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Unmasking 5 Misconceptions About Repentance
Is one of these five holding you back from making use of the amazing gift of repentance?
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By Yaakov Weiland
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These Are the Questions You Need to Ask Yourself...
So you can regain control of your spiritual life.
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By Yakov Danishefsky
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Jack Lew Tells Group of 20 Jewish Teens to...
But at the same time, "don’t feel entitled.” White House Chief of Staff has an off-the-record meeting with Boca Raton high school students.
Aug 30, 2012
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
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The Challenge: Change Lives
Are you up for it? Run with or sponsor Team Yachad to change the lives of Jews with special needs--and your own.
Aug 30, 2012
By Shaindy Urman
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Uncovering One of the Greatest Frauds of All Time...
Stephen Savitsky interviews Alan Sakowitz, author of the book Miles Away...Worlds Apart, and the man responsible for taking down a Ponzi scheme so huge it could turn $18 into $2.7 billion.
Aug 23, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
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Actress Mayim Bialik’s Car Accident and the Illusion of...
I live my life waiting for tragedy to strike. In a non-distracted way.
Aug 23, 2012
By Allison Josephs
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Don’t Walk, Run – To Make a Difference
Enhance the lives of Jews with special needs: Run with or sponsor Team Yachad in the 2013 Marathon and Half-Marathon.
Aug 22, 2012
By OU Staff
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Creator Calls Twitter “A Short Burst of Inconsequential Information”
Why we say "yes" to the internet and "no" to social media. Steve Savitsky talks with Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Yaffe, principal of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov in the Five Towns about how...
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By Stephen Savitsky
![“It’s All Over”: Not a Jewish Phrase](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Siyum-HaShas-5772.jpg)
“It’s All Over”: Not a Jewish Phrase
A fellow comes home from the recent Daf Yomi Siyyum and tells his Zayde all about it--in Belzec, in 1942.
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By Rabbi Eliyahu Ferrell
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Everyone Eats: Why Are Jews Different?
The way we eat may not be kosher.
Aug 16, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
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