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Op-Ed: On Valentine’s Day, a sex lesson for men from the Talmud

Therapist Stephen Snyder writes that the secret to satisfying sex isn’t to be found in the mountains of contemporary books on the subject but in an ancient rabbinic text.

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Op-Ed: Are voluntary dues enough to get people to join synagogues?

Changing the financial requirement for membership without addressing the widespread lack of interest in attending synagogue won’t reverse low participation and apathy, writes a “hyper-affiliated” Minneapolis woman.

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Op-Ed: Time to reconsider the Jewish love affair with buildings

Jewish vitality doesn’t come from the construction of nicer and larger buildings but from what takes place within them, writes a past national campaign chair for United Jewish Communities.