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Understanding the Villains; or, Stranger than Fiction
Donna Tartt, the author of this year’s Pulitzer Prize winner The Goldfinch , was once told by Ken Kesey, the ...
Igniting Curiosity’s Flame
It's important to encourage a child's natural ability and his or her own way of discovering the world.
Appreciating What You Have
An important part of being content is to stop comparing ourselves to others.
What Does It Mean to Have Pride in One’s Identities?
It is September 5, 2010. I am in my dorm room at Tufts University, having just arrived to campus a ...
An Israel Parade for All Who Love Israel
On June 1, tens of thousands of Jews will flock on 5th Avenue to participate in the 50th annual Celebrate ...
Does Interfaith Dialogue Work?
I ask this question often, in one form or another. And often, people answer with a cynical “No.”A business leader ...
One Day or Two Days (part 2 of 2)
This is a continuation of Friday’s post. In part 1, Bracha explained the background for the question and here she concludes ...
One Day or Two Days? (part 1 of 2)
I have lived in Israel for most of my life. Many mitzvot are only relevant in the land of Israel, ...
To Minsk on a Prayer
“Eastern Europe’s outcast, Belarus lies at the edge of the region and seems determined to avoid integration with the rest ...
Learning from Adversity
Before the Israelites were ready to fulfill their dreams, they needed to face themselves in the wilderness and grow up as a people.
Bringing to Light Quiet Heroism
I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to tell this very dramatic, and heretofore almost completely unknown, Holocaust rescue ...
The Gift of Generations: A Mother’s Song
Mom. Mommy. Ima. Madre. Mother. No matter how many ways I say it, the concept still catches me by surprise ...