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UPSIDE DOWN
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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My Rabbi Is a Jew
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Pashkevilim: Savor the Flavor
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Einstein’s Fool      
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Bang and the Whimper
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Teen Diary Serial
The Voice Within: Postscript  
They couldn’t believe I was going to take the plunge and talk about my past
Tzippy Cohen
Teen Diary Serial
The Voice Within: Chapter 9
What on earth was I, Tzippy Hartstein, doing at the top of the cast list? Who was I? A faker?
Tzippy Cohen
Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
Hidden Assets
I was the stereotypical newlywed, setting up my best friend with my husband’s kid brother
Esty Heller
Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
Birthright
Ninth-grade bochurim would huddle in a corner, daring each other to make the plunge and ask Mordy a question
Shmuel Botnick
Teen Fiction
The Wonder in Wonderful
Honestly, I felt the world had enough color in it, and didn’t need me messing up its palette
Miriam Bodner
Teen Fiction
The Wanted Intruders 
We were the picture-perfect family, Mommy, Daddy, and me
Aliza Field
Fundamentals
To the Moon, Haman!
In a world obsessed with the showy and superficial, Esther reminds us of the power of the internal
Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger
Sefiras Ha'Omer
Fundamentals
A Tale of Two Voices
On Pesach, Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim. During Sefiras Ha’omer, we take Mitzrayim out of us
Miriam Kosman
Down to a Science
What Makes Fireflies Light Up?
It turns out that fireflies are way cooler than I ever imagined
Yael Zoldan
Down to a Science
What Are Freckles?  
To understand freckles, we need to learn a little bit about melanin
Yael Zoldan
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In a holy place like Jerusalem, even a city map can become a religious text

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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But why do I assume that this “it” is a reincarnation of a human being?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Un-Noble Nobel

Esteemed and honored professor: Half of Israel is proud of you, but the other half… is embarrassed by you

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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The Headlines and the Mussar Sefer

It is long past time for a serious reevaluation of Israel’s broken and Judenfrei educational system

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Laughter in Heaven, Deafness on Earth

Tehillim 2:3 writes: “Yoshev bashamayim yischak —  He laughs in derision at evildoers.” Sadly, that laughter is not heard here on earth

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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What If…?

WHAT IF we began judging people not by the color of their clothing or their headgear?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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