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Fifty-five years in Israel is reason to celebrate.

In Israel, there is a growing pushback against publications that erase women.

Women, on the other hand, are not really supposed to learn a lot of Gemara, because that’s like giving a soldier a loaded weapon.

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Can you be happy for 100 days in a row?

It's time to force myself to think about apple cider, cuddly sweatshirts and the end of daylight savings time.

Young people tend to be too naive and idealistic to fully fathom the implications of their actions.

He was a powerful and fascinating speaker and convincing preacher, and his ministrations were so successful that his synagogue on Sabbath and holidays was always crowded with worshipers...

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“Every dish that comes out, eight people take out their phones to take pictures of it,” said Kornblum.

I'm not trying to minimize the holy work of raising children.

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While I have yet to figure out where to put all these amazing volumes, I am astonished by the culinary inspiration that seems to jump off many a page and the apparently unending creativity that gives each of us the opportunity to experiment as never before.

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Spending more on a bottle of wine doesn't guarantee that you will like it better.

Perhaps we need to review, as Jews, what defines success.

The two Torah giants spent hours discussing a variety of Torah topics, some of which went well beyond subjects normally dealt with in Lithuanian yeshivas.

Don't be afraid to try something different.

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The doctor said, “Make sure to get a really expensive one. You spend a third of your life in bed.”

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We survived the week so well that no one in my family ever realized they were living through my planned experiment.

What I call verbal terrorism is tragically not rare at all.

The student followers of the Malach stood in direct opposition to his philosophy and to the standards of the yeshiva.

There are so many toys available for newborn to age 5, but how do you choose?

I am not sure how many of you readers have had this experience, but I did and it truly tested the limits of my sanity!

If either of you already has the basic kitchen, bathroom, and dining necessities, resist the urge to dump everything you have and start all over again.

We are venturing outdoors and breathing in the fresh air.