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In the aftermath of the Six-Day War, a huge crowd streamed toward the Western Wall. (Courtesy/Linda Kurtz)
Posted inYom HaZikaron

The journey from Passover to Israel Independence Day

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman May 7, 2019May 7, 2019
(Photo/Pxhere)
Posted inFirst Person

Judaism saved me from myself during my manic episode

Juliette Hirt by Juliette Hirt May 6, 2019
two black patches with gold wording — one patch in english, one patch in yiddish
Posted inLocal Voice

We will outlive them. But how?

Donald C. Cutler by Donald C. Cutler May 1, 2019May 15, 2019
Carole Priven's tattoo is a copy of the one that was forced on her late husband at Auschwitz.
Posted inYom HaShoah

Your tattoo was forced on you at Auschwitz. Mine honors your memory.

Carole Priven by Carole Priven April 30, 2019May 2, 2019
a young man in a white shirt and blue tie speaks into a microphone in front of a moderate crowd
Posted inLocal Voice

Unlearning my Christian stereotypes about Pharisees

Addie Liechty by Addie Liechty April 26, 2019
A woman in blue scrubs (Sandberg) stands next to another woman in blue scrubs wearing a stethoscope. they are standing outside of a small building labeled "pediatric ward." a local woman with a baby is walking into the building.
Posted inFirst Person

Lessons from practicing medicine in a refugee camp

Michelle Sandberg by Michelle Sandberg April 24, 2019April 24, 2019
Two women kneel pensively on a path near headstones and open grass
Posted inUncategorized

Memory Garden will be a place of healing for grieving parents

Tad Taube by Tad Taube April 23, 2019
Do you yearn for an earthly Jerusalem — or its heavenly counterpart? (Ancient earthly Jerusalem as painted by James Tissot, ca. 1890)
Posted inPassover

After Israeli election, what do I mean by ‘next year in Jerusalem’?

Rabbi Katie Mizrahi headshot by Rabbi Katie Mizrahi April 16, 2019April 17, 2019
Screenshot from "Prince of Egypt," as Moses begins to feel pangs of empathy for Hebrew slaves
Posted inPassover

Passover is a time to practice empathy for ‘the stranger’ among us

Rabbi Lavey Derby by Rabbi Lavey Derby April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
an off iPhone sitting on a white surface
Posted inLocal Voice

The benefits of unplugging on Shabbat last all week

Tiffany Shlain by Tiffany Shlain April 12, 2019

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