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Champions and Also-rans
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Perils of Sloganeering
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Un-Comfort Zone
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Shoes of the Other
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Yiddishe Kopp
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Cut ‘n Paste
The Power of Truth 
His decision to live by emes, to raise his son with unwavering honesty, laid the foundation for a Torah revolution
Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber
Shabbos Candles
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My Big Break
I was struck by the warmth, joy, and calm of their Shabbat table
Shlomo Horwitz
Between Brothers
Trio of Rebbes 
The Lev Simcha era could be called a period of consolidation
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Between Brothers
In Different Worlds
The story of the oldest and youngest children of the Netziv, Rav Chaim Berlin and Rav Meir (Berlin) Bar-Ilan
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
The Ring of Healing: Succos 5785
The Brother I Never Knew: Soul Sisters  
So much more binds us than separates
Penina Steinbruch
The Ring of Healing: Succos 5785
The Little Teivah and the Foolish Shepherd 
One year later, converging circles of heart and hope
Rav Aaron Lopiansky
Madame Chamberlaine
Heat, Hats, and Haircuts
“Shana! Dana! Is everything okay? Why are the two of you wearing winter hats in this heat?!”
Tzipie Wolner
Madame Chamberlaine
Lollipops and Sausages
"She’s been asking for des sucettes et des saucisses. Can you tell me what these words mean?”
Tzipie Wolner
LifeTakes
The Price of Love   
My son had chosen the cheesecake of cheesecakes
Esther Kurtz
Musings
Late-Night Learning   
What gives women merit?
Batya Zuckerman
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An Affinity to Infinity

Beruchim anachnu, we are all blessed to be part of the adventure of being a Jew

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Royalty and Royalty

The contrast between the burial of Elizabeth II and those of contemporary Jewish religious leaders could not be more stark

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Notes on the Shofar Notes

There is no single answer to the mystery of the shofar. But let us examine one approach

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Many Layers of Baruch Atah

It is the most widely used — and also the most widely mangled and least understood brachah

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Profane: More Than Cursing

It is precisely in such times — when words are cheap — that  it is good to remember that words are sacred

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Bandits and Bishop

Why would the bishop be wearing all this jewelry on his person while delivering his sermon?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman