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What's a nice Jewish girl like me doing in a place like this?
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Belinda and I struggled with the idea: Does God care if we intermarry?
I found my pot o' gold in the place I least expected to.
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A hard-earned lesson about the purpose of life comes suddenly full circle.
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My intense relationship with the San Francisco 49ers taught me how to feel a part of the Jewish People.
Think you're having a rough day? Think again.
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My parents succeeded in creating a wonderful Christmas - yet inside me something was amiss.
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At a Grateful Dead concert one Chanukah, I felt like the only Jew in the world. Then an amazing thing happened.
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How Chanukah kept me Jewish when all else failed.
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Amidst the pre-Xmas frenzy, a group of idealistic college students unexpectedly discover Chanukah's quiet illumination.
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It's not only a baby we're expecting.
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On a trip to Israel, a Muslim journalist sees firsthand a litany of lies.
When he receives his Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences this week, Prof. Robert Aumann will talk about bringing world peace.
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From White House Christmas parties to the Tefillin challenge.
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How do you rebuild after losing everything? Ask David Hatuel.
One rabbi, untrained in medicine, is perhaps the leading medical expert in all of Israel.
In Elul anything is possible, even finding your soul mate.
Over four days, I nearly died half a dozen times.
My 11-year-old daughter came a lot closer than most of us ever will to really understanding the true meaning of Tisha B'Av.
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There were no sudden bolts of light, but I knew that right in front of me was a miracle.
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Professor Reuven Feuerstein has changed the lives of thousands of disabled children around the world.
How I first received the Torah, bedecked in torn jeans and a tattoo.
Imagine a dream where you discover that your best friend is really your brother. For Lior Alhanati, it was no dream.
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Hebrew school and ignorance drove away a generation of spiritual Jews. A new book beckons them back.
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A Jew is never completely lost from his people. A true unbelievable story.
Doctors said that Marsi Tabak would remain in a persistent vegetative state for the rest of her life. With tireless dedication and a warehouse of faith, her husband proved them wrong.
A wheelchair-bound couple draw on faith and a positive outlook in raising twins.
Sometimes dreams come true. And sometimes the truth becomes a dream.
Soaring high into the deep blue California sky, a ribbon of humanity and caring was created.
Which is harder: Saying goodbye or saying hello?
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When tragedy hits our lives, do we stop living?
A funny thing happened on my way to saving the world.
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The founder of America's #1 telecom company shares his personal life odyssey.
A former Rockette gives new definition to the word J.A.P.
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Moving in the world of Hollywood and high fashion, one woman discovers her inner self.
Chanukah's tiny lights brazenly face the night's bitter challenge, transforming fear into a soft caress of hope.
A personal tribute to my friend, Ellen.
Even suffering can draw us closer to God.
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My deep resentment toward my mother was somehow tied to an infection that was killing her.
Everything can change in an instant.
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Suddenly I froze. Before me stood Ana, our Jewish Kapo, an image that I had tried with all my might to erase from my memory.
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How could I feel God's presence while crowded with cancer, ugliness and pain?
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A true story about the power of a blessing and modern day miracles.
A letter jolted me out of my complacency, reminding me that real change is truly possible.
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Going to the mikvah became an obsession. I wanted in even if I didn't know why.
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My great-grandma Bertha was amazing for many reasons, and not just because she lived life to the fullest for 106 years.
My friend Rivka was an ordinary woman. How did she become so great?
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