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The Ba'al Teshuva and the Experience of Return

Dr. Lisa Aiken, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, Rabbi Harvey Belovski and 1 more

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New Paths for Ba'alei Teshuva, Part 3

On one level, one could not help but be impressed by the intensity and earnestness at Aish Hatorah, circa 1983, of young people devoting themselves to the mission of revitalizing their own spiritual lives and attempting to persuade others to do the…
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New Paths for Ba'alei Teshuva, Part 2

In early 1982, I began to study something called "The 48 Ways of Wisdom" one night a week. This was a series of classes based on the last chapter of Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Fathers, at a home study group organized by…
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Collaboration With Death: Anti-Semitism Then and Now

Dr. Daniel Goldhagen

Is anti-Semitism a phenomenon limited to certain isolated individuals, or is it a more common prejudice than is usually understood? Was the ordinary German or Pole a “willing executioner,” an enthusiastic party to hatred, or a victim of…
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The New World Disorder: Fundamentalism, Human Rights, and the Future of Democracy

Dr. Elliott Malamet, Melanie Phillips

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The Ba'al Teshuva and the Experience of Return

Dr. Elliott Malamet, Dr. Lisa Aiken, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin and 2 more

Admission $15 preregistered, $20 at the door.  TiMPass Holders and students, no charge. See our flyer here.  
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The Shidduch Crisis

Aliza Abrams, Rabbi Chananya Weissman, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin and 1 more

Few topics in contemporary Orthodoxy evoke as much passion and discussion as that of shidduchim and marriage. Articles and advice columns abound regarding whether there is a shidduch crisis; whether young people are prepared for…
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The Long Road: Children On and Off the Derech

Dr. Ruby Wolbromsky, Leah Malamet, Rabbi Jeremy Stavisky and 1 more

Recent studies have indicated that a significant number of children raised in dati homes eventually leave the path of religious observance. Some estimates range from fifteen to twenty percent per year of the students in the religious high…
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The Long Road: Children On and Off the Derech

Dr. Ruby Wolbromsky, Leah Malamet, Rabbi Jeremy Stavisky and 1 more

We've all seen the hurt and confusion of parents who dedicated their lives to trying to convey their highest beliefs to their children, only to be rejected. We've seen the hurt and confusion of children who can't seem to find a "…
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Powerless in Toronto

Rabbi Jay Kelman

It’s always important to remind ourselves to be thankful for those things we take for granted—like having electricity. As many of you know firsthand, and many others have undoubtedly heard, we Torontonians are slowly recovering from an…
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