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Hashem didn’t have to create a world full of color. Why did He?
May 16, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
A Devastating Accident Paralyzed His Body, But Not His...
  Rabbi Benzion Shafer’s short animated burst of inspiration video reminds us we are more than just a body.
May 10, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
SO, I Was Just Thinking………. (Part 1)
I’ve been doing what I do for almost 20 years now.  It was almost 27 years ago that I turned my own life around and said goodbye to overweight and high...
May 10, 2017
By Alan Freishtat
Sometimes You Have to Be Hated
Sometimes You Have to Be Hated
A musician whose work I enjoy recently released an album of experimental music. This was followed by a blog post of a less-than-complimentary review. The thing is, the reviewer complained about...
May 9, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
7 Ways to Be A Better Mom
7 Ways to Be A Better Mom
“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill Mother’s Day is right around the corner. I always tell my...
May 8, 2017
By Adina Soclof
Open Your Sefarim This Yom Yerushalayim
Open Your Sefarim This Yom Yerushalayim
Let’s learn Torah together in honor of this momentous Yom Yerushalayim. Join over 300 synagogues, schools and organizations nationwide participating in the OU’s Yom Yerushalayim Video Learning Event — check out the full...
May 8, 2017
By Moishe Bane
If I Forget You, Yerushalayim
If I Forget You, Yerushalayim
I am jealous of my son. He is going on a field trip to the Old City of Yerushalayim tomorrow. As much as I would love to go with him, I...
May 8, 2017
By Miriam Burstein
Does “Understanding All Sides” Include Defending Hitler?
Does “Understanding All Sides” Include Defending Hitler?
The title of this article is something of a feint. Of course, neither I nor this web site entertain for the slightest instant the possibility that “understanding all sides” could extend...
May 2, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Meet 8 of Israel’s Newest Citizens
  SUE FRIEDMAN: Born and raised in Germany, Sue Friedman was only 10 years old when she began collecting money for Israel with Habonim. When she was 13 years old in...
May 1, 2017
By Nefesh B Nefesh
Family Purity, 2.0: Check Out The Mikvah App
Family Purity, 2.0: Check Out The Mikvah App
It takes two MIT-educated graduates with a keen understanding of halachah and a passion to help ease the use of family purity for every Jewish family, to develop the only Mikvah...
May 1, 2017
By Sara Spielman

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