Rivka Levitin
By Rivka Levitin
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Culture Why the Covid lockdown has been good for Judaism
The months when a pandemic swept across our world and turned our lives into disarray were possibly the best months of my life. I am not in denial. I understand fully what the consequences of the pandemic were — businesses hurt; precious lives lost. And yet, it was hard not to appreciate what was clearly…
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Culture Why Jews have always been free
Editor’s Note: The Forward’s Youth Writing Contest is asking middle and high school students to submit essays, short stories and poems on the topic “What It Means To Be Free.” We’re still accepting entries at [email protected] — you can find the entry guidelines here.The deadline is Friday, May 1. Today, we’re proud to publish this…
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