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Teenagers and Interfaith Dating
by Amy Krakovitz (Charlotte, NC) Here’s my guilt and my joy: my husband isn’t Jewish. And yet we’ve made a wonderful life together for 35 years. We have two grown sons, and I love him more today than… more →
The Jewish Writing Project
Guest Post: Actually, Israel Is Unique
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wrote 1 month ago: Last week I argued that supporters of Israel – myself included – would be better off dro … more →
Rethinking The Idea Of Pro-Israel
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wrote 1 month ago: Back when I was a college senior majoring in history with a concentration in medieval Europe, I deci … more →
Teenagers and Interfaith Dating
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wrote 1 month ago: by Amy Krakovitz (Charlotte, NC) Here’s my guilt and my joy: my husband isn’t Jewish. And yet we’ve … more →
Passover Reminiscence
wrote 2 months ago: by Janice L. Booker (Malibu, CA) We bought spring clothes for Passover and fall clothes for Rosh Has … more →
Obama and the Gordian Knot
wrote 2 months ago: The visit to Israel of US President Obama caused great excitement for a variety of reasons. The fi … more →
Questions & Answers: An Interview with Bruce Black
wrote 2 months ago: by Karen Blum, editor of The Tulsa Jewish Review Bruce Black created the Jewish Writing Project, a r … more →
Crash Victim's Father
wrote 2 months ago: by Mel Glenn (Brooklyn, NY) “God is punishing me for my sins.” Oh, father, are you sure? … more →
Israel Political Brief March 8, 2013: US President Barack Obama to US Jews: Peace vital but prospects bleak
wrote 2 months ago: ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Obama to US Jews: Peace vital but prospec … more →
Jewish Identity: A Round-Trip Journey
wrote 2 months ago: by Donna Swarthout (Bozeman, MT) A life-long discomfort with institutionalized Judaism is hard to sh … more →
Passing Along a New Tradition
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wrote 2 months ago: by Ferida Wolff (Cherry Hill, NJ) I have paid many shiva calls, the Jewish visit of condolence, over … more →
Crosses on the Wall
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wrote 3 months ago: by Mel Glenn (Brooklyn, NY) My father sent me to Hebrew school, where mournful prayers kept me a pri … more →
Dress Up! Purim, Yom Kippur, and Halloween
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wrote 3 months ago: It’s a shame that the Jews come out in droves for Yom Kippur but forget Purim. Poor little Purim! Yo … more →
Jewish Political Brief February 13, 2013: ZOA chief Morton Klein: US Jews shied away from Chuck Hagel controversy
wrote 3 months ago: JEWISH POLITICAL BRIEF JEWISH POLITICAL BRIEF: JEWISH NEWS ZOA chief: US Jews shied away from Hagel … more →
Shabbat in the House on Saturn Street
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wrote 3 months ago: by Bonnie Widerman (Irvine, CA) When I was very young, my parents would drop me off on a Friday nig … more →
Going Through the Motions
wrote 3 months ago: by Janet Ruth Falon (Elkins Park, PA) When you stand, I stand When you sit, I sit When you bow, I be … more →
A Silver Lining
wrote 3 months ago: by Sheldon P. Hersh (Lawrence, NY) As a physician, I dare say I know a thing or two about noses. Not … more →
Onward to Haiffa, Israel - Jesse Goldblatt Family Makes Allyah
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wrote 3 months ago: During the incident in Jerusalem with the mean religious lady telling me to leave Israel.…..Be … more →
Israel Political Brief January 22, 2013: Elections 2013: Memo To The Next Knesset: Get To Know American Jewry
wrote 4 months ago: ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Memo To The Next Knesset: Get To Know Ame … more →
Embracing Pluralism
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wrote 4 months ago: by Emily Goldberg (New York, NY) Here I am, sitting silently amongst the tension. I watch in awe, so … more →
