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Why I Need More Horrific Job Interviews
Why I Need More Horrific Job Interviews
They remind me of another test--a far more important one--I'll need to pass.
Jul 18, 2012
By Susan Schwartz
Israel: The Ultimate Recipe for Jewish Unity
Israel: The Ultimate Recipe for Jewish Unity
With the Israel sunset as our backdrop, we asked the young American college students to begin introductions...even though we already felt like family.
Jul 16, 2012
By Tatyana Plotkina
How Much Blaming Should We Do?
How Much Blaming Should We Do?
We tend to blame our problems on our surrounding circumstances. It's time to take some responsibility.
Jul 11, 2012
By Yakov Danishefsky
Yachad Israel Free Spirit Trip: Illuminating Hearts by the Light of Israel
Yachad Israel Free Spirit Trip: Illuminating Hearts by the...
“So, Ally, this trip you’re about to go on,” people would challenge. “Do you really think the participants will be able to appreciate it?”
Jul 10, 2012
By Alexandra Levy
How Do You Define Quality of Life?
How Do You Define Quality of Life?
One doctor actually told his patient, "Just accept the fact that you are dying."
Jul 5, 2012
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on the 3 Weeks and Tisha B’Av
What Mourning Means: Reflections of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on...
The customs we observe during the 3 weeks are strikingly similar to those of a mourner...but in reverse.
Jul 5, 2012
By Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg
Women Lead the Way to Create Achdut in Klal Yisroel
Women Lead the Way to Create Achdut in Klal...
You don't need time or money to make a difference. All you need is to commit. Steve Savitsky speaks with Tzipporah Harris on her movement to create greater unity amongst the...
Jun 28, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
Book Review: Out of the Depths: The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last
Book Review: Out of the Depths: The Story of...
Beginning with his earliest memories as a child of five thrown into the horrific maelstrom of the Nazi Holocaust through his election to the highest rabbinical post in Israel, Rabbi Israel...
Jun 21, 2012
By Chana Mayefsky
Looking for a Biblical Weight-Loss Guru
Looking for a Biblical Weight-Loss Guru
Why we're more like an evil king than a righteous prophet.
Jun 21, 2012
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Mysticism vs. Rationalism Redux: NFL All-22 Footage to be Released to the Public
Mysticism vs. Rationalism Redux: NFL All-22 Footage to be...
This is the generation of free information--and nothing less.
Jun 21, 2012
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

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