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Kol Echad; a Hesped for Rabbi Hauer

Kol Echad; a Hesped for Rabbi Hauer

Shortly after Rabbi Hauer zt”l’s passing, I received a cryptic message from Rabbi Moshe Benovitz, managing director of International NCSY...

Dec 4, 2025 By motzeny
Starting a Revolution: Introducing the Kol Echad E-Magazine

Starting a Revolution: Introducing the Kol Echad E-Magazine

They say that no one ever sets out to start a revolution. Rather, a confluence of factors collide, and it...

Sep 1, 2025 By motzeny
In Appreciation of those who Choose to Stay: A Powerful Lesson from Eliezer

In Appreciation of those who Choose to Stay: A Powerful Lesson from Eliezer

This was originally delivered as a drasha on Parshas Chayei Sarah by the Director of Kol Echad, Rabbi Yisrael Motzen...

Nov 12, 2025 By motzeny
A Call for Men’s Support Networks

A Call for Men’s Support Networks

It’s Wednesday evening, and I’m just starting to think about Shabbos meals. I text my friend Janet (not her real...

Sep 1, 2025 By motzeny
Frum divorced women were struggling. Their sisters stepped in.

Frum divorced women were struggling. Their sisters stepped in.

Growing up in the frum community, one assumes there is an organization for all crises. Need an apartment near a...

Sep 9, 2025 By motzeny
Halachic FAQ’s for the Yomim Noraim

Halachic FAQ’s for the Yomim Noraim

      Must a single woman do Hataras Nedarim? The great halachic authorities of the last generation debate whether...

Sep 1, 2025 By motzeny
More Than Help—Honor: Avraham’s Vision for Community

More Than Help—Honor: Avraham’s Vision for Community

There is something profoundly moving about walking into a shul and feeling, instantly, that you belong. Not because you were...

Sep 12, 2025 By motzeny
A Space for Single Women

A Space for Single Women

by Yaakov Langer Hadassa Hirsch didn’t set out to build a movement. She didn’t sit down with a business plan,...

Apr 24, 2025 By motzeny
Thriving After Divorce

Thriving After Divorce

“As a kid, I wanted to be a Broadway actress. I was obsessed with musical theatre. I ended up majoring...

Sep 1, 2025 By motzeny
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