21st Century Bogatyr

A bogatyr is a folk or epic hero in Russian culture known for his wits, courage, physical and spiritual power and integrity - character traits that we can certainly use today.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

With the Best Intentions, On a New World

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  by Zvi Baranoff  Rifka Leeba began her schooling a bit younger than most kinder in Moskve on Planet Shney. Being a precocious and bright m...
Monday, February 3, 2025

A Strategy for the Yeshiva Takes Shape and Nes Opens a Pool Hall on Planet Shney

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  by Zvi Baranoff  To establish any new shtot anywhere is a monumental task. To build a shtot in a remote and undeveloped region of the spar...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

From Shloflozikayt to the Vision of a Marvelous Shtot

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by Zvi Baranoff  When the family arrived on Planet Shney, they were met by Dovid and folded into the accepting arms of family and community....
Friday, January 31, 2025

Nes and Shprintza Freyda Spin the Dreidl on Planet Birobidzhan

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  by Zvi Baranoff  The boy was named Nes because there was a miraculous element to his birth. Indeed, his father had been living on Planet S...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The Miracle of Vilna on Planet Shney

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  by Zvi Baranoff  The greatest, as well as the most diverse, yeshiva ever conceived is located in Vilna on Planet Shney. Also, some of the ...
Saturday, August 24, 2024

Olly, Olly, Oxen Free

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  This is a work of fiction. The image is one of myself, from my youth. "One is devoured by Time, not because one lives in Time, but be...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Middle East Peace and the Lost Tribes Mythologies of the Lemba

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  by Zvi Baranoff Peace in the Middle-East is possible if Jews would follow the lead of their cousins, the Lemba people of South Africa. Thi...
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