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Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?

A writer struggles to determine which prayer is appropriate when a friend faces terminal illness.

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My parents were also hyper-focused on college. But camp was about something different.

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Getting gelt was good as gold

What can a buck get you on Hanukkah? Maybe a gold mesh bag of chocolate coins or a lighter for your menorah. But Jewish continuity? Columnist Edmon J. Rodman explains.

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Thoughts of Hanukkah applesauce and a bygone era

By Hillel Kuttler December 11, 2014 4:55 pm

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Restoring my German roots

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Love, marriage, motherhood and other uncomfortable seder table talk

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Rings and things: Remembering loss, moving toward life

By Esther D. Kustanowitz March 17, 2014 3:25 pm

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Jewish day school? Not for this observant Jewish family

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Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?

Camp should be about fun and friends — not building resumes

Getting gelt was good as gold

Thoughts of Hanukkah applesauce and a bygone era

Restoring my German roots

Love, marriage, motherhood and other uncomfortable seder table talk

Rings and things: Remembering loss, moving toward life

My valentine to American Jewish men

Jewish day school? Not for this observant Jewish family

The first step out of an ultra-Orthodox world

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