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Commencement: Celebrating Graduation and Shavuot

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Four Thoughts as Passover Approaches

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Hanukkah, Jewish Education, and the Present Moment

Living Torah by Dr Gil Graff

Lessons for Today - Living Torah

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Of Memory, Meaning, and the Enduring Message of the Ninth of Av

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Torah, Shavuot, and Jewish Education

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The Passover Narrative: A Continuing Journey of Hope

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Global Jewish Education Leaders Meet in Israel

"hazak, hazak, v nithazek: let us be strong and strengthen one another"

Multiple Visions, Mutual Responsibility, and Collective Strength: Jewish Education in 2024

A Hanukkah Gift for the Ages

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The Greatest Gift in a World Adrift

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Of Changing Times and Enduring Wisdom

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Simchat Torah - Spread the Word

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As A New Year Begins

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From Masada to Modernity: Reflections on the Ninth of Av

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The Echo of Sinai: A Shavuot Reflection

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As Passover Approaches: Of History, Covenant and Memory

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The Road to Immortality

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Of Memory and Meaning: Reflections on the 9th of Av

Shabbat HaChodesh

Of Time, Freedom, and Responsibility

Gratitude for Blog

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From the Maccabees to Modernity: Enduring Lessons

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On Kohelet, Campus Life, and Preparing for College

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At the Start of the New Year

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Of Humility and Multiple Voices

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Israel: The Ever-dying People

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Why be Jewish? Reflecting on the Pew Study, Torah, and Jewish Education

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Enduring Themes and a Changing Landscape: The Mission of Jewish Education

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Counting What Counts

Of Pesach, Generations, and Memory

Why Jewish Education?

Of Purim and the Pandemic

Of Gratitude, Resilience and Hanukkah

On the Start of a New Cycle of Torah Study

Living in the Present, toward the Future

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