A rabbi shares what he’s learned speaking with people in their final moments of life
Exploring the final moments before death is a reminder of what really matters in life
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Law enforcement have heard contradictory accounts of how Paul Kessler sustained a fatal injury
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First Person I lost my mother after Mother’s Day. Five years later, she talked to me
On impulse, I silently said, “Mom?” And she responded.
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Opinion The murder of two sisters shattered Israel. The words of their father gave us hope
In Israel, each terror attack is horrifying on a human level, but also on a completely personal one
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Opinion A Jewish comedian’s new special is about his partner’s death from COVID. It’s hilarious
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News More and more Jews are choosing cremation. These rabbis aren’t happy about it.
According to one rabbi’s estimate, about half of American Jews are choosing cremation
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