It's been pretty popular to look towards the end of 2016 and say "good riddance." But it's possible we may be losing something very valuable by rushing to judge the last year....

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The friend had passed away. But rediscovering his letters allowed me to revisit our friendship, one where the nature of mentor and student was constantly shifting....

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A descendant of a Holocaust survivor shares how his grandfather's legacy has affected him today, both in its trauma, and in his grandfather's enormously powerful spirit....

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How can people, children especially, learn about loyalty and humility when sports stars are becoming more and more independent, and less and less tied to their teams?...

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They wrapped us up and passed us swiftly into strangers' arms, / whispered kisses on our cheeks, / and we cried out, in frightened silence....

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A father and rabbi reflects on the recent study that kids these days just aren't having any fun anymore....

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What turning fifty, losing a father, and celebrating ten years as a rabbi taught Matt Gewirtz about the importance of pausing for a moment to take in their power....

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What's worse: how digital media changes how we think or how we talk about digital media changing how we think?...

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