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“I didn’t know what G-d looked like until I met Him this afternoon in the bathroom mirror.”
“The fact that every natural wonder, from the sight of a rainbow to the smell of a spice, is given a brachah – the fact we are commanded to notice the world for what it is and what it offers – is such an awesome thing.”
I could see it all through a foggy haze, Kit and I forming a new life built up from the rotten wood and busted stone, broken pieces melded together to be whole again.
“Right at the moment when I felt the least aligned with Judaism, I was cast in the most Jewish musical in existence.”
“I relapsed almost every Passover.” For some, the holiday of liberation can feel like Mitzrayim. Experts weigh in on how to find freedom.
Pop culture is often dismissed as unsophisticated, reality TV considered a “guilty pleasure”. But let’s take a closer look: is there hidden Torah in the practice of watching reality TV?
“It felt so right, I could almost understand why God said no; no human should be allowed to experience the amount of joy and love from such a simple interaction.”
Caught between the pressure to speak up and the fear of faltering, a Jewish disabled writer journeys through the past to discover a way to write again — this time, on her terms.
Gabrielle Zevin’s newest bestseller highlights an unlikely duo: a lifelong chavruta pair. Can the holiness of their collaboration withstand the pressure of stereotypes?
The play by Paula Vogel became an immediate theater phenomenon. It hasn’t stopped captivating audiences and gracing student stages. What explains its unusual success?