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The Guru Jew
The Guru Jew
A spiritual journey from a Himalayan enclave to the Old City of Jerusalem
Off to find the ultimate, Gil was soon on a plane headed to the guru's ashram in central South India. Though he devoted himself with zeal to the Hindu teachings, long years of deep meditation "brought me no joy, just a stronger desire to find the Eternal."
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First Class General, First Rate Human BeingDoron Almog: First Class General, First Rate Human Being
Most Valuable Basketball Player:  Most Valuable Lesson
Most Valuable Basketball Player: Most Valuable Lesson
"Everyone has their mission. No one's mission is more important than the other," states Tamir Goodman. Tamir has found his through his life-long dream: basketball.
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Discovering the CURE
Discovering the CURE
Dr. Laz – Jewish Renaissance Man
Dr. Laz's unique healing formula is not available in pharmacies, but it is highly effective in uplifting the spirit of others, including at-risk youth on the periphery. The CURE in four simple words stands for: Communication, Understanding, Respect and Education.
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Defiance
Defiance
The Bielski Brothers Heroic Tale of Survival
As the film credits rolled, Jessica Bielski sat perfectly still in her chair and wept. Finally, her grandfather's amazing story of how he helped save hundreds of Jews from Nazi extermination would be told to the world.
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On Schindler's List: Leon Leyson's Story of Survival
On Schindler's List: Leon Leyson's Story of Survival
When the Nazis invaded Poland, Leon Leyson was ten years old. He recalls, "Suddenly, I lost my most basic rights. I was hungry and frightened all the time."
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You Be My Kaddish'l...
"You Be My Kaddish'l..."
Batya Berg: A Woman Who Had No Children, But Daily Cares for 150 Children
Batya Berg never had children of her own, but her days are filled with caring for the needs of her young charges. Some of them have no mothers, others are orphaned from their fathers; all of them are bewildered, wounded and intimately familiar with poverty, illness, and despair.
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When Someone You Love Goes to Jail
When Someone You Love Goes to Jail
The Aleph Institute: Reaching out to Jewish Prisoners
Sarah's husband had been sent to prison. Her emotional support, the father of her children and the family's breadwinner was now incarcerated as she was left in the pain of solitude.
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Never too Late for a Brit
Never too Late for a Brit
To whom do the millions of adult Jewish males who never had a circumcision turn?
Recently, you have been thinking a lot about Judaism. You buy a book at the corner book store and over the next few weeks you read, learn, discover. Then, like a flash, you realize that something has been missing all these years…a circumcision.
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Soul Music
Soul Music
Meet Yood: Dynamic, Chassidic Rock N’ Roll Band
Could an echo of King David be heard in a rock n’ roll, stamping and bogeying, high-volume band of three modern day Chassidic-Hendrix-Kabbalistic-electric-good time mix of nice Jewish boys called Yood?
From Super Bowl Champion to Champion of Judaism
From Super Bowl Champion to Champion of Judaism
Meet Alan Veingrad. Offensive lineman. Green Bay Packer. Dallas Cowboy. Champion of Super Bowl XXVII.
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I'm Telling You Child, You Are a Gentile
I'm Telling You Child, You Are a Gentile
A Spiritual Journey: From Tonica Marlow to Tova Mordechai
Tonica Marlow couldn't take her eyes off the rabbi or the Torah scroll he held in his hand. What am I doing here? She kept asking herself. So many times, she had promised herself never to come here again and yet, here she was again...
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Warning the Western World
Warning the Western World
Brigitte Gabriel: A Lebanese Christian Journalist Battles for Israel
When Gabriel entered the emergency room, she was shocked by what she saw around her: hundred of wounded people, Muslims, Palestinians and Christians being treated by Israeli doctors. "They didn't see religion, they didn't see political affiliation, they saw people in need and they helped."
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Friends Forever
Friends Forever
The Friendship Circle--Special Friendships for Special Children
Everyone wants to belong. To be loved and appreciated. But for parents of children with special needs, finding a safe haven of friendship and social activities can be daunting.
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Lyrics that Uplift
Lyrics that Uplift
Rappers Who Found their Soul through their Music
People get to wake up to music that tells them, "It's a beautiful world; open up your eyes, see the sun shining. There's a real reason why you're born.You have a mission. And your mission is sacred."
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Kosher Cop
Kosher Cop
Las Vegas Undercover Officer Fights For His Religious Rights
Steve Riback found himself pursuing a job as a policeman in Las Vegas. He wanted to be a warrior for good. Little did Steve know how much of a warrior G‑d wanted him to be.
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Escape from Hell
Escape from Hell
A true story of a Jewish woman’s harrowing escape from her abusive husband
Sleep eluded Daphna, as she stared into the darkness of the night. She tried in vain to still the hammering of her heart against her chest. Tomorrow was the day...
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For Sixty-Five Years I Thought She was Dead
For Sixty-Five Years I Thought She was Dead
A Wondrous Reunion
Simon Glasberg never forgot his sister, Hilda. As soon as the Germans entered their hometown of Chernowitz, Romania, she was smuggled into the Soviet Union. His family never heard from her again.
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A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Synagogue
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Synagogue
The Russels: A marriage of show biz, diapers and chicken soup
Reuven and Esther Rachel Russell are happy cliché busters. Successful actors and comedians, they are busy building more than dynamic careers; they are building a "home in Israel"—living a full Jewish life and raising an active brood of five.
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