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Few Who Leave Chasidic Life Lose Their Families

As a former member of the chasidic community with a Ph.D. dissertation on those who leave the fold, I note at the outset that the protagonists in “One of Us,” the recently released Netflix documentary, do not represent the majority of those who exit the chasidic or ultra-Orthodox community (“Leaving The Chasidic Fold, But Finding […]

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The Wondrous Silence Of Cheshvan

Friends from the gym asked me to join them at an upcoming Spartan Race. While eager to see if I had the strength and endurance to survive a 5-mile obstacle course, I had to decline because the race will take place on Shabbat. However, after preparing nearly all of the festive meals for last month’s […]

Fanya Heller, 93, Taught A New Generation To Never Forget

Survivor’s voice remembered as
‘passionate’ and ‘truthful’.

A Month After Las Vegas: ‘And For The Sin Of Inaction…

The Relationship Of Isaac And Rebecca

With The (Judeo-Christian) God On His Side

Still Holy?

Thinking Back To Charlottesville

With The (Judeo-Christian) God On His Side

The Eruv Is A Feminist Issue

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