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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
The Great Beyond
Globetrotter Moshe Klein’s journey of history and mystery in Portugal
Sandy Eller
The Great Beyond
A Southeast Asian country currently in the midst of a civil war whose Jewish population can be counted on just one hand
Sandy Eller
In the Spirit
Even if you are not a sports fan, keep reading, because this might speak to you   With baseball now in full swing (well, in partial swing) and football considering a kickoff in a few weeks, here is a sports-grounded change of pace for all the pandemic-saturated readers of this column. Even if you are
Chaya Rosen
In the Spirit
Yom Tov trivia
Chaya Rosen
Perspectives
Is the siman of the rimon indeed only a repetition or reaffirmation? Or is there perhaps a deeper meaning to this siman?
Rabbi Dovid Gernetz
Perspectives
The only two pesukim in the entire Torah that begin with the letter samech are associated with the two gravest sins in national history
Rabbi Ozer Alport
Map the Starlight
Why do maps fascinate me? Partly because I love fault lines. The border between doubt and certainty. The place between choice, faith, passivity, and acceptance
Leah Gebber
Map the Starlight
Who is he? A man who seeks goodness and truth, or a man who burns books and people? Is he heir to his great-grandfather’s legacy?
Leah Gebber
The Rainbow Girl
Rachelli flushed. She wanted to answer back, defend herself or say something, but then she realized it was true
Rochel (Grunewald) Samet
The Rainbow Girl
Maybe that’s the thing with family, they’re so close that it’s hard to see things clearly
Rochel (Grunewald) Samet
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