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When Lucie Kon walked onstage in New York to accept an Emmy for We Will Dance Again, her harrowing documentary about Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks, she was terrified. Her employer, the BBC, had told her not to mention that it was a BBC film. The BBC hadn’t paid for her flight or her hotel. […]
Human Interest
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When your kid comes home from kindergarten with a crayon drawing, they are offering you their greatest treasure. They are excited to give you something of themselves; an act of love that is proudly displayed on the refrigerator. Age 60+, I still wanted to give my dad something of value, something uniquely me where he […]
Jamie Geller's recent conversation with Dr. Yardena Bauer about GLP-1 medications raised an important and long-overdue point: weight regulation is far more complex than willpower. For too long, women have been made to feel that their weight reflects their discipline, character, or personal failures. Challenging that misconception is essential. But as someone whose work focuses […]
In a world that celebrates flexibility and going with the flow, it’s surprising how often the Torah describes the Jewish people as an am k’shei oref, a stiff-necked people. It hardly sounds like a compliment. Yet throughout Jewish history, that same stubborn determination is often what kept our people faithful to the Torah and its […]
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For a hundred years archaeologists have searched the plain around the Dead Sea for the city the Torah says was destroyed by fire from heaven. Rabbi Daniel Rowe travels to Jordan to visit the actual sites.
