Category Archives: Jewish

Jewish text learning online

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

I will never know the magic of google’s  algorithm;  however, I do know that when I look up “Jewish learning” the websites that I know to have rich, complex, and varied textual learning are nowhere to be found.  Instead, I … Continue reading →

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Raising a Jewish daughter v. raising a daughter Jewish-ly?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Raising a Jewish daughter v. raising a daughter Jewish-ly? I am Jewish, so is her father. We live a life within the Jewish community. At seven months, she has never gone for longer than two weeks without attending services.  All … Continue reading →

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END KIDUSHIN NOW

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

I was in fact thrilled to find out that women apparently are less happy today than they were forty years ago – thrilled I tell you. Because that means that women are not complacent like they had once been. Women … Continue reading →

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Modesty is a dirty word.

Posted on February 19, 2008 by

A few weeks ago a story surfaced about Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel wearing a garment a kin to a “burka” as a way of up-ing the anti on modesty. The original Haartz article on this issue is in Hebrew, … Continue reading →

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The Rebbe, the Soul of Moses and “Continuous Revelation”

Posted on July 27, 2007 by

I went to the Accent Youth Hostel in Safed for a full Sunday. I sat on the porches with the beautiful overlooks of hills and valleys. I went for pizza on the busy commercial street of Safed, on the way, … Continue reading →

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