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by Yael Mermelstein |
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It's not only a baby we're expecting.
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The Catapult
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Passover: Why redemptive things happen to good people. |
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Queen Esther and the Nazis
by Shoshana Greenspan
I never doubted that the God who watched over my grandmother in Nazi Germany would watch over me as well. |
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Sherry!
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
What was the secret of her greatness? |
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Doomed
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Sometimes hitting rock bottom isn't enough. |
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A Kidney to Give
by Lori Palatnik
Why I donated my kidney to someone I didn't know. |
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When Walls Speak
by Rivka DeLay
A recent convert to Judaism discovers that spirituality is embedded not only in souls, but also in the bricks of a wall. |
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We Are All Brothers
by Rachel Ginsberg
Imagine a dream where you discover that your best friend is really your brother. For Lior Alhanati, it was no dream. |
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Father Dear
by Jacob Stewart
A story about abandonment and the deep bonds of love. |
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The Torah in Our Church
by Yosef Juarez
The amazing story of our church that en masse decided to convert to Judaism. |
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When Alzheimer's Hits Home
by Sarah Bloomberg
I knew taking care of my mother with Alzheimer's would not be easy, but I didn't realize it could also be so rewarding. |
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The Nazi Mascot
by Olga Craig
Almost all his life Alex Kurzem has kept a lonely secret. |
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My Guru, Dr. Jacobs
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
A funny thing happened on my way to saving the world. |
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Eyes Wide Open
by Ellen Schwartz
Our disabled son has taught me to embrace the simple and everyday beauty of life. |
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Chanukah Lights Dancing_
by Dr. Jackie Yaris
Chanukah's tiny lights brazenly face the night's bitter challenge, transforming fear into a soft caress of hope. |
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Chanukah in Iowa
by Miriam Meir
I was the only Jewish child in the auditorium, and sometimes felt I was the only Jewish girl in the entire world. |
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Reality Knocks
by Ross Hirschmann
By volunteering one hour to help others, we may encounter some deep surprises about ourselves and the world. |
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Rabbi Akiva's Optimism
by Meir Soloveichik
How the Jewish People managed to persevere throughout the arduous centuries of exile. |
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The Possible Dream
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Sometimes dreams come true. And sometimes the truth becomes a dream. |
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Two are Better than One
by Leah Abramowitz
They had been married 62 years and there were no children. Every day she sat by his side, willing him to get better and come home. |
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Choosing to See
by Jenna Handler
We don't need 20/20 vision to see God's hand in the world, or to feel His love. |
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A Kiss from Above
by Bassi Gruen
Don't wait for a near miss with a bus to realize that God is guiding your every step. |
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Buried Treasure
by Rochelle Krich
They like us in Poland, now that we're dead. |
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My Palace, My Sukkah
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Every little girl dreams of being a queen in her own palace. One day in India, I tripped into my childhood fantasy. |
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An American Jew in Russia
by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
All Jews have a still small voice inside of them that says, "I am a Jew." |
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This Year in Uman
by Rabbi Irwin Katsof
What happens when a Jew who is a slave to creature comforts finds himself on Rosh Hashana in Uman, Ukraine, with 30,000 Chassidim and no hot running water? |
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The Human Touch_
by Dr. Jackie Yaris
A letter jolted me out of my complacency, reminding me that real change is truly possible. |
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A Tree Falls in Boro Park
by Ruchama King Feuerman
After ten years, Jerusalem had yielded no career and no man. It was time to go to the city of intense dating. |
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More Holy Woman
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
An exclusive excerpt from Sara Rigler's must-read new book. |
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Scavenging for Shells
by Kim Schneiderman
Death is like a tsunami, threatening to sweep away everything in its path. |
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The Intruder
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Even suffering can draw us closer to God. |
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The Mystery of 1964
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Some survivors spoke freely about their war experiences; others never said a word. A child reflects back on this mammoth dilemma amidst the backdrop of a shocking discovery. |
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Her Name was Patience
by Malka Winner
She was unusual -- in name and life -- and the kids knew it. The time has finally come to ask her for forgiveness |
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Building Your Own Temple_
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
My 11-year-old daughter came a lot closer than most of us ever will to really understanding the true meaning of Tisha B'Av. |
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God and I
by Cindy Johannsen
My conversion to Judaism. |
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Touching Death
by Jon Perrin
My first experience helping to prepare the body of a deceased person for his funeral. |
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Shwarma: A Love Story
by Tzvi Gluckin
Sometimes a person needs to meditate and think about things. Most of the time he just needs to eat something greasy. |
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Googling to God
by Jonathan Milner
My spiritual journey of a thousand miles began with a single click. |
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Forgiving My Father
by Ayelet
There is no deeper wound than abandonment by a parent. After 10 years, I wanted to heal. |
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Deep Center
by Adam Greenman
My kind of position. No pressure, no embarrassing errors, and no one gets hurt. |
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It's Not Me
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Breaking out of our self-imposed confinements. |
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My Six-Day War
by Sarah Shapiro
When I first heard "the word" in my hometown. |
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Next Year in Jerusalem, Part 2
by Ellen Willis
A groundbreaking chronicle of spiritual search, originally published in Rolling Stone magazine, April 1977. |
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Reservoir of Faith
by Adina Hershberg
The cancer could not stop her from caring for and inspiring others. |
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Next Year In Jerusalem, Part 1
by Ellen Willis
A groundbreaking chronicle of spiritual search, originally published in Rolling Stone magazine, April 1977. |
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B-2730
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Some numbers will never fade away. |
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Looking for Mr. Munk
by Rabbi Tzvi Nightingale
There was something different about Mr. Munk's Hebrew school class -- Judaism was not a bore. |
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Not So Small Miracles
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
God is always communicating with us. Sometimes it takes a miracle for us to get the message. |
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More Life to Live
by Dr. Jackie Yaris
Mr. Meyer had less than a 1% chance walking out of the hospital. But that was only according to science. |
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A Super Bowl to Remember
by Rabbi Irwin Katsof
God had some other plans for me that day besides watching TV and stuffing myself with popcorn. |
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Handicaps
by Bina Ester and Jack Botwinik
Batya Feigenbaum can barely walk, but she sure can soar. |
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In His Hands
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
How one man faced the ultimate moment of truth: life or death. |
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Apple Over the Fence
by Herman Rosenblatt
A little girl saved his life. Destiny brings them back together. |
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Growing Up Sisters
by Laura Singer
Decades of hurt and strain finally give way to understanding and reconciliation. |
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Courage is a Journey
by Sasha Yonah Bas Kunah Chana
Seven years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. |
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My Altered World
by Dina Bar-Tov
After my husband died, it was my youngest daughter who taught me to embrace life again. |
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Do Angels Need to Dance?
by Sarah Shapiro
I wished that somehow they had known how to make me feel included, that cold and rainy Sukkot night, rather than ostracized. |
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