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On Being Alone
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Three Wise Monkeys
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Becoming my Brother’s Keeper
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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An Elul Confession
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Tenth of Av
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Baby Steps
Baby Steps: Part 10 of 10     
I slowly wrote the rest of my reply, hit send, and opened up a world of possibilities
Helen Shere
Baby Steps
Baby Steps: Part 9 of 10
I should probably let the shul know that I won’t be available to host in a few months... But then again...
Helen Shere
FYI
Five Things I Wish You Knew about Teens with Thinning Hair
Even though it’s not a medical condition, it’s not easy to be a teenager with hair getting thinner and thinner
Shoshana Itzkowitz
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Five Things I Wish You Knew about Having a Sister with an Eating Disorder    
An eating disorder is a mental illness where a person refuses to eat or eats as minimally as they can
Shoshana Itzkowitz
By the Numbers
All Accounted for: The Conversation Continues
Parental support: readers share their takes
Family First Readers
By the Numbers
All Accounted For
As children become adults, how much do they — and should they — rely on their parents for support? Over 800 parents and children weigh in
Mishpacha Readers
Speak Up
What’s the best vacation you ever went on? What made it awesome?
"As long as everyone’s chilled and happy (and you take along good food J) you can have fun anywhere!"
Elky Pascal
Bedrock of Belief
Choose Life
We are in the world of planting, but the time to reap will come
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
Bedrock of Belief
Anticipated Arrival
What do you really yearn for?
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
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Bumper Sticker Musing

Transcendental bumper sticker wake-up call?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Just Thinking

How does one become a thinker or a theologian? Is there an examination before one can practice thinking? Does one get a certificate or a license? And if someone without a license is caught thinking, does he get fined for thinking without a license?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The “Ten Most” Answers

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