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Bless You!
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Rise and Fall, the Fall and Rise
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Going to the Dogs  
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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How Lapid Made All Of Us Pray
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Shadowy Kiddush Clubs and the Mysterious Half-Torah
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Speechless Moments
Mrs. Rifka Katz
She was stopped by her mother’s voice saying, “Raizele, no. There will be better times”
Adina Lover
Speechless Moments
Rochel Goldbaum
The night of the speech, I still couldn’t talk. But I couldn’t cancel, either
Adina Lover
From Across The Oceans
Donny Morris, 19, Teaneck
“With that chein and smile, by taking three seconds to say good morning, he made an impact that was remembered years later”
Gedalia Guttentag
From Across The Oceans
Yosef Amram Tauber, 19, Monsey
“To lose such a talmid on Lag B’omer — how can we understand this?”
Yochonon Donn
A Tasty Twist
Meat Me at the Grill
This summer, while you’re busy with everyday errands and need to quickly pull together a dinner that will wow the shvigger who’s in town visiting, grab a few kiwis and start marinating
Menachem Goodman
A Tasty Twist
Making Budget Cuts
Everyone I know loves to serve some kind of meat at the holiday meals, but with prices being so high, I present you with some ways to use a cheaper cut of meat and still get amazing results
Menachem Goodman
diary
Connected: Part 6 of 6 
I’m continuously astonished by how much less of a big deal this switch has been than I thought it would be
Aliza Feder
Global View
The Tragedy of American Politics
Donald Trump is erratic, but Biden scares me more
Gershon Burstyn
Global View
Russiagate? Maybe Obamagate
Russiagate was a hoax — time to look at Obamagate
Gershon Burstyn
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Counting the Days

Calendars can help us count the days, but only we can make the days count

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Zoology 

Is it this the kind of “innovative thinking” that Reform Judaism wishes to transfer to Israel?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Jailbreak

Our prison is of our own making, and if we really want to escape, we can do so

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Chair and I

The power of chesed to change attitudes

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Of Sevens and Eights

Seven and eight: close companions but worlds apart

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Please Have a Seat

The trip took exactly 12 minutes, but it took exactly 12 seconds before I was offered a seat by four different people.

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman