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Turning 60

I have learned that finding peace is more important than being right, but that I can\’t make peace with someone who doesn\’t see me, nor they with me if I don\’t see them.

Sabra love

I\’ve been considering giving up on Israeli men, at least the purebred Israeli men, the sabras. What\’s painful is that I say this as someone who has made my home in Jerusalem, and I am hesitant to make harsh generalizations about Israeli bachelors, especially as Israel celebrates its 60th.

Tolerance Museum director doesn’t tolerate status quo

The Museum of Tolerance is rarely the same experience twice, even with its permanent exhibits. New visuals, soundtracks and materials are added to keep the displays current and relevant. And while many people think of the museum as a \”Jewish\” institution, it is the \”human\” experience that touches upon issues that affect visitors of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.

Student on track to become first black female rabbi

Alysa Stanton-Ogulnick isn\’t particularly interested in being a standard-bearer.

She\’s proud to be black, proud to be a woman and proud to be a 45-year-old single mother who raised her adopted child on her own.

Accountability

As usual, it started out with questions.

\”Where do you work? What do you do? Have you been on any trips lately?\”

I was all for talking about myself, what I do, where I\’ve been, where I\’m going. But then it got personal.

Courting Forgiveness

As singles, trying on different slippers and hoping for a perfect fit, we have assayed to squeeze ourselves into many an improper shoe during the past year, blistering ourselves and others in the process, becoming callused as we try to move our lives forward.

Selma’s Sermon

Is there a better day than the one when we abstain from all physical sustenance to reflect on the sanctity of the human body and honor the Torah\’s injunction that \”You shall guard your being\”?\n

Orthodox feminists make little progress on agunot

The rhetoric on agunot contrasted sharply from that on other topics at the conference, where a sense of confidence bordering on the triumphant prevailed, owing to the substantial progress made in the decade since JOFA\’s founding.

Mud’s a dirty business but entrepreneur digs it

\”My goal is to be able to support the community I live in and support the organizations that are working to protect the Copper River…. It supports wildlife and a human food resource, and it\’s something that I want to see preserved for generations into the future,\” Padawer said.

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