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Many points made in Erica Brown’s piece “Anxiety Nation” (Aug. 4) ring true, but a one-sided point of view, like the one she presents, is always lacking. Too much “helicopter hovering,” too much praising and pandering can, it is true, promote an inflated sense of self-importance, something that never serves the young person well in […]

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As the rabbi of a liberal Orthodox start-up community, Kehilat Moshe in Southern Brooklyn, I was inspired by Shira Hanau’s article, “Orthodox Millennials Recasting Worship” (July 28). As our community embarks on the fifth year of its journey, we too realize the imperative of engaging a new generation of Jews who are no longer willing […]

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As the Jewish grandfather of a four-month-old infant from a mixed marriage, I find Rabbi Judith Hauptman’s Opinion piece, “‘Are The Kids (Of Interfaith Marriage) Alright?’” (Aug. 4), quite fascinating. I would phrase the central question posited a bit differently, however. I am not trying to make my granddaughter Jewish. Because of her Jewish mother […]

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