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The unfolding Clancy trial has sparked intense conversations about culpability, mental illness and maternal support systems. As the High Holidays approach, unexpected questions about judgment, responsibility, and forgiveness have arisen. The more I learn, the more complicated it becomes, challenging me to sit with questions that have no easy answers. A little background: In January […]
Human Interest
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Elul is traditionally a time for cheshbon hanefesh, a thoughtful accounting of the soul. It’s an invitation to pause, look inward, and reflect on the direction of your life with more honesty and self-compassion. These 30 questions, divided into six sets focusing on different areas of growth, are meant to help you notice what’s working, […]
Jewish communities took root in places no one would expect. Amazonian villages, isolated mountain ranges, even polar outposts. They held onto their own customs for centuries, often under difficult or hostile conditions. Here is a look at some of those strange corners of the earth where Jewish communities grew. Some still thrive today, others have […]
The book is thin, the spine coming apart. On the cover is a bear every child in the world knows. Under the title is a name almost nobody knows: Irena Tuwim. She gave Polish children their Winnie-the-Pooh. Her brother Julian gave us "The Locomotive," the poem I learned to read on. Their mother, Adela, was […]
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For 700 years, Scotland's kings were crowned on a stone tied to the biblical patriarch Jacob. The truth behind the legend is even more interesting.
