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Rabbi Avi Weiss is founding president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and senior rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. His memoir of the Soviet Jewry movement, “Open Up the Iron Door,” was recently published by Toby Press.

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Open Letter to Mr. Jamaal Bowman, from Rabbi Avi Weiss

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Acting Even If Unsure Of The Outcome

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Jacob’s Desire To Change The Family Destiny

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Spiritual And Physical Challenges

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Every Relationship Contains Elements Of Surprise

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Children Can Often Repair Parents’ Missteps

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Ger Toshav

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Avraham, Universalism And Nationalism

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Planting The Seeds Of Greatness

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When Disappointed By Loved Ones

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In The Beginning

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Sukkot: Secret To Happiness

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The True Meaning Of Teshuvah

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The Importance Of Perspective And Follow-Up

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The Love Between God and His People

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Each One Of Us Is Like A Tree Of The Field

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The Different Meanings Of Re’eh

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Why God Gives Us The Commandments

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Ethical Correctives For The First 4 Books

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Do The Chosen Have Superior Souls?

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Children And The Sins Of Their Parents

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The Limitations Of The Mind

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Dissent For The Sake Of Heaven

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True Tests Of Resolve

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Limitation Can Be A Conduit To Freedom

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Sotah And The True Purpose Of Torah Learning

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The Great Importance Of Counting

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Reflections On Yom Yerushalayim

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Rabbis, Kohanim, And Moments Of Deepest Despair

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The Meaning Of Tumah

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Where Am I: Name That River

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IDF Demolishes Home of 2 Terrorists Who Murdered 3 Israelis in Elad

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Government

Lapid, Netanyahu Meet for Security Briefing

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