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The enormity of the miracle that happened on September 30, 2026 cannot even yet be put into words. The passengers on the flydubai flight on Wednesday described the terrifying moment when their plane plunged 17,000 feet in under two minutes. No one knew that there was a terrorist co-pilot, an Omani national, in the cockpit […]
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Once in the fourth grade, I got caught in a lie. It wasn't an especially egregious lie; it endangered no one's safety or property. I simply avoided a school activity by falsely claiming that I had my parents' permission not to take part. Somehow I was found out. Here is how seriously the Hebrew Academy […]
My parents grew up in the days where if you went to cheder (Jewish religious school), the Rebbe would smack your knuckles with a ruler. At work, they were told, "If you don't come to work on Saturday, don't come on Monday." My father's family was very poor. His mother had to pawn her wedding […]
What started as Macklemore’s hijacking of Ed Sheeran’s concert tour via a Free Palestine message has spiraled into international news, reigniting the Israel/Palestine debate, and almost canceling Ed Sheeran’s tour altogether. Patriots owner Robert Kraft tried to silence Macklemore. Ed Sheeran tried to remain silent. And Jewish singer/songwriter Pink inserted herself into the debacle commenting […]
