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Follow the Leader or Follow the Follower?
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Of Nightclubs and Kollelim
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Bircas Kohanim and Classical Music
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Notes from the Writers’ Asylum
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Calling a Tail a Leg
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
In the Shadow of Corona
Not Alone
“The birth was smooth, the babies are healthy. My mother wasn’t here, but she got me a neis”
Rivka Streicher
In the Shadow of Corona
Life on Pause
Being brave can make a person break. Being real gives us the strength to carry on
Chassia Thau
Food that Packs
Ramen à la Vodka
American Jewry — all but the Orthodox — long ago lost this struggle W   e have come a long way. Once upon a time, the Jewish community viewed intermarriage as a calamity, to be fought vigorously. Those who married out were all but ostracized. Some parents whose children married out of the faith even sat shivah
Rivky Kleiman
Food that Packs
Grilled Eggplant Parmesan Sandwich
American Jewry — all but the Orthodox — long ago lost this struggle W   e have come a long way. Once upon a time, the Jewish community viewed intermarriage as a calamity, to be fought vigorously. Those who married out were all but ostracized. Some parents whose children married out of the faith even sat shivah
Rivky Kleiman
Deep Dive
OLAMI INFLUENCING FUTURE JEWISH LEADERS WORLDWIDE 
A real Jewish leader allows everyone to feel accepted and welcomed.
Tamar Skydell 
Deep Dive
Leading With A Purpose
From beer to Barclays, Azriel Chelst is strategizing behind the scenes and netting partnerships with a Torah mindset
Mimi Minsky
Money Mindset
Money Mindset: Epilogue  
If you’ve followed our column, you know that it’s not about the budget. We take a completely unique approach to looking at money
Shterna Lazaroff
Money Mindset
Money Mindset: Chapter 6
“I live pretty free right now. Because I don’t know what’s happening, I don’t worry about it. And it all works out in the end”
Shterna Lazaroff
Oasis in Time
Havdalah: Celebration of Contrasts
As we return to the mundane, Havdalah reminds us to differentiate 
Mrs. Elana Moskowitz
Oasis in Time
Payday
Disconnected from dollars and cents, Shabbos is still the source of all profit
Mrs. Elana Moskowitz
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An Inadvertent Anti-Semite? 

How long will the overwhelming number of America’s Jews — other than the Orthodox — remain, like lemmings, loyal to the Democratic Party?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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