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Do Public Teshuvah Movements Block Personal Change?

September 13, 2022 · 7 min read
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Issue 928
September 13, 2022 · 7 min read

Do Public Teshuvah Movements Block Personal Change?

“Strengthening one area of avodas Hashem shouldn’t be seen as an impediment to growing in other areas”

#8
Issue 921
July 26, 2022 · 6 min read

The Message to Our Kids When Signing False Statements for Schools       

“Parents willing to sign falsely are teaching their child that dishonesty is okay... when it gets you what…

#7
Issue 917
June 28, 2022 · 6 min read

Is Eretz Yisrael the Best Place to Start Off Your Marriage?

"What needs to be determined is where does the couple stand the greatest chance of earning each other’s…

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Issue 913
May 31, 2022 · 6 min read

The Best Shul for a Young Boy    

"Wherever there is unique potential for the good, there is also unequaled potential for harm"

#5
Issue 909
May 3, 2022 · 7 min read

Learning Sifrei Mussar/Chassidus of Other Groups

"Rare is the person who can practice more than one approach"

#4
Issue 907
April 11, 2022 · 8 min read

The Claim: “A Large Seder Shortchanges Both Parent and Child”      

"Our starting point should be that we want to have guests; can we do it without our children…

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Issue 903
March 15, 2022 · 7 min read

Do Celebrity Singers Deserve Our Adulation?

"Adulation for entertainers has no place in Yiddishkeit. We revere gedolim. We run after them. We look up…

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Issue 900
February 22, 2022 · 8 min read

If You Don’t Publicly Condemn, Does That Mean You’re Complicit?     

"A lot depends upon who you are, who your audience is, how effective you are likely to be,…

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Issue 895
January 18, 2022 · 7 min read

The Claim: It’s Okay Not to Have a Personal Rav If You Listen to a Lot of Shiurim on a Regular Basis

"A shul rav, a rebbi, a rebbetzin — these relationships are more than just information, more than just…