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An Affinity to Infinity
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Royalty and Royalty
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Notes on the Shofar Notes
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Many Layers of Baruch Atah
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Profane: More Than Cursing
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Home at Last
Home Run
These are the survivors, the last 20 living hostages who spent 738 days in the unimaginable conditions of Hamas captivity yet never stopped hoping, yearning, and believing
Achiya Beitan
Home at Last
5 Takeaways After 2 Years of War
In war, impatience is not a virtue
Binyamin Rose
In the Spirit
In the Spirit of...Yom Kippur
It is precisely in such times — when words are cheap — that  it is good to remember that words are sacred   Many of us remember paying for long-distance phone calls by the minute. A three-minute long-distance call could cost five dollars — at a time when a dollar had some real value. Calls between Israel and
Chaya Rosen
In the Spirit
In the Spirit of...Rosh Hashanah
Yom Tov trivia
Chaya Rosen
Kichels
Help Rochi Kichel find a Shidduch!
You may not be able to help Rochi but you can help real people
Bracha Stein and Chani Judowitz
Kichels
The Kichels’ Chometz Tracker
It is precisely in such times — when words are cheap — that  it is good to remember that words are sacred   Many of us remember paying for long-distance phone calls by the minute. A three-minute long-distance call could cost five dollars — at a time when a dollar had some real value. Calls between Israel and
Bracha Stein and Chani Judowitz
Eyes That Saw Angels
Eyes That Saw Angels
Would we spend the rest of our lives wondering why we’d hadn’t contacted the myriad of magical figures living in our midst?
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Eyes That Saw Angels
A Yeshivah Bochur from Denmark
Venerable individuals still among us share their recollections of personal encounters with yesteryear's giants
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
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
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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

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The Last Itinerary

President Biden visited his limousine, his luxurious hotel rooms, the opulent banquet halls, but in his cocoon, he never experienced Israel. No one asked me, but if I were managing his trip, I would prepare a different itinerary

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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AUTONO—ME

In today’s society no one has ever learned to say “no” to one’s wants and desires

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Elephant in the Courtroom

If man is just another animal who happens to walk upright, anything goes

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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A versus A: The Epic Struggle

Like sugar or salt, a small dose adds flavor to the day, but overindulgence can have deleterious long-term effects

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Living in Two Worlds: True Confessions

The American plus is a chareidi minus, a microcosm of living in two worlds

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman