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A Few Minutes with Dore Gold
Omri Nahmias
Inside Israel
No Easy Answers in Gaza
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The Rose Report
Help Wanted: A New Bank of Israel Governor
Binyamin Rose
The Rose Report
Why the Golan Should Remain Israeli
Binyamin Rose
A Few Minutes With
A Few Minutes with Rav Shmuel Rabinovich
Eliezer Shulman
The Gatekeeper's Daughter
The Gatekeeper's Daughter: Chapter 32
Vasara sucks in her breath. She swivels in her office chair and closes her eyes. Her trip to Riga belongs to another era, relegated to a dusty corner of her brain, the door shut firmly after it
Esther Teichtal
The Gatekeeper's Daughter
The Gatekeeper's Daughter: Chapter 31
She might always be that weird girl who has fallen from a distant star who doesn’t know half of the endless rules
Esther Teichtal
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers: Chapter 24  
A small group of radical women, with support from the Reform and Conservative movements in the United States, are attempting to change the status quo at the Kosel, where traditional prayer following halachic standards has been the norm for centuries. Recently, all three members of an Israeli government panel tasked with creating a new prayer
Shifra Glick
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers
Bentzi and the Peacock Feathers: Chapter 20 
“Slow down. Let’s think logically. What exactly is suspicious here? Kids always like to look at animals”
Shifra Glick
Pantry Makes Perfect
Corned Beef Topped Chicken
Something not too complex, yet flavorful enough to be special
Faigy Grossmann
Pantry Makes Perfect
Hasselback Salmon with Creamed Spinach
This fish dish takes just a few minutes to prepare — definitely appreciated when preparing so many Yom Tov dishes
Faigy Grossmann
The Soapbox
Mothers of Jackson, Unite 
What advocacy couldn’t accomplish, parents achieved just by showing up
Rabbi Avi Schnall
The Soapbox
We Need to Tell Boro Park's Story     
It’s now time for our community to work proactively to shape our public image
Avi Greenstein
Unlock Your Heart
The Heart in the Sea
Awash in questions, drowning in doubt, we're still cherished
Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber
Unlock Your Heart
Rosh Hashanah: The Freedom to Choose
How can we find a pathway into the Yamim Noraim with this mixture of guilt, fear, and paralysis?
Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber
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