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by Emuna Braverman
My husband and I are driving across the United States.
Happiness and suffering are not mutually exclusive.
A tribute to the celebrity reminds us what really counts in life.
We need to spend time learning Torah now more than ever.
We didn’t move back home, why are they?
Everything happens on the Almighty’s schedule, not mine.
I didn’t appreciate how much local shopping creates community.
I realize I have it lucky, but the pandemic is still putting me over the edge.
I realize it’s here to stay, but I’m not a big fan. Here’s why.
Pondering the implications of the continuing sheltering in place and its opportunities for growth.
With none of the communal activities that normally accompany this holiday, we have a new kind of opportunity to appreciate the Torah.
Life is right now under whatever conditions we are currently in. Accept it.
Now that the idea of leaving home has entered my reality, I feel restless, antsy.
One silver lining: quarantine is a chance to spend extended quality time with your kids that have supposedly flown the coop.
How to emerge from this situation with our marriages intact, perhaps even enhanced.
Stuck in lockdown, what to do when one day is the same as the next and they all just blur together with no end in sight.
What do you want your list of accomplishments to be when this “stay-at-home” mandate is lifted?
Everyone is working harder than usual this year. And that will make their Passover experience more meaningful.
What are you wearing all day cooped up in your home?
Isn’t one of our most frequent complaints that we don’t get enough time with the people we love?
God runs the world isn't just an expression. Everything is truly in His hands.
Experience the freedom of stepping out of that carefully manicured version of ourselves and let your raw, unguarded, complicated, flawed self through.
Why having a fixed place and time for learning is so important.
We all know there are two sides to every story. Why do we so often forget?
Choose your friends wisely.
Visiting someone against their specific desires doesn't provide comfort; it causes mourners pain.
Life is going to throw us curveballs. The mark of our character is how we face them: head on with courage or giving up in frustration.
Are you afraid that you'll be exposed as a fraud?
Lewis Carroll makes an excellent point we would all do well to consider.
Why do so many people assume they know better?
There is always bad in the world – but there is good also. What do you want to focus on?
Turn off the radio. Spending time alone pondering who we are and where we are going is essential.
Don’t mistake style for substance.
A wise person recognizes when it's time to move on to the next stage of life.
I think they're right. Here's why.
It’s the little things that create community and relationships, and it’s the little things that destroy them.
From generation to generation, the Jewish people have been telling their story.
Don't apologize for being a Jew. You're royalty.
What is the allure behind seeing celebrities?
Everyone has challenges – some physical, some emotional, some psychological – and many of them hidden. Judge accordingly.
How do you really feel another person's pain?
I ran to the door and flung it wide open, excited by the prospects of receiving a package. I was sorely disappointed.
Apparently the Almighty decided I must make the time.
Finding that balance between good enough and striving to grow.
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