First Person

Ben Sales

When my synagogue banned my baby on Yom Kippur

At synagogues, ushers, shushers and parents are still waging a centuries-old fight between decorum and kid-friendliness.

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In Jerusalem, a chance encounter with my deceased mother

A writer discovers that in Israel, making unexpected connections is as easy as striking up a conversation with a stranger.

On Sukkot, use King Solomon’s wisdom to endure the election season

The Book of Kohelet, which is traditionally read during the holiday, can shed some light on the presidential election.

Synagogue doors

Why I’m going to High Holiday services for the first time in 25 years

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A Sephardic seder, of sorts, for Rosh Hashanah

How my JTA reporting about an anti-Semitic cartoon changed my views of Belgium — for the worse

Why infertility is a Jewish issue — and what we can do about it

The Wiener name is going to the dogs — again

An attack on my Israeli neighborhood, 6,000 miles away

On Shavuot, who (or what) will get the first fruits?

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