By Kochava, crazyjewishconvert.com My Commentary in Orange A commenter had a great question, and I decided to write...
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Most of us struggle with hearing from God, but there are times when he wants to get our...
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Depression argues that you’re a worthless, hopeless scum in whom nobody would ever take interest. So agree with...
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Some 500 years ago, Rabbi Isaac Arama wrote that there is another way to perceive the infinite Creator. If we look...
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Maybe you’ve heard of tikkun olam. It’s a phrase thrown around a lot in Jewish circles. Olam means “world,” and tikkun—well,...
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I was taking a walk with a friend. As we approached a large house, she said abruptly: “Let’s...
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I confess. There were times I wanted to make a bonfire on Shabbat. And play my guitar on a...
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Though this article was originally published in 2014, it is still relevant today as predators like this continue...
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My children were spared, but what about me? Years ago when my children were children, there was one...
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Unsettling times for American Jews as dark clouds of anti-Semitism intrude. I was in the classroom when I...
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Body and soul are in constant warfare, each trying to draw the other towards what they appreciate and...
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