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The Art of Lobbying
Over the next three days, journalist Simona Fuma will be guest blogging from the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. ...
Peace and Love
Over the next three days, journalist Simona Fuma will be guest blogging from the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. ...
Translating the Bible
The challenges in creating a sensitive, idiomatic, and accurate translation of a classical Jewish text.
Yizkor: The Unending Conversation
Yizkor is part of an ongoing conversation with the dead, but what we don't realize is that we constantly converse with the dead in daily life.
My Driving Karma
This morning, after 14 uneventful years of being above the age of 16, the inexplicable happened. I got my driver’s ...
AIPAC’s Critics
Over the next three days, journalist Simona Fuma will be guest blogging from the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. ...
Kaddish Initiates Aveilut
After burial Jewish law requires the mourner to turn from despair in the face of death to the affirmation of life.
The Gala Dinner
Over the next three days, journalist Simona Fuma will be guest blogging from the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. ...
Even With Help, I’d Be Killed
On Saturday, I stopped by these two homeless men on the street who were singing and panhandling. After stopping and ...
Shiva Prohibitions Embody Depersonalization
The specific prohibitions on mourners during the shiva period reflect the mourner's sense of estrangement from the life force.