Sept. 1, 1923 was the 20th of Elul – almost 102 years ago. An earthquake, a very powerful one, hit Japan’s Kanto plain. It completely

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Whether one is a Democrat or a Republican, everyone is in full agreement on one thing: It is not going to be a boring four

It happened in the late 1950s. But first, a brief description of a problem that really has nothing to do with us. It happens to

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It is well known that on Shabbos Friday night, an additional neshama—an extra spirit and soul enters into a person. What is not so well

In a disturbing reflection of our times, we find ourselves confronting a society where the lines between right and wrong have become dangerously blurred. The

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