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The Rav and the Gaon
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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A Tale of Two Passports
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Family Last: a Groundbreaking Purim Saga
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Minchah in the Seventh Inning
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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A Sign of the Times
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
At a Glance
The Rise, Fall, and Survival of ISIS
ISIS is back as a long-term threat
Gedalia Guttentag
At a Glance
Brazil Sambas to the Right
Bolsonaro’s Brazil, pro-Israel at last
Gedalia Guttentag
Can This Business Be Saved?
Taking the Lead: Part 4 of 4   
"Employees perform at the lowest standard you set. When you raise the bar, most will rise to the challenge"
Isaac Bardos
Can This Business Be Saved?
Taking the Lead
with business coach and strategist Isaac Bardos
Isaac Bardos
Reflections
The Mother Myth
Mothers get too much blame for their children’s issues
Sarah Chana Radcliffe
Reflections
Daytime Drama-Free Conflict
You shouldn’t follow the “don’t go to sleep angry at your spouse” rule
Sarah Chana Radcliffe
Milestones
The Power of Yizkor
The murmured words of Yizkor echo in the upper worlds
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
Milestones
Life and Death 
At the moment of death, a soul is born
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
Double Dance
Double Dance: Chapter 55
I thought Ta likes him to be homeschooled. What made him decide to send him?”
Bracha Rosman
Double Dance
Double Dance: Chapter 53
“Punishing her isn’t going to make her feel bad for what she did. It’s just going to make her feel bad that she was caught”
Bracha Rosman
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Two Slips of Paper, Six Little Words

There is, however, one casualty of this war that is very welcome, and that is the aura of invincibility and power that enveloped Israel and its armed forces for decades

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Return to Sender

I stood there frozen in place, frustrated and indignant. What pathetic mindset would choose this venue as a postal branch?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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What’s in a Name?

Most people seem to be calling it quite simply “the October 7 War”

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Letter to an American Jewish College Student

There is one truly powerful response that is often overlooked: to become more Jewish

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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Rejoice in Trembling

This classic debate has only intensified today with the Hamas captive deal

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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A Different Commission of Inquiry

Cheshbon hanefesh — literally, “an accounting of the soul.” We might also translate it as a “Commission of Self-Inquiry”

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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