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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.

By Adi Meyerson January 8, 2014 4:44 pm

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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.

January 3, 2014 11:28 am

First Person

How living in Switzerland taught me about anti-Jewish bias

An American educator who has lived around the world encounters her first face-offs with discrimination.

January 2, 2014 2:14 pm

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Santa, the Easter bunny and raising a Jewish child

By Annette Powers December 19, 2013 1:37 pm

First Person

How I became a Reform Jew

By Neshama Carlebach December 18, 2013 11:24 am

First Person

In the search for love, mending the brokenness

By Abigail Pickus December 4, 2013 2:20 pm

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Be Jewish and multiply? Perhaps not

By Piper Hoffman November 20, 2013 12:59 pm

First Person

It’s not easy being a crime novelist in Israel

By Liad Shoham November 6, 2013 4:29 pm

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Rejecting the title of modern-day Job

By Alden Solovy October 30, 2013 3:55 pm

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The struggles of a holier-than-thou husband

By Leonard Felson October 24, 2013 5:04 pm

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In New York, a glimpse of Middle East peace

Neshama Carlebach sets record straight about her embrace of Reform

How living in Switzerland taught me about anti-Jewish bias

Santa, the Easter bunny and raising a Jewish child

How I became a Reform Jew

In the search for love, mending the brokenness

Be Jewish and multiply? Perhaps not

It’s not easy being a crime novelist in Israel

Rejecting the title of modern-day Job

The struggles of a holier-than-thou husband

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