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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Outlook
The growing disdain for marriage, and with it, parenthood, bodes badly for the future
Yonoson Rosenblum
Outlook
The Sdeh Teiman affair may well prove to be the first strand of the government legal system unraveling
Yonoson Rosenblum
I of the Storm
I pinched myself. Could it be that the entire Shafer crew is cooperating, smiling — and genuinely happy? Could it be that our family portrait is not a complete farce?
Ilana Shafer
I of the Storm
So I’m not a tzadeikes, I shot back to my ever-present faultfinder. I haven’t got bottomless reservoirs of patience. But I’m not so bad, either
Ilana Shafer
Risk Factor
"Freedom is earned. You’re the only person who can give it to yourself”
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
Risk Factor
“Every time I walk out, I’m trying to prove to myself that he doesn’t care if I leave"
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
Uncomplicated
A tug of war between Olam-Haba-with-a-touch-of-Olam-Hazeh, versus Olam-Hazeh-with-a-touch-of-Olam-Haba We encounter them everywhere, these low-hanging fruit. So defenseless and pathetic are they, that to gobble them up and consume them is to take unfair advantage of the weak and the vulnerable. How else to describe the plethora of notices inviting us to spend Succos in various
Faigy Grossmann
Symposium
Candid takes from people who made the move
Mishpacha Contributors
Symposium
Some of this generation’s most sought-after mentors offer insight on navigating the challenges, dilemmas, and victories of the ben Torah in today’s workplace
Mishpacha Contributors
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