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Tisha B'Av, the Ninth of Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, has just passed. The sages make a startling claim: the messiah is born on Tisha B'Av (Eicha Rabbah 1:51). That date carries serious weight. According to the Book of Numbers, it's when the spies sent to scout the Land of Israel returned […]
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You don't wake up planning to hurt the people you love. You want to be a thoughtful spouse, a patient parent, a loyal friend. But when you're tired, stressed, or feeling unheard, your mouth moves faster than your judgment. You hear yourself say something and think, Where did that come from? That isn't how I […]
Pauline Schantzer was born into a Jewish family. But looking in from the outside, you wouldn’t know it. Growing up in Philadelphia in the ‘90s, she went to church with her parents. She believed in Jesus. She didn’t know any Jews; all her friends were Catholic and Christian. Eventually, she did meet Jews, at a […]
The lipstick was beautiful, in a sleek black case with the elegant "HR" monogram, with that satisfying weight of a luxury object in the palm of your hand. I was standing in a drugstore in Kazimierz, Kraków's old Jewish quarter, turning it over, admiring it. Then I checked the price tag and put it gently […]
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He couldn't say his own name until he was 25. Last year, he led the High Holiday prayers.
