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JP Archives: Teens and Twenties Talk

625 Archived Articles Found in Teens and Twenties Talk
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1) Posted Nov 19 2008

Making Time Count

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz

The Torah introduces the drama, surrounding the search of a wife for Yitzchak, by noting that Avraham was "advanced in his years," (Bereshis 24:1).

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2) Posted Nov 19 2008

Another Take On Birthdays

By Luba Gal

I opened The Jewish Press the week of October 31 to the Teens and Twenties Talk page and came across "A Day of Contemplation," by Michael Orbach.

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3) Posted Nov 19 2008

Lipstick, Manicures, And High Heels

By Sarah Twersky

I woke up to the sound of my favorite band's music blaring in my left ear. I reached out and shut the alarm on my cell phone. 7:35.

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4) Posted Nov 19 2008

Why?

By Ilanna Schuster, Grade 11

Why are we so surprised when winter comes around Though it happens every year?

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5) Posted Nov 19 2008

Parshat Chayei Sarah

By Rabbi David Hertzberg

Tradition has it that the captain of a sinking ship must go down with it.

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6) Posted Nov 12 2008

Laughter And Happiness

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz

Our Torah places great significance on the names given to children. It is, therefore, appropriate that we examine the background of the names that were given to our great leaders.

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7) Posted Nov 12 2008

Daydream

By Adina R. Laury

The girl ended her speech to thunderous applause-no, a standing ovation.

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8) Posted Nov 12 2008

Scarred

By Penina Wagschal

"You have to. He would do it for you," argued Danny. "He always said he would. You have to."

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9) Posted Nov 12 2008

Parshat Va'yera

By Rabbi David Hertzberg

Air Force One is the most recognizable plane in the world. Although, in truth, Air Force One is the call sign for whatever aircraft the president happens to be on, people associate it with the blue and white 747.

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10) Posted Nov 05 2008

Looking Back - And Moving Forward

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz

Hashem blessed Avraham by informing him "V'Heyeh brachah (Bereshis 12:2). A single, precise translation of these two words is elusive, as commentaries offer different interpretations.

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11) Posted Nov 05 2008

Great Expectations

By Bracha Goykadosh

I always knew he was going to be the next gadol hador. Since his youth I have had visions, I have had dreams for my son.

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12) Posted Nov 05 2008

Parshat Lech Lecha

By Rabbi David Hertzberg

Some decisions are just meant to be. This is especially true when it comes to the Land of Israel.

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13) Posted Oct 29 2008

Praising Hashem

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz

One of the acclaimed characteristics of Hashem is that He administers punishment middah k'neged middah (loosely translated as having "the punishment fit the crime").

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14) Posted Oct 29 2008

A Day of Contemplation

By Michael Orbach

My birthday was this past Sunday, and like the last few birthdays I've had, the event depressed me.

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15) Posted Oct 29 2008

Are You Voting November 4?

By Michelle Katz

I'm not "gonna" lie to you. Of course I care which presidential candidate you vote for.

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16) Posted Oct 29 2008

Push Presents?

By Moshe Kupfer

A close friend of mine recently became a father for the first time. Both he and his wife, as well as their entire families' feel great joy and relief at the birth of this healthy baby boy.

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17) Posted Oct 29 2008

Parshat Noach

By Rabbi David Hertzberg

Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search For a Way Out of Iraq is Linda Robinson's new book on the 2007-2008 "surge" strategy employed in Iraq to try and stem the country's civil war and turn things around.

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18) Posted Oct 22 2008

Parshat Bereishit

By Rabbi David Hertzberg

Braxton Bragg was one of the leading Confederate generals during the Civil War. He was also one of the worst.

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19) Posted Oct 22 2008

Forgiving

By Bassy Nussbaum, 17

I was crippled by it, My back hunched, Sagging under its weight. And still, It grew.

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20) Posted Oct 22 2008

"The Holy Parade"

By Sarah Twersky

The Sunday after Shabbos Shuva, I was moping around the house looking for something to do. I was drawn to the window when I heard the unmistakable sound of a Hachnasas Sefer Torah taking place somewhere nearby.

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625 Archived Articles Found in Teens and Twenties Talk
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