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What advocacy couldn’t accomplish, parents achieved just by showing up
Rabbi Avi Schnall
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It’s now time for our community to work proactively to shape our public image
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Rocking Horse
I suppose this story is my plea to the world: Don’t let this happen. To anyone. Anywhere. Anytime
Leah Gebber
Rocking Horse
With tears rolling down my face, I tried again. “Zot ha’ima sheli. She’s my mother. Please let me in” It was a short trip. Just one week. Way too short to squeeze in all the visits and touring I wanted to do while in Eretz Yisrael. Knowing I didn’t have much time, even before my
Leah Gebber
Make It Work
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Miriam Milstein
Make It Work
Four women who got their dream career down to a science
Miriam Milstein
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Torah Thought
Torah leaders confronting the Enlightenment were forced to develop innovative and original approaches to preserving and transmitting the mesorah. Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s groundbreaking commentary on Chumash stands out.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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