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Rejecting the title of modern-day Job

Beset by tragedy, including the loss of his wife, a Jewish poet and liturgist rejects a rabbi’s reference to Job — but now he understands.

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The struggles of a holier-than-thou husband

With his increased Jewish observance over the years straining his marriage, a husband finds some perspective in the words of a Hasidic master.

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How about shiva for the divorced?

The Jewish people, who tend to apply ritual to almost every aspect of life, perhaps should prescribe a set of shiva-like rituals for divorce, a marketing and communications professional writes.

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For an infertile woman, grandma makes the ultimate gift

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For one mother, is decision to ‘opt out’ a cop-out?

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For a free spirit, TV provides a new lens on life

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Can true love bridge the meat and dairy divide?

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At a Muslim-Jewish conference, dialogue and hope

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Leaving the Lower East Side, a search for home

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For a former wallflower, a date with her Jewish past

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