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It seems like many people in their 40s either change their spouse or their job. I thought I had made the less tumultuous choice when I decided to go into a new field. After almost 20 years working in the Jewish community, I moved to a progressive organization to work for social justice and our […]

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Who are you? It’s not just a question made famous by an angst-ridden 30-something rock star named Pete Townsend in 1978. From identity politics, which are becoming increasingly ugly around the world, to a Jewish community almost as anxious as Townsend about the question of our own cultural and religious identities, it may be the […]

On seder night, when we are commanded to tell the story of the Exodus, the Mishna tells us that the retelling should be in response to questions asked by the children (or, as if asked by children). Traditionally, these are the Four Questions, the Ma Nishtana. At every seder the questions are asked and the […]

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