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The Heroism of Antoinette Tuff

The Heroism of Antoinette Tuff

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A lesson in speaking from the heart.

No Children Please

No Children Please

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What are couples who choose not to have children missing out on?

Anthony Weiner Can Change

Anthony Weiner Can Change

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The Jewish month of Elul is the opportune time for change.

Meatloaf for Mourners

Meatloaf for Mourners

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What to do (and not to do) after a death.

Train Crash in Spain

Train Crash in Spain

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Sometimes our reckless behavior causes life to go off the rails.

No Shame

No Shame

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Elliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner and the absence of shame.

Malala at the United Nations

Malala at the United Nations

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Books and pens are our most powerful weapons.

Elderly & Chinese Law

Elderly & Chinese Law

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For American parents it’s very often no more than a fantasy, but it’s now the law in China.

Terrorist on Rolling Stone Cover

Terrorist on Rolling Stone Cover

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Where is our human decency and compassion?

Tootsie & Beauty Bias

Tootsie & Beauty Bias

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Dustin Hoffman would never have given Tootsie a second look.

Zimmerman Acquittal

Zimmerman Acquittal

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It’s not easy to have the humility to say we don’t know.

Tisha B'Av & the Asiana Plane Crash

Tisha B'Av & the Asiana Plane Crash

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Sometimes we are blinded by the light.

Paula Deen’s Words

Paula Deen’s Words

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We all make mistakes. It’s our unwillingness to take responsibility for them that ultimately harms us.

Checkmate

Checkmate

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Mental illness is tragic, not shameful.

The Blessing of Failure

The Blessing of Failure

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If we learn from an experience, there is no such thing as failure.

We’re All Number One

We’re All Number One

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Choosing more than one valedictorian distorts the value of equality.

Surveillance and Privacy

Surveillance and Privacy

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Every moment is being recorded for posterity.

Discrimination against Fat People

Discrimination against Fat People

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Our society unfairly favors the thin.

Words Hurt

Words Hurt

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Choose them carefully.

The Bottom of Your Shoes

The Bottom of Your Shoes

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Wear them out, making the world a better place.

LA’s Jewish Mayor

LA’s Jewish Mayor

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Why his election doesn’t make me burst with pride (yet).

London Horror: Eye for an Eye

London Horror: Eye for an Eye

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The terrorist invoked the Torah’s principle “an eye for an eye” to justify his violence. He’s tragically misguided.

Oklahoma Tornado

Oklahoma Tornado

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When there are no words, there are tears.

The 10 Commandments for Our Times

The 10 Commandments for Our Times

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Now more than ever, the world can benefit from the Decalogue’s contemporary lessons.

Rescue in Cleveland

Rescue in Cleveland

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Charles Ramsey’s past doesn’t negate the heroism he showed in rescuing Amanda Berry.

Calling Terrorism by Its Name

Calling Terrorism by Its Name

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Why the Boston massacre can happen again.

Boston Lockdown

Boston Lockdown

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Terrorists can’t take away our essential freedom.

Boston Aftermath

Boston Aftermath

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The resilience of American liberty is not about to change.

Confronting Terror in Boston

Confronting Terror in Boston

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Learning from Israelis how to respond to terror.

Responding to Terror

Responding to Terror

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Four ways to react to the horrific bombings in Boston.

A Tribute to Margaret Thatcher

A Tribute to Margaret Thatcher

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Her proudest moment was saving an Austrian Jew.

Obama’s Seder

Obama’s Seder

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A Passover message for the president.

Choosing a Pope

Choosing a Pope

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It happens in the Sistine Chapel, which was designed to be a copy of the holy Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Worst Birthday Ever

Worst Birthday Ever

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Justin Bieber and the search for happiness.

The New Holocaust Discoveries

The New Holocaust Discoveries

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With more than 42,000 ghettos and concentration camps scattered throughout Europe, almost everyone had to know what was happening.

Giving Blood, Giving Life

Giving Blood, Giving Life

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Seventy anonymous blood donors saved Ariel Fishman’s life.

Why I'm Raising My Children With God

Why I'm Raising My Children With God

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The most precious gift I can give my children.

The Forgiveness Prayer

The Forgiveness Prayer

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Tools for dropping the toxic baggage.

When Enough is Enough

When Enough is Enough

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Remodeling our kitchen provided an extreme makeover – in an unexpected way.

Lance Armstrong’s Morality Play

Lance Armstrong’s Morality Play

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Ultimately falsehood self-destructs.

The Key to Real Success

The Key to Real Success

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What if you’re not the world’s best looking, smartest and richest?

Sandy Hook: A Jewish Antidote

Sandy Hook: A Jewish Antidote

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How the Torah instills moral sensitivity and self-discipline.

Ulysses S. Grant & the Jews

Ulysses S. Grant & the Jews

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When General Grant expelled the Jews.

10 Ways to Help Newtown’s Grieving Families

10 Ways to Help Newtown’s Grieving Families

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From a mother who knows.

How to Choose a Career

How to Choose a Career

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Judaism’s five-piece framework for finding a career that really fits.

Preventing Another Massacre

Preventing Another Massacre

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Good laws will never abolish all evil.

A Hero in Connecticut

A Hero in Connecticut

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Where did a first grade teacher get the strength to perform her extraordinary act of bravery?

The Connecticut School Shooting

The Connecticut School Shooting

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Asking why in the aftermath of tragedy.

Radio Prank Gone Wrong

Radio Prank Gone Wrong

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Kate Middleton's nurse and the unpredictable consequences of one’s actions.

Thanking the Invisible Hand

Thanking the Invisible Hand

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Thanksgiving weekend is made possible by a vast number of strangers. Don’t take it for granted.