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My Pre-Yom Kippur Lesson at Trader Joe’s

Posted by Aseres Yamei Teshuva, Aseret Yemei Teshuva, growth, Holidays, Honesty, Introspection, Opinion, Personal Growth, Telling the Truth, Trader Joe's, Truth, Truthfulness, Uncategorized, yom kippur
A friend did a great kindness for my family and me, so I went to buy her flowers. White hydrangeas, pale yellow roses and bright yellow spray roses adorned my cart at Trader Joe’s as I proceeded to do my weekly shop.  Somewhere along the way, I jarred the flowers […]
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How Rosh Hashanah Shows Us a Path to Wholeness

Posted by Healing, Holidays, hope, Loss, Opinion, Peace, Personal Growth, Recovery, rosh hashanah, tragedy, Uncategorized, Wellness, Wholeness
Everything has a season, and for Jews this is the season of introspection, making amends and beginning anew. The High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are our chance to start over again. It’s not the kind of fresh start that is as if nothing has happened, because […]
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As An Orthodox Jewish Grandmother, I Got Another Degree at Age 72 to Pursue My Dream

Posted by age, Author, back to school, Career, Careers, Dreams, jobs, Opinion, Orthodox Jewish Authors, Personal Growth, School, Teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
It did not take 72 years for me to decide what I wanted to do with my life. It only took eight. That is when I graduated to reading real books. The first two that I read were Little Women and Black Beauty, two novels that opened worlds for me. […]
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This Orthodox Jewish Grandmother, Went Back To School Deg At 72 To Live Her Dream

Posted by age, Author, back to school, Career, Careers, Dreams, jobs, Opinion, Orthodox Jewish Authors, Personal Growth, School, Teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
It did not take 72 years for me to decide what I wanted to do with my life. It only took eight. That is when I graduated to reading real books. The first two that I read were Little Women and Black Beauty, two novels that opened worlds for me. […]
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This Orthodox Jewish Grandmother Went Back To School At 72 Pursue Her Dream

Posted by age, Author, back to school, Career, Careers, Dreams, jobs, Opinion, Orthodox Jewish Authors, Personal Growth, School, Teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
It did not take 72 years for me to decide what I wanted to do with my life. It only took eight. That is when I graduated to reading real books. The first two that I read were Little Women and Black Beauty, two novels that opened worlds for me. […]
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This Orthodox Jewish Grandma Returned To School At 72 To Pursue Her Dream

Posted by age, Author, back to school, Career, Careers, Dreams, jobs, Opinion, Orthodox Jewish Authors, Personal Growth, School, Teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
It did not take 72 years for me to decide what I wanted to do with my life. It only took eight. That is when I graduated to reading real books. The first two that I read were Little Women and Black Beauty, two novels that opened worlds for me. […]
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Why Antisemitism Affects Orthodox Jews More Acutely

Posted by Ally, Allyship, anti-semitism, Antisemitism, Being Heard, Conferences, Fear, Having a Voice, Opinion, orthodox jewish women, Orthodox Jewish Women in the Arts, Personal Growth, Speakers, Uncategorized
When I was a kid, I didn’t really believe in modern anti-semitism. So I found it surprising when I was asked to speak on the topic for the You Speak, We Listen: Together We Stand event, a quarterly virtual storytelling event for women created by author Alyssa Berthiaume to empower […]
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Why I Choose to Love Orthodox Judaism Despite Having Every Right to Hate It

Posted by Abuse, bechira, Choice, growth, Healing, Makom, Media Commentary, Mental Health, my unorthodox life, Netflix, off the derech, Opinion, OTD, Personal Growth, project makom, PTSD, trauma, Uncategorized
I have every right to hate Jewish men, Jewish faith, Jewish Rabbis and Jewish laws.   In fact, every single Jew has that right. Because we were born with something called Bechira (choice). Everyone has the freedom to make choices to live their life with good and evil and shades of […]
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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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