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The Sounds of Silence
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Talking Baggage Tags
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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States of the Union
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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None of Your Business
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Simchah Around the Corner
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Vacancies
Vacancies: Postscript
The Vacancies writers fill in the holes behind the scenes
Family First Contributors
Vacancies
Vacancies: Chapter 13
Those three women and their perfect stores, perfect lives, and a dance studio, it’s perfect, I can’t believe we didn’t think of it before!
Rochel Samet
Turning Point: Jr. Chanukah Supplement 5783
Family Time 
Ephraim knew they were his cousins. But he’d prefer they didn’t exist, really
Chaya Rosen
The Opinionator
What Can Be Done to End America's Mass Murders?
The culture war over gun control
Gedalia Guttentag
The Opinionator
Should the US Withdraw from the Iran Deal or Not?
“The Iranians want nuclear weapons, but on the cheap, and safely”
Gedalia Guttentag
Calligraphy: Succos 5784
Between Us
I reminded myself that I had no reason to worry. Maybe things would happen at the last minute, but my mother would help me pull this off, I knew I could rely on her
Esty Heller
Calligraphy: Succos 5784
Spreadsheet
Honestly, I can’t keep track of Dalia’s wardrobe, even though she’s forever posting pictures of her new purchases on our family chat
Rochel Samet
Turing Point: Jr. Chanukah Supplement 5783
Cameras And Confessions
What would I tell her? My best friend was going to be so upset
Rochel Samet
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Becoming the rosh yeshivah for one, shining moment

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An Elul Confession

To deliver sermons to others is relatively straightforward. To look inward and work on enhancing one’s own connectedness with the Creator is infinitely more complex.

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The Tenth of Av

How am I supposed to switch moods from yesterday’s gloom and doom to a new, bright day of joy and simcha

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Bumper Sticker Musing

Transcendental bumper sticker wake-up call?

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