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The Runners
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Demography, Not Democracy
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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An Insistent Knock
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Heavy Musings On the Light Rail Train
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Sadness and Gladness
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
In the Balance
Feelings Aside
Our victory is that we don’t perpetuate the evil
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
In the Balance
Playing Defense
Trust your doctor. But only believe in Hashem
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
Voice of History
One Family   
What made Rabbi Wein’s quips timeless was their economy. He didn’t need a paragraph; he needed a line. He didn’t need theatrics; he needed timing
Baruch Cohen Esq
Voice of History
Voice of History
Rabbi Berel Wein: An unquenchable love for the greatest saga of all — the survival of his people
Gedalia Guttentag
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
In The Arms of Rabi Shimon
The human soul requires regular contact with the Creator, just as human lungs require air   IT is not often that the subject of prayer is the focal point of international media. Corruption, riots, mass shootings, political intrigue, routine mutilations of each of the Ten Commandments: these are the daily fare that the media loves.
Mishpacha Contributors
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
We're Still Holding On
We’re holding on, Tatteh. Listen to the hespedim, listen to the anguished voices as they praise You
Yisroel Besser
Podcast: Mars & Venus Leave Egypt
Mars & Venus Leave Egypt: Episode 3
Episode 3: What is true beauty?
Miriam Kosman
Podcast: Mars & Venus Leave Egypt
Mars & Venus Leave Egypt: Episode 2
Would you prefer to be the one taking the Jews out of Egypt...or Egypt out of the Jews?
Miriam Kosman
Quick Q
"Do You Leave Your Dishes in the Sink Overnight?"
The human soul requires regular contact with the Creator, just as human lungs require air   IT is not often that the subject of prayer is the focal point of international media. Corruption, riots, mass shootings, political intrigue, routine mutilations of each of the Ten Commandments: these are the daily fare that the media loves.
Quick Q
"As a Woman, Do You Have a Rav, Rebbetzin, or Mentor?"
What happened to a trusted sibling or friend?
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The Strange Case of the Missing Money

“You’re not a thief,” I said, “but you definitely have a faulty memory” 

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Champions and Also-rans

All of life, not only sports, is a matter of inches

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Perils of Sloganeering

So much for shibboleths like “democracy” and “voice of the people”

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Un-Comfort Zone

It is precisely our fealty to mitzvos outside our natural comfort zone that defines us as Jews

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Shoes of the Other

I understood with greater clarity why the Torah cautions us to treat the pauper with dignity

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Yiddishe Kopp

What is it about Jews that puts us in the forefront — for good or for ill — of so many cutting-edge areas of life?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman