Dealing with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can feel very isolating, and it’s important to know that you are not alone. I’m grateful for this opportunity to share my family’s journey during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. My mom, an intelligent and…
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It Takes a Village – One Family’s Alzheimer’s Journey
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We Need to Talk About Holocaust Education
Predictably, the remarks Sarah Hurwitz made about Holocaust education at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America were quickly repackaged, recontextualized, and weaponized by progressive Jewish spaces already inclined…
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‘Lousy Like Usual’ Is No Longer a Jewish Option
From Torah and Talmud to today’s Israel and Diaspora, our tradition demands more from leaders than the mediocrity we’ve learned to accept. If you read Jewish history honestly, it’s hard to avoid a painful conclusion. Most of the time, our…
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From My Tower in Jerusalem, I’m Watching Democracy Put Itself in Handcuffs
By Dr. Shmuel Legesse: Upcoming Author of Moral Diplomacy for a Broken World: Inspired by the Vision of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks When I first came to New York City from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I thought democracy smelled like roasted nuts and subway…
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As A Jew: How today’s challenges are rooted in Yaakov & Channukah
I have been studying Rav Yitzchak Hutner’s writings on the holidays this year with a small group. They are deep and illuminating and help make otherwise esoteric aspects of our Chaggim become fascinating facets imbued with evocative symbolism….
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The Cats Have Decided I Shouldn’t Be Left Unsupervised
Embed from Getty Images On responsibility, quiet scrutiny, and the disconcerting accuracy of feline observation — and yes, I’m aware they’re not literally convening, evaluating, and documenting my choices… they’re not, right? There are…
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Before the Internet: How We Solved Factual Disagreements
Scene: A living room in 1975. Two friends, Moshe and Chaim, are watching a Mets game on TV. Moshe: “Remember when the Mets won the World Series in 1969? And then they went to the World Series again in 1972 but lost to the Athletics”…
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Zionism Is Binary – Communicate This
Let me ask you one yes-or-no question. Answer it honestly, and we’ll know exactly where you stand on “Zionism”: Do you want the State of Israel – the world’s only Jewish state – to continue existing in some form? Yes → you are a…
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The Miracle of Your Other Half
I want to wish a Happy Birthday to my other half. I am born in the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, which represents turning darkness into light. Each month has a letter from the Hebrew alphabet that emanates and defines the energy the month. My husband…
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Parshat Vayeitzei 5786
“Then Yaakov kissed Rochel and he raised his voice and wept.” Bereishis 29: 11 In this week’s Parsha we read about how when Yaakov met Rochel at the well, he experienced conflicting emotions. He felt tremendous joy at having finally met his…
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