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We're in the month with no holidays, so everyone calls it "bitter" Cheshvan.
Is that really where the "Mar" comes from? What's the Truth about… Mar Cheshvan:
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Forty minutes. Forty-three questions. One Chumash test. And a classmate's breathing that no one else seems to hear.
October is ADHD Awareness Month. Step inside the mind of a student with ADHD:
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Special Tribute Edition of Jewish Action: Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l—Vision, Leadership & Legacy
The news of Rabbi Moshe Hauer’s sudden and premature passing on Shemini Atzeret 5786 (October 14, 2025) hit the American Jewish c…
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The Artistry of the Tallit
At a planning meeting for the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897, the question of designing a flag for the nascent movement came up. One of the leaders, David Wolffsohn, asked, “Why do we hav…
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The Final Journey
How end-of-life doulas are helping Orthodox families navigate life’s final journey with dignity, compassion and faith
Chanie Mandel believes no one should have to die the way her father did.
Intubated ag…
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Dear Mrs. Fructer
Dear Mrs. Fructer,
How do you thank a teacher for literally saving your high school experience? How do you thank a teacher for believing in you and giving you the chance to succeed when so many others labe…
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The View on the Ground: A Teacher’s Perspective
I’ve been teaching general studies in early elementary grades for eighteen years. Most of the time, I like being a teacher, but this past year was a rough one. My second-gr…
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What to Do When Your Child Is Struggling
Remember that you are your child’s greatest advocate. If you suspect that your child is struggling academically or if you hear concerns from your child’s teacher, it’s your job to …
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What Parents Are Saying
“I recall every August as the summer would draw to a close, my happy, upbeat teenage daughter who has ADHD would become miserable and literally cry as she would get her school supplies ready. She dre…
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What Educators Are Saying
When you invest in education, you make a better product.
Shira Hochheimer
Director of Data and Technology and General Studies Department chair,
Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary and College
Ba…
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A Matter of Focus: Inside the Mind of a Teen with ADHD
“You have forty minutes for this test. You can begin,” says Mrs. A, my sixth-grade Chumash teacher. Flipping over my test, I quickly scan the first page before beginnin…
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When Smart Kids Struggle: The Challenge of Reaching Diverse Learners in the Torah Classroom
This article is part of a Jewish Action series on accessibility. In this installment, we look at educational accessibility—creati…
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Crossing the Divide
How a Modern Orthodox community and a secular kibbutz forged an unlikely friendship in the aftermath of October 7
When Rabbi Joe Wolfson and his family arrived for Shabbat at Kibbutz Nir Am in the Gaza…
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Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: A Call to Serve
For many Americans, 9/11 changed us in profound ways. The images of planes being flown into buildings, of desperate people jumping from the Twin Towers are seared into our memor…
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The Village He Built: A Tribute to Rabbi Jonathan Cohen, z”l
Courtesy of Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen
It felt like the longest flight of my life.
I was flying to Israel with my nephew, hoping we would arrive in time to say one fina…
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The Haftorah of Jonah on Yom Kippur: Adapted from a Kinus Teshuva Shiur Delivered by Harav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
This article was originally featured in the Fall 1987 issue of Jewish Action.
Why did our Sages select the …
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Gesher Shel Kayamah: The Wide Bridge of Rabbi Berel Wein, zt”l
When people think of Rabbi Berel Wein, they often recall his extraordinary ability to bring Jewish history to life. He helped countless Jews feel connected to o…
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Breaking the Silence: Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot Reflects on Twenty-Five Years of Mental Health Awareness
Rabbi Nathaniel (“Nati”) Helfgot occupies a distinctive place in Modern Orthodox life as a rabbi, educator, scholar and …
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Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, zt”l, on the Tishah B’Av Kinot
This article appeared in the Summer 1994 issue of Jewish Action.
On Tishah B’Av morning, we would begin davening in the Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachu…
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