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Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about borders. Crossing from one place to another is, after all, the very definition of travel; the border is official notice that we’ve left someplace behind. On the other side, our senses are more alert, with the self-consciousness of the outsider. I remember the first time I landed at […]

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A year ago, I flew from Israel to New York and was disappointed to find a front-page New York Times article: “Israeli Women Core of Debate on Orthodoxy.” The headline left readers with the impression that Israel was battling a Talibanesque group of ultra-Orthodox oppressors, and that the survival of women’s rights was at stake. […]

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Across cultures and time, many have been obsessed with the Fountain of Youth. But I’ve found the secret. In fact, if current trends continue, I’m destined to be a “young adult” forever. The American Library Association defines young adults as between the ages of 12 and 18. Yet too many Jewish communal organizations’ initiatives to […]

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