Leah Feiger
By Leah Feiger
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Life Single Orthodox Women In Israel Choose Motherhood — Thanks To IVF
Yael Ukeles always wanted to be a mother. “Growing up, it was just something I thought about,” she said. “Kids were always important to me. But when I hit a certain age and still didn’t have a partner, I had to figure out a different way.” Ukeles, an Orthodox Jewish woman, lives in Tekoa, an…
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Life The Jewish Woman Who Had 14 Children — And Ran A Booming Business — In 17th Century Germany
Gluckel of Hameln was a woman trying to have it all – and with 14 kids and a booming business, Gluckel was busier than most. She also happened to be doing this in 17th-century Germany. Gluckel was a prolific writer, and the prolific memoirs she left behind to her children are some of the first…
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News Who Is Ben Shapiro?
Lets take a closer look at Ben Shapiro
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The Schmooze A Jewish Rapper Is Making A Passover Seder At Coachella
Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz (the stage name of Rami Even-Esh) is carrying on the Jewish tradition of having a seder – at the Coachella festival, no less. #nationalhaikuday. Go To Coachella – Don’t do lots of drugs..kanye? passover seder — Matzahchella aka Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz) April 17, 2019 Appropriately named “Matzahchella,” the event will be…
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Life 16 Israelis and Palestinians Talk Identity, Before Elections: A Photo Essay
In Israel, Judaism alone boasts a spectrum of denominations, affiliations and nomenclatural religious-national identifiers. 93 percent of Israeli Jews would say they are proud of their Jewish identity, according to a recent Pew study, but the way they understand and describe that identity – and what it means to be Jewish – can vary drastically,…
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News The Boxing Ring With A Mezuzah On The Door
Saturday mornings are busy in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay neighborhood, as residents run errands and grab meals. The Underground Boxing Gym on Avenue X is strangely quiet, though. No one is sparring in the ring, or punching the heavy bags that hang from the ceiling, as they are Sunday through Friday. “We’re not open on Saturday,”…
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