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Hostage Crisis and Tu Bishvat: On Having Thick and Thin Skins
The night of the hostage crisis, which came on the night before Tu Bishvat, was indeed a moment when we needed both our thick and thin skins.
Satirical Semite: 2022 Survival Guide
2022 promises to be a good year. For a start, there are going to be a lot of 2s in it.
The Upside of Struggling
Every time I swipe my debit card, I hold my breath until I see that magic word: “Approved.”
What Betty White, Sidney Poitier and Bob Saget Taught Me About...
Poitier joined two other actors — Betty White and Bob Saget — who also passed away recently, and who played an integral role in my (and my family’s) understanding of our country of refuge.
Spinning Thread vs. Spinning Tales: Agnon’s Spin on Desecrating Shabbat
Every Friday afternoon before Shabbat, S.Y. Agnon would prepare a sign to hang on his front door.
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