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You say matzah — and matzo and matzuh and matzee and more
Readers respond to our editor-in-chief’s column about a Passover copy-editing conundrum
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Prepent Day 8: Better Sleep Begins With You
Am I getting enough sleep, and if not, what can I do about it? Plenty keeping us up worried these nights and many forms of sleep disorders rob us of full function. But how much of it is up to me and my discipline? Today I want to love myself better by honestly observing my…
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When A Fire At Jewish Summer Camp Has A Silver Lining
This summer, I joined many fellow parents across the country in doing something that may seem to some to be irrational — I entrusted my two daughters, ages 8 and 12, into the care of complete strangers for a month at Jewish summer camp. In my particular case, I’ve been lucky enough to serve as…
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3 Very Jewish Reasons To Choose List College
Recently, the Forward released their “Jewish College Guide,” ranking the best colleges for Jewish students. Unfortunately, this guide overlooked a gem of Jewish university life — The Jewish Theological Seminary’s List College. List College is a vibrant, pluralistic community where undergraduates earn two simultaneous degrees. Students pursue a JTS major in a specific Jewish studies…
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Meet The Colorado Charity That’s Entirely Kid-Powered
Colorado Kids for Kids (CK4K) became a dream come true in 2013. When I was six years old, I began my philanthropic endeavors donating all my birthday presents to a local homeless shelter. Seeing the impact my donations had on the children, I immediately decided to donate my presents every year. Each year as I…
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Is The Retroactive Legalization of Israeli Settlements Just?
In February of this year, the Knesset passed a bill known as the chok ha’hasdarah or the Regulation Law. The purpose of the law is to retroactively legalize housing built in good faith, i.e. at the time it was built the builder did not know that the land they were building on was owned by…
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Prepent Day 7: Do You Deserve A Medal?
Today I give myself a medal for having successfully committed to one positive practice this past year that has helped me live better, that has nourished my body and soul. Is it bronze, silver, gold, other? I give myself a bronze for finally, just recently, beginning to show up for daily yoga. How can I…
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Don’t Call This A Warzone
A version of this article originally appeared in New Voices. “Where do you go to school?” “UC Berkeley.” “UC Berkeley? Wow, the front line. You students are fighting an important battle over there. Keep it up!” I can’t tell you how many times I had this conversation -– at shuls, Shabbat tables, even half a…
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Spain’s Relationship With Jews: It’s Complicated.
We, Hispanists and Jewish Studies scholars, are writing in response to Daniella Levy’s “Dear Spain: Want to Attract Jews? You’re Doing It Wrong” published in Scribe on July 24, 2017. We understand that the views and opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Forward. Nevertheless,…
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The Crisis Of Faith In A Kreutzer Sonata
At age 18, David Lindenbaum finds himself suspended in between two universes that pull him in what he senses as opposite directions. On one side, there is his faith — a fervent Jew, Lindenbaum always wears a kippah (“Even while I’m sleeping,” he says with pride) and tries to maintain his religious identity also when…
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An Easy Litmus Test For Monuments
Monuments are not mere markers of history; they are instruments of memory. Whom we choose to memorialize says a great deal about who we are as a people. Addressing Amherst College in 1963, President John F. Kennedy said: “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it…
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For The Sake Of Our Country, Let Us Eat Cake.
During a recent Weekend Update skit on Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey introduced us to a new concept: “Sheetcaking.” Fey performed a skit about dealing with feelings of anxiety and hopelessness in the wake of the Charlottesville white supremacist riots. Her satirical solution? Tell your woes to a sheet cake and then devour it, much…
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