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The first time we see this question asked in scripture is found in Exodus 4:2. Moses is standing before a burning bush with God instructing him to go back to Egypt to set his captive people free. …
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Diane Houghtaling
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11/11/22
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This is first part of two columns reacting to recent media reports, critical of Hasidic Yeshiva Education.
As I’ve mentioned in my previous column, I want to address the allegation that …
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Moshe Unger
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11/4/22
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Many would say that Covid is the great destroyer of life as we knew it a few short years ago. Millions around the world still grieve the loss of loved ones they never got to hold or say good-bye to …
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Diane Houghtaling
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10/28/22
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I grew up in a big, old farmhouse, and recently remembered an event that really traumatized me as a child. My bedroom was one of four rooms upstairs. From time to time some aunts, uncles and cousins …
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Diane Houghtaling
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10/14/22
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I was asked by a reader to address the recent New York Times article which alleges that Chasidic schools in New York are not providing adequate general education.
Right now, we are in …
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Moshe Unger
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10/7/22
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Autumn is officially here with its cooler temperatures and leaves changing color. For many, fall is their favorite season, a sentiment I don’t share. I never liked fall because it meant winter …
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Diane Houghtaling | Hope Ministries
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9/30/22
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Rosh Hashana is coming this upcoming Sunday night till Tuesday night. Rosh Hashana means the beginning of the year. It is one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar and most Jews in …
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Moshe Unger
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9/23/22
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I read a story about an artist who was commissioned to paint a mural showing the life of Christ in a Sicilian cathedral. He used a twelve-year-old boy with an innocent face as a model for Jesus. …
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Diane Houghtaling
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9/16/22
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Have you been waiting for something for a long time? Or at least it feels like a long time? Have your prayers remained unanswered, or so it seems? Are you growing weary of it all, wishing something …
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Diane Houghtaling
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8/19/22
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Imagine if in twenty years from now, we discover extraterrestrial intelligent life. The world would be ablaze with curiosity to find out about life on that remote planet.
Imagine that …
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Moshe Unger
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8/12/22
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Even though I didn’t get many wild strawberries this year, God blessed me with an abundance of blueberries. A friend invited me to travel to a pick-your-own blueberry farm, and we enjoyed a few …
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Diane Houghtaling
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8/5/22
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In the Jewish Calendar, we are starting the annual 9 days of mourning this Friday, July 29, culminating in a fast day on Sunday, August 7, called Tishah B’av. The mourning is on the destruction …
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Moshe Unger
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7/29/22
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