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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
Veiled Reference Podcast
Glikl of Hameln is a familiar and beloved character to Jewish history enthusiasts. In this episode, we dive beneath the surface of Glikl’s words to deeply appreciate the forces at play for women of her era. In conversation with Professor Elisheva Carlebach. Dr. Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society, at Columbia University.  
BONUS MINIPOD: Shabtai Zvi, Birkas Kohanim, and the Path Away from the Kosel
Tzipora Weinberg
Veiled Reference Podcast
The Silent Strength of Joanna of Burgos Joanna is a name most people won’t recognize, but her story is one for the ages. This episode describes one woman’s faith under fire, in the aftermath of the 1391 massacres in Spain, and the ways women kept their faith throughout the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In conversation with Yael Krumbein. Yael teaches European History at Touro College’s Lander College for Women in New York City and Jewish history at Bais Yaakov Machon Ora High School in Passaic, NJ   MINI-POD: The Rivash and the Chasid Yavetz on women's challenges and triumphs in Spain, 1391-1492
Tzipora Weinberg
Vantage Point
The story behind Yat Kislev, the bitter dispute that turns brother against brother, is a painfully familiar one
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Vantage Point
Given what happened last year and since — can our observance of this day remain unchanged?
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Inbox
“Shouldn’t we encourage readers to prioritize Eretz Yisrael rather than settle for yet another galus community?”
Mishpacha Readers
Guestlines
We need to ensure that our deepest thoughts are the driving force behind each and every one of our actions for the good
Rabbi Mordechai Ginsbury
Pesach Made Peaceful
It’s not the food that makes memories, it’s the calm
Faigy Schonfeld
Pesach Made Peaceful
“When was the last time we ate a meal behind the dryer?”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
TLC Talks
“You can choose power or you can choose influence. But you very rarely can have both”
Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield
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Our last column (Issue 444) listed ten challenging questions. Today we suggest some answers. To refresh memories the original questions are summarized and printed at the beginning of each answer below.   1) What root word is found repeatedly at the beginning of Bereishis?  Other than tov (good) which is of course common throughout the

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman