Human Interest
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Eden Abergel, 29, lost her husband Eliran on October 7 in Kibbutz Be'eri. She wants the world to know his story and how his impact continuous even after he was killed. They met in the army. "From the moment I saw him, I felt butterflies," Eden says. "He was charismatic, warm, full of life. Always […]
Human Interest
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“You are such a good listener. You really helped me.” I received this compliment the other day and it made my whole week. It wasn’t grand or poetic. It was personal and heartfelt, and I felt like I mattered. Complimenting someone seems costs you nothing, takes you a few seconds, and can lift a person’s […]
“Salaam Aleikum. Shabbat Shalom. My name is Ibraheem1 and I’m a religious Muslim originally from the Caucasus region.” His audio message was addressed to me and my family, Israelis and Diaspora Jews, and it was a sincere voice of support in the midst of war and rising global antisemitism. “As a religious Muslim, wallahi, I […]
In the final years of World War II, a small group of young Jews parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe on a nearly impossible mission: to help rescue Jews and fight the Nazis from within. Their story is the subject of Matti Friedman’s new book, Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe. Drawing on diaries, […]
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Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen responds to some of the most difficult and unexpected questions people send in.
