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An Offer We Dare Not Refuse
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Embarrassed Zionist
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Weeping Without Cause
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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A Top-Sacred Fable
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Only Thing
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Earth to Zalmi
Far from Home
I’ll be sitting on a spaceship for five days until I reach Boruch’s planet
Faigy Gut
Make Her Day
Make Her Day
We asked: Do you know someone whose life needs brightening? We gave you $100. And you made her day
Make Her Day
Tour de Force 
We gave them $100. They made someone’s day. 9 stories
Ariella Schiller
Talk Back
Stop the Single-Shaming
"One thing most definitely does need fixing. And that is the absence of empathy and respect for an entire demographic"
C. Saphir
Talk Back
Emunah Must Be Unconditional
Believe me — I promise you that I’m constantly questioning: Why was I worthy of this miracle?
Charlene Aminoff
Treeo
Top This!
Crispy crust. Spicy sauce.  Gooey cheese oozing over the sides in long, melty strings.  Do you think that there’s nothing like the first bite of a fresh, hot slice of pizza? You’re not alone!
Shoshana Gross
Treeo
Tale of Treeo: Chapter 10
Kivi sticks out his lip. “I hope there’s a tornado. And a tsunami”
Bashie Lisker
Make Her Day: Succos 5782
Oasis of Relief  
“Strong” is so overused that it’s too trite to give people a real understanding of who she is and what she has gone through
Ariella Schiller
Make Her Day: Succos 5782
Always a Mother  
"I’d love to give her something to brighten her Yom Tov so that she feels special and knows how loved she is"
Ariella Schiller
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A Glutton-Free Wedding?

Is it somehow anti-halachic to have a wedding that is elegant and tasteful and avoids excesses?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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A Tale of Two Presidents

Their deeds and values speak for themselves and require no commentary

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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A Provocative Exchange

If this is how we are perceived, perhaps we need to work on correcting the impressions we make

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Having Fun?

The focus here is not on the mitzvah of giving, but on what giving can do for you

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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What Counts?

It is our eagerness for the one or the other that best defines us as Jews

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Runners

In the final analysis, are we humans any more than facsimiles of racehorses?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman