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Portrait of the American biochemist and writer Isaac Asimov in the 1970s. (Photo/JTA-Mondadori via Getty Images)
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Isaac Asimov’s epic ‘Foundation’ series is now a TV show. His Jewish life was complicated.

by Stephen Silver and JTA September 24, 2021September 27, 2021

This Friday, following a pandemic delay, Apple TV+ will debut “Foundation,” the first-ever screen adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s bestselling, award-winning science-fiction book series. First announced in 2018 and produced in […]

a boy in a talit reads from the Torah while a man in a talit stands next to him
Posted inMixed & Matched

Can we raise our child Jewish without a hard commitment?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 7, 2020
(Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inColumns

My atheist wife refuses to go to Jewish events with me — what do I do?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler October 15, 2018October 15, 2018
A bus ad in Toronto, 2009 (Photo/Flickr-Atheist Bus Canada CC BY 2.0)
Posted inColumns

My boyfriend is an atheist and I’m a believer

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 20, 2018August 27, 2018
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
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Your 12-year-old doesn’t believe in God? No big deal

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 8, 2017September 7, 2017

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