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Yuri Gagarin and an Extraordinary Ordinary Life
Growing up in the former Soviet Union, like many fellow citizens, we spent our summers at a dacha—a small primitive house outside the city where
February 26, 2020
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My Identity Is Forever Found in Translation
“A righteous man falls down seven times and gets up.” — King Solomon1 Judaism defines a righteous individual as one who perseveres and transforms his
February 19, 2020
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Meeting the Rebbe, Meeting Myself
In the spring of 1990, my always proactive grandmother, Zelda, was bargaining in Yiddish at the cash register of the local supermarket in Philadelphia for
February 3, 2020
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The Impossible Dream of a Chinese Girl in Singapore
Ten years ago, my husband and I traveled to Singapore. Before the trip, as is my habit, I reached out to the local Chabad Center.
January 27, 2020
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The ‘Keeper of the Waters’ in Tasmania
Of all the miraculous stories that happened in my life, perhaps this one is at the top of the list. Not because it takes something
January 23, 2020
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