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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Sometimes, losers are the biggest winners, and nice guys, baalei middos tovos, always finish first
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman served as the rabbi of Beth Jacob synagogue in Atlanta GA for 40 years. Previously he has seved as editor in chief of Tradition magazine and has authored 11 books. Additionally he was editor of the Airel Rashi Translation Project for 17 years.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
On that day we will be challenged: VERIFY THAT YOU ARE A JEW.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
It does no harm — in these pre-Tishah B’Av days — to keep both Tehillim 90 and, l’havdil, Donne’s question in the back of the mind
Second Thoughts
Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Clothes and head coverings define us, and clothes and head coverings divide us
Second Thoughts
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Our Creator, just like His chosen people, is still here. That will never change
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Tuesday, June 03, 2025
This concept of learning without effort and stress is, of course, completely alien to Torah study
Second Thoughts
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Prayer, tefillah, and davening are not commodities for sale like toothpaste, clothing, or real estate
Second Thoughts
Tuesday, May 06, 2025
When sleepless nights are haunted not by nightmares, but by indecision over a $25,000 wristwatch
Second Thoughts
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Why Torah study — in addition to being a crucial mitzvah — is so absorbing , intellectually stimulating, and all-consuming
Second Thoughts
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Reaching out to G-d should not be like a bus schedule
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Though we chuckle at Stevie’s innocent simplicity, the joke is really on us
