice guys, baalei middos tovos, always finish first

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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On that day we will be challenged: VERIFY THAT YOU ARE A JEW.

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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It does no harm — in these pre-Tishah B’Av days — to keep both Tehillim 90 and, l’havdil, Donne’s question in the back of the mind

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Clothes and head coverings define us, and clothes and head coverings divide us

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman