First Person

The first step out of an ultra-Orthodox world

The discovery of an ultra-Orthodox girl’s letter to a boy unwittingly launches a journey away from the faith.

In New York, a glimpse of Middle East peace

A young Israeli studying in New York finds how different talking with Palestinians can be away from the tumultuous region.

First Person Ideas

Neshama Carlebach sets record straight about her embrace of Reform

At the Reform biennial, I did not have a religious experience, but a community experience: My soul made aliyah to the greater Jewish community, writes the singer-songwriter.

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How living in Switzerland taught me about anti-Jewish bias

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Santa, the Easter bunny and raising a Jewish child

First Person

How I became a Reform Jew

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In the search for love, mending the brokenness

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Be Jewish and multiply? Perhaps not

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It’s not easy being a crime novelist in Israel

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Rejecting the title of modern-day Job

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