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Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Namesakes
"He made a neder that if he got out alive he would dedicate his life to avodas Hashem”
C.S. Teitelbaum
Namesakes
“I didn’t care how quickly it happened, I was thinking about the future. I wanted it for posterity so that Ari should be remembered every single minute and every single day.”
C.S. Teitelbaum
Screen Safer
“I want to help you, Mendy,” I said. “But this isn’t the best place for this conversation”
Bayla Hersher
Screen Safer
Without waiting for me to ask a single question, everything that led up to Chesky’s expulsion came tumbling out
Bayla Hersher
My COVID Hero
We asked you to introduce us to your COVID hero, one of those quiet individuals who moved heaven and earth to lighten your load during this very trying time
Mishpacha Readers
My COVID Hero
As we mark one year since the pandemic changed our lives, we asked you to introduce us to your COVID heroes
T.G.
At a Glance
ISIS is back as a long-term threat
Gedalia Guttentag
At a Glance
Bolsonaro’s Brazil, pro-Israel at last
Gedalia Guttentag
The Road Home
And I… I’m okay being me, even if I’m not entirely sure who that is
Malka Winner
The Road Home
Somehow, it’s deeply reassuring that the people packing us up are Our People
Malka Winner
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This is the essential Name of G-d — Who is the very embodiment of past, present, and future

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How kippot and yarmulkes came to be regarded as identification badges is a mystery

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The last mishnah in Sotah (49b), depicting a topsy-turvy world just before the final Redemption, has come true

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Just as communal tragedies are a religious wake-up call, so also is communal abandonment of Torah norms

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“Spiritual but not religious.” The mantra by which many young Jews describe themselves

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Any such mass tragedy warrants a deep silence

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman