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Rabi Shimon’s Promise
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A Wise King or a Foolish King?
Fake Views for the Jews from the Writers You (Shouldn’t) Trust
Shmuel Botnick as Gedalia Guttentag
Who Is Bavli?
Who Is Bavli?: Part 2
“Buy pitah?” Bavli was incredulous. “I’ve never heard of such a thing. Maybe in the big cities.”
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The Swerds Circus Goes Airborne    
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My Son, the Juvenile Delinquent
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Rabi Shimon, you promised it won’t be forgotten and look, heilege rebbe, look how true that is W   hy Rabi Shimon? Why is Meron, sacred burial place of Rabi Shimon bar Yochai, the destination for the upsherens, chalakahs and haircuts of our nation? Why do our three-year-olds mark the occasion near his resting place?
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Outside Chance
Outside Chance: Chapter 28  
Chaim picked up his laffa, then put it down. He seemed to be thinking. “I don’t remember ever making a conscious choice in my life”
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Outside Chance
Outside Chance: Chapter 27
My breath caught in my throat. Every time I let myself picture that awful moment, I felt first-trimester nausea
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