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Locusts and Lentils
By Brian Blum
Rachel just doesn't get it. I've explained it again and again. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A chance to become a part of Jewish history. To not just live as a minority in some other culture's history, but to make our own...
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Purpose in a Moment
By Esther Heller
Terri Schiavo died almost two years ago after being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for fifteen years. After numerous court cases and fourteen appeals, the courts ruled against the wishes of her parents and decreed that her feeding tube should be removed. Thirteen days later on March 30, 2005...
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A Fresh Passover
By Rabbi Leiby Burnham
Why couldn't the Torah simply allow people to eat matzah even while there is chametz in the house? Why is it necessary to clean every nook and cranny in the house to remove all traces of chametz before Pesach begins?
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Searching for Jewish Traces in Ethiopia
By Julian Voloj
Traveling to Ethiopia is like traveling in a time machine. Nowhere else in the world have I felt closer to biblical times. My pilgrimage through Ethiopia brought me to a widely unknown country with a rich history, closely linked to Judaism...
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Did Eliyahu Appear or Not?
By Rabbi Yikhat Rozen, Merkaz Neria, Kiryat Malachi
A Lesson For the Children - One day a Jew arrived to see Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev. He was a simple but very rich man, a great philanthropist and a man of great faith. The man turned to the rabbi and said, "With G-d's help, my house has been blessed and I have great wealth. But there is one thing that causes me great pain and does not let me rest, and that is why I have come to see you."
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The Young Immigrants from Syria
By Zev Wallack
Land of My Birth - At the end of the First World War (1918), the Zionist movement began to awaken in Damascus. The participants were Hebrew activists who had been expelled from Eretz Yisrael by the Turkish authorities. They established four Hebrew educational facilities in the Syrian capital...
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Parashat Vayikra: The Priestly Sacrifice
By Rabbi Nachman Kahana
At that moment I know I will ask myself, "Who am I to bring atonement to this man. Am I better than he? True I have not desecrated the Shabbat, but I have my own array of avayrot. So how can I bring about this man's atonement?"
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Favorite Passover Non-Gebrochts Desserts
By Norene Gilletz, The Flavor of Memory
Passover desserts might be a challenge, but "never serve a dessert on Passover that you wouldn't eat the rest of the year!"
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Pesach- An Annual Nutritional Challenge!
By Nechama Cohen
Over twenty years ago Nechama Cohen began to exhibit severe symptoms of diabetes. Today she offers tips and recipes to help diabetics enjoy a healthy and tasty Passover.
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