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Just Thinking
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The “Ten Most” Answers
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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It's a Deal
“Do you know any big rabbis through your charity who could give me a brachah?”
Jordan Odinsky
Cut ‘n Paste
A Simple Silver Menorah    
Although Dad was not speaking much anymore, the song came out clear and audible, every word of Haneiros hallalu
Chaya Dunner
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Hide and Veg
Peas and thank you!
Shira Isenberg, RD, MPH
Smart Eats
Your Cheesecake Primer
Answers to five burning cheesecake questions
Shira Isenberg, RD, MPH
The Places We Call Home  
8 Moments That Feel Like Home
A celebration of the walls that surround, protect, and define us
Family First Contributors
The Places We Call Home  
An Arm, a Leg, & 30 Years of Scrimping
Housing prices, mortgage rates, and inflation have skyrocketed. Yet many young couples are still buying homes. How are they doing it? And should they be?
Toby Berger
The Real Me
Tova and Shoshana
We had a class siyum with doughnuts. Everyone was so excited to have a special treat, while we just had to sit and watch
Ruchy Bromberg
The Real Me
The Real Me
My name is Esther. I’m 12 years old and I live in Edgware, London, England. I have something called autism.
Ruchy Bromberg
Medical Mysteries
When the Cure's the Cause
All the tests came back clear—but something was very wrong
Faigy Peritzman
Medical Mysteries
Spot It
What was behind my son’s attacks of agonizing pain?
Faigy Peritzman
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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