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My Knee Replacement

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My Knee Replacement

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No one told me it was going to be this painful. They should have.

Brittany Maynard’s Tragic Death

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Brittany Maynard’s Tragic Death

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A Jewish perspective on assisted suicide.

John Galliano, Hear My Voice

Society

John Galliano, Hear My Voice

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A message to the designer who was fired for his anti-Semitic rant and just lost his case for unfair dismissal.

Aspergery

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Aspergery

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The derogatory term, used by an unnamed official in the White House, has no place in civil discourse.

Differences: Source of Conflict or Appreciation?

Dear Emuna

Differences: Source of Conflict or Appreciation?

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Managing personality clashes in parenting, marriage and friends.

Favor for a Dying Woman

Society

Favor for a Dying Woman

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Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Tricia Somers asks her nurse for a huge favor. An incredible true story.

Drink Up

Q&A for Teens

Drink Up

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When I go to parties, my friends all pressure me to drink.

Top 3 Reasons Not to Retire

Video – Salomon Says

Top 3 Reasons Not to Retire

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If possible, avoid it as long as possible.

Renée Zellweger’s Unpopular New Face

Women

Renée Zellweger’s Unpopular New Face

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Old is not ugly. Looking like a mask of your former self is ugly.

Quarantining Ebola

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Quarantining Ebola

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A contemporary lesson from the Torah’s application of quarantine.

Sears’ Swastika Ring

Video – Salomon Says

Sears’ Swastika Ring

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Is an apology enough?

Europe’s Alarming New Anti-Semitism

Society

Europe’s Alarming New Anti-Semitism

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Attacks and hateful rhetoric against Jews are on the rise – and it’s not just Jews who should worry.

Suddenly, Divorce

Dear Emuna

Suddenly, Divorce

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My wife of two months just told me she wants a divorce.

Sukkot and the Single Woman

Women

Sukkot and the Single Woman

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A holiday of thankfulness and self-invention.

Sukkot Is Here

Video – Salomon Says

Sukkot Is Here

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Just be there and feel God’s presence.

Life Is So Hard

Q&A for Teens

Life Is So Hard

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I get thrown difficulty after difficulty, and I’m so overwhelmed and anxious and stressed out by it.

Sukkot in the Time of Ebola

Society

Sukkot in the Time of Ebola

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Feeling security in a hostile world we cannot control.

Bad-Mouthing My Ex-Wife

Dear Emuna

Bad-Mouthing My Ex-Wife

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My ex-wife’s behavior is hurting our daughters and I’m having a hard time stopping myself from saying what I really think.

The Jewish Story Behind Spock

Arts

The Jewish Story Behind Spock

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Leonard Nimoy, who passed away last week, explains how the hand-gesture of the Priestly blessing became Spock’s Vulcan salute.

Picking Up the Garbage

Video – Salomon Says

Picking Up the Garbage

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A paradigm shift for Yom Kippur.

Living for Your Résumé ... or Your Eulogy

Society

Living for Your Résumé ... or Your Eulogy

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Can we balance our drive for success with our drive for meaning and virtue?

Yom Kippur and the Secret to a Happy Life

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Yom Kippur and the Secret to a Happy Life

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The connection between envy and the holiest day of the year.

Beheadings and Islam

Society

Beheadings and Islam

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Is there a connection?

Shmoozing with the Stars, Except on Shabbat

Arts

Shmoozing with the Stars, Except on Shabbat

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In a business fed by 24/7 connectivity, Cory Richman is available 24/6.

What’s Hard for You to Do?

Video – Salomon Says

What’s Hard for You to Do?

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A Rosh Hashanah recipe for the soul.

The Book of Life After 75

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Book of Life After 75

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Growing old is a blessing, not a curse.

My Father’s Affair

Dear Emuna

My Father’s Affair

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I‘m pretty sure my father is having an affair. Should I tell my mother?

Why I Think This World Should End

Society

Why I Think This World Should End

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A musical plea to meet anger with sympathy, hatred with compassion, cruelty with kindness.

Can God Love Me?

Q&A for Teens

Can God Love Me?

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I feel guilty for what I’ve done wrong and it’s hard for me to believe God loves me.

Watch What You Say

Video – Salomon Says

Watch What You Say

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Every single word can make a difference.

The Ray Rice Video

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Ray Rice Video

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We are all caught on tape. A timely Rosh Hashanah lesson.

The Truth about Eichmann

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Truth about Eichmann

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Hannah Arendt was wrong. Eichmann wasn’t a mediocre bureaucrat embodying the banality of evil. He was a fanatically dedicated Nazi.

No Reclining

Video – Salomon Says

No Reclining

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Is legroom on a plane a right?

Why They Were Beheaded

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Why They Were Beheaded

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The profound meaning of this gruesome death.

Dragged into Parents' Marital Problems

Dear Emuna

Dragged into Parents' Marital Problems

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Help! My mother insists on telling me all the negative things about my father.

Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?

Arts

Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?

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She used her acerbic wit to defend Israel and the Jewish people.

4 Contemporary Lessons from the Second World War

Society

4 Contemporary Lessons from the Second World War

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Marking its 75th solemn anniversary, important lessons for today’s world.

Islamic Cleric on CNN

Society

Islamic Cleric on CNN

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In this candid, shocking interview, Anjam Choudary shares his thoughts on journalism, terrorism and Sharia Law in America, leaving the host speechless.

Bad-Mouthing

Q&A for Teens

Bad-Mouthing

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All my family does is gossip! What do I do?

Ultimate Waze

Video – Salomon Says

Ultimate Waze

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How to know you’re on the best route in life.

Submitting Your Annual Report

Society

Submitting Your Annual Report

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This Rosh Hashana, celebrate your spiritual accomplishments.

ISIS, Jim Foley & Confronting Evil

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

ISIS, Jim Foley & Confronting Evil

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It's not enough to condemn evil; it must be confronted and conquered.

Ignore No More

Video – Salomon Says

Ignore No More

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Forcing your kids to answer your calls. Is it a good idea?

Dishing the Dirt

Dear Emuna

Dishing the Dirt

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Should I tell my friend some negative information about the man she is dating?

A Life Unexpected: The Childless Woman

Women

A Life Unexpected: The Childless Woman

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Even though I married later in life, I anticipated having children. I still can’t believe it’s not going to happen. I wasn’t prepared for this.

The UN’s Legacy of Bias and Failure

Society

The UN’s Legacy of Bias and Failure

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Being an anti-Israel mouthpiece is the one thing the UN is good at.

Beheading James Foley

Chief Editor's Blog

Beheading James Foley

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How can I be of the same species as the person who saws off a man's head with a 6-inch knife?

Don’t Tell Me What To Do!

Video – Salomon Says

Don’t Tell Me What To Do!

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What is government’s role in dictating to parents how to parent?

The Real Robin Williams

Arts

The Real Robin Williams

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We never really knew him.

Back to School Nerves

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Back to School Nerves

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My stomach hurts every time I think about going back to school.

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