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Saying Kaddish helped me mourn my father. During the pandemic, it helped me build a community.

While our online kaddish minyan is a place where we talk openly about death, it is also a place of comfort, and not only for the mourners.

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What I learned about teshuvah (and the internet) when I sat down with a repentant white supremacist

Benjamin McDowell was arrested for plotting an attack on a synagogue. Years later, Rabbi Avram Mlotek sought him out. This is what he learned.

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What we learned on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last visit to Israel

When we spoke with Justice Ginsburg in her chambers, we understood just how important the trip to Israel would be for her.

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I converted through Reform Judaism. Stop telling me I’m not a Jew.

Straight rabbis need to offer LGBTQ Jews so much more than just wedding ceremonies

When Jewish Refugees Were a Problem No One Wanted to Solve

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Joe Biden: 2 years after the Tree of Life shooting, the world feels dark. We must be the light.

I grew up in Orthodox Brooklyn. We must apply the same COVID-19 standards for all — and Jews must choose life.

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‘The Great British Baking Show’ has a Jewish dessert problem

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Everything I learned from quarantining with my Holocaust survivor grandmother

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