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Yankie Denburg

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The Why of the Journey

The Why of the Journey

This week, I walked into a hospital room that did not feel anything like the hospital room I had spent several days in last week. Last week, I spent...

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From the Cemetery to the Maternity Ward

From the Cemetery to the Maternity Ward

This Monday, I drove from one end of the universe to the other. Not literally, of course. I was only driving a few short miles from the cemetery,...

05.06.2026 30

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Another Baby, Another Whole World

This week, I saw something tragic. Our cousins had a baby who was born extremely premature and lived in this world for only a few minutes. My cousin...

30.05.2026 40

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What Our Children Remember

Yesterday, I had two conversations that seemed separate at first, but the more I thought about them, the more I realized how connected they really...

29.05.2026 30

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Buried With Her Tehillim

At my grandmother’s funeral this week, I noticed some movement near the grave. At the moment I did not realize what it was. Only afterward did I...

17.05.2026 50

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The Holy Secret Inside ‘Six-Seven’

My son Shaya loves saying “Six-Seven.” He says it often, with full confidence, as if everyone in the room is supposed to understand exactly what...

08.05.2026 50

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Second Chance Day

You know that feeling when you realize you missed something important? Not something small. Not a text you forgot to answer or an errand you pushed...

01.05.2026 20

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The Beauty of Boundaries

You may have seen the video of me on the roof putting fake owls on the top corners of our Chabad Center. Sitting in my office, I can hear the...

24.04.2026 70

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The Hardest Part is Coming Back Home

Last week I wrote about the record-breaking journey of Artemis II, how astronauts travelled farther than ever before, reaching distances no human has...

18.04.2026 70

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The Moon and the Journey Beyond

The moon has always captured the human imagination. Over the Passover holiday, astronauts broke a new record. On April 1, as we were beginning our...

15.04.2026 30

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Is Your Door Open?

Every year, when we get to the moment in the Seder where we open the door for Elijah the Prophet, I think of this picture. It was painted by my...

29.03.2026 70

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The Calendar of Miracles

America is a superpower. Israel is a sliver on the map. America is vast. Israel is a tiny nation with no natural resources. Which is why it is so...

20.03.2026 70

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