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First Person

(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inKids & Family

Talking to my 12-year-old about the Pittsburgh shooting

Noah Wintroub by Noah Wintroub October 29, 2018October 29, 2018
a gravestone
Posted inFirst Person

Visiting grandma’s grave: much more than an obligation

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz October 17, 2018October 23, 2018
A group of Americans on Birthright Israel, a continuity-focused program for Jewish young adults. (Photo/from file)
Posted inOpinion

How patriarchal structures created the ‘Jewish continuity crisis’

Lila Corwin BermanKate RosenblattRonit Y. Stahl by Lila Corwin Berman, Kate Rosenblatt and Ronit Y. Stahl September 18, 2018September 18, 2018
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Posted inFirst Person

In time of reflection, gratitude to my survivor grandparents

Daniel Klein by Daniel Klein September 18, 2018September 17, 2018
Posted inJewish Life

Yes, a nice Jewish girl can be an alcoholic

by Jeanne Epstein September 17, 2018
Amos Yadlin, third from left, sits with leaders of Israel's Druze community at a Tel Aviv rally against the controversial nation-state law, Aug. 4, 2018.
Posted inOpinion

Why this Israeli general stands with Israel’s Druze community

Amos Yadlin by Amos Yadlin August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
Karen Galatz with husband Jon Wellinghoff
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles, Uncategorized, First Person

Saris and Sitting Shiva — Different Ways to Honor a Loved One

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 3, 2018August 30, 2018
Rhonda Findling (on right) reunites with her Aunt Regina after 40 years, July 4, 2018. (Courtesy Rhonda Findling)
Posted inFirst Person

Aunt traumatized by Holocaust disappears for 40 years

by Rhonda Findling July 23, 2018
Eliana Dunn fell in love with Israel on her Birthright trip earlier this year.
Posted inIsrael at 70

At 18, I signed up for Birthright; at 19, Israel will be home

Eliana Dunn by Eliana Dunn July 23, 2018July 23, 2018
Evelyn Nussenbaum and her son Sam
Posted inFirst Person

My son has epilepsy. Cannabis saved his life.

by Evelyn Nussenbaum July 12, 2018July 13, 2018

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