Julie Sugar
By Julie Sugar
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Life Pulpit Plus One: Putting All His Chips In
llustration by Lior Zaltzman “Pulpit Plus One: The Secret Lives of Rabbis’ Husbands, Partners, and Wives” features the voices and experiences of the partners of pulpit rabbis. In this interview series, “Pulpit Plus One” takes an honest and lively look into the nuances of a complex role. Justin is a 32-year-old adjunct mathematics professor, who…
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Life Pulpit Plus One: Being ‘Present and Pleasant’
llustration by Lior Zaltzman “Pulpit Plus One: The Secret Lives of Rabbis’ Husbands, Partners, and Wives” features the voices and experiences of the partners of pulpit rabbis. In these series of interviews, “Pulpit Plus One” takes an honest and lively look into the nuances of a complex role. Dana works as a consultant to non-profit…
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Life Introducing ‘Pulpit Plus One’
llustration by Lior Zaltzman I moved to Nashville in July with my husband Aaron, when he was hired as an assistant rabbi and teacher. “Have you met Julie, the new rabbi’s wife?” is how I’m commonly introduced. It’s interesting to be in a position that’s not a position at all. I wasn’t hired, and I…
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Life Jessie Kornberg Brings Justice to Los Angeles
Courtesy of Jessie Kornberg If you haven’t yet heard of the public interest law firm Bet Tzedek — the time has come. On December 1, Los Angeles attorney Jessie Kornberg was appointed as the organization’s next president and CEO. The San Francisco Bay Area native was chosen after a four-month search and will be the…
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Opinion In Defense of the Shabbos App
Getty Images When I began going to Friday night services, I kept my cell phone on vibrate in my boot, pressed against my calf. I was 19 and living in New York; the idea of turning my phone off or simply leaving it at home was, then, as unrealistic as my walking to Manhattan from…
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