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Wow, please, thank you: How I learned to pray on a walk in the woods
'I think prayer done right is not a head exercise,“ the rabbi said. 'It's a heart exercise.‘
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They fell in love at Tbilisi’s Hillel. Now they’re dumping it.
WATCH: What the director of “Golda” thinks about Israel’s judicial crisis QUIZ: What you need to know about Greek neo-Nazis
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‘Are we going to be a moral country?’ A reporter reflects upon returning from Israel
Our reporter Mira Fox weighs in after 10 days reporting on protests in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Israel's far north
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What I learned about Georgian cooking from a guy I met at church
'Give big one to your guests': An impromptu cooking lesson is a window into a culture.
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18 of our best stories in 2023 (so far) and the culture war next door
Why did the owner of a nearby Jewish bakery reject an order for a Pride-themed cake?
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This rabbi felt he could no longer recite the Prayer for Israel. So he rewrote it.
Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky's new prayer adds 29 words, cuts others and includes a quote from Israel's Declaration of Independence
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I said ‘Hineini’ to jury duty, without leaving home
Jury duty is about showing up — shouting, “Hineini,” “here I am,” ready to do what it takes to make the world a better place
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When you don’t have to scramble to make a minyan — or breakfast
“You come for a reason, and then you stay,” said Rita Gann, one among a handful of volunteers keeping breakfast and kaddish going at Temple Emanuel
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Meet the ‘Top Chef’ contestant who made matzo balls famous in Kentucky
“I think the strongest part of my identity is Jewish,” Sara Bradley, 41, said
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How one Israeli artists brings Shabbat flowers to thousands every week
'I sketch all the time, I paint all the time,' Reuven Dattner said.
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Thinking about democracy in progress as Israel turns 75
An 'incredible divide' over what the country means — and real doubt about whether it will survive intact
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