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Mixed & Matched

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My rabbi doesn’t understand what Christmas means to me

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How do I switch shuls without offending my friends?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 28, 2018December 27, 2018
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My buttinsky in-laws exhaust me with their expectations

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 5, 2018
"The Circumcision of Isaac," Regensburg Pentateuch, ca. 1300
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My daughter won’t circumcise her son — what can I do?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 5, 2018
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My atheist wife refuses to go to Jewish events with me — what do I do?

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My Christian boyfriend loves Yom Kippur

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 14, 2018
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My boyfriend is an atheist and I’m a believer

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 20, 2018August 27, 2018
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Is b’nai mitzvah prep too demanding on families’ time?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 2, 2018
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I found religion. My partner left it. What will happen to our kids?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 29, 2018
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Is it OK to leave decisions about burial to our kids?

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