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How a Billboard in Oklahoma Ignited My Path to Observance

Posted by Baalei Teshuva, Birthdays, Observance, Personal Growth, Seth Feldman, teshuva, Uncategorized, Wisdom
For the past few months, I’ve been writing a weekly article for Jew in the City, celebrating amazing people who shine a positive light on Orthodox Judaism. But this week, I’m going to celebrate myself. I’m reflecting on a memory that surfaced strongly for me earlier this year, when I […]
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Is The World Really Terrible?

Posted by beauty, Joy, negativity bias, Personal Growth, pessimism, rav kook, suffering, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Do you also feel that the world is simply coming apart at the seams? That humanity is crash-landing into oblivion on the backs of emptiness, instant-gratification, confusion, craziness, anger, and hatred? I was reading something the other day that made me think. “Love,” writes Rav Kook, “must permeate our hearts […]
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Is The World As Terrible As We Think It Is?

Posted by beauty, Joy, negativity bias, Personal Growth, pessimism, rav kook, suffering, Uncategorized, Wisdom
Do you also feel that the world is simply coming apart at the seams? That humanity is crash-landing into oblivion on the backs of emptiness, instant-gratification, confusion, craziness, anger, and hatred? I was reading something the other day that made me think. “Love,” writes Rav Kook, “must permeate our hearts […]
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How the Orthodox Jewish Community Helped Me Find Hope After Being Abused

Posted by Abuse, amudim, child abuse, Child Sex Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Personal Growth, project makom, Uncategorized, Wisdom
I have had tortuous abuse in my life, the silence being the factor which I’ve suffered from the most. The feeling of always having to quiet myself for fear of my secrets being out. It may sound like what a spy goes through after debrief and reintegration into civilian life, […]
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The Orthodox Jewish Community Gave Me Hope After I Was Abused In My Secular Family

Posted by Abuse, amudim, child abuse, Child Sex Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Personal Growth, project makom, Uncategorized, Wisdom
I have had tortuous abuse in my life, the silence being the factor which I’ve suffered from the most. The feeling of always having to quiet myself for fear of my secrets being out. It may sound like what a spy goes through after debrief and reintegration into civilian life, […]
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This Is How I Will Bring More Light Into The World After The Meron Tragedy

Posted by crush, Israel, lessons, meron, Personal Growth, stampede, tragedy, Uncategorized, unity, Wisdom
Watching the horror in that holy alley of death and hearing the harrowing details of how it happened – there is a glaring lesson for ME, and I’m sharing in case you relate to it too… There is no way we can understand and know why this tragedy happened – […]
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Meron: A Healthy Jewish Spiritual Response To Tragedy

Posted by Personal Growth, Uncategorized, Wisdom
As the Jewish world continues to mourn the calamitous events that occurred in Meron last Thursday night on Lag B’Omer, leaving 45 dead and hundreds wounded, there are a variety of responses pouring out – many of them healthy and comforting  and some of them less healthy. We, as a […]
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Coping With The Pain Of Meron: A Healthy Jewish Response To Tragedy

Posted by Personal Growth, Uncategorized, Wisdom
As the Jewish world continues to mourn the calamitous events that occurred in Meron last Thursday night on Lag B’Omer, leaving 45 dead and hundreds wounded, there are a variety of responses pouring out – many of them healthy and comforting  and some of them less healthy. We, as a […]
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This Megillah Mitzvah Holds The Key To Jewish Unity This Purim

Posted by achdus, Differences, Diversity, Holidays, Megillah, Megillas Esther, Mishloach Manos, Mishloach Manot, Opinion, Personal Growth, Political Differences, Purim, Uncategorized, unity
In just a short time, Jews all over the world and from all walks of life will once again read the beautiful Purim story. It’s one for the ages: how the Jewish People were saved through the hands of Esther and Mordechai from a bitter enemy that threatened our annihilation. […]
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The Megillah Mitzvah Holds The Key To Jewish Unity This Purim

Posted by achdus, Differences, Diversity, Holidays, Megillah, Megillas Esther, Mishloach Manos, Mishloach Manot, Opinion, Personal Growth, Political Differences, Purim, Uncategorized, unity
In just a short time, Jews all over the world and from all walks of life will once again read the beautiful Purim story. It’s one for the ages: how the Jewish People were saved through the hands of Esther and Mordechai from a bitter enemy that threatened our annihilation. […]
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