How Leading Yom Kippur Prayers Helped Me Get to the Olympics
As Israel’s Olympic skeleton athlete and current head of development for the Israeli bobsled and skeleton...
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Why Pray For Forgiveness If We Know We Will Sin Again?
Dear JITC- The Yom Kippur prayers perplex me. What if we didn’t do the aveira we...
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The Filmmaker Who Created a Modern Orthodox ‘Friends’ & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Cholent and Challah at Happy Hour: Tech Co-Working Space Caters to Haredi Taste There is a...
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Supermodel Praises Chabad Rebbe & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Karlie Kloss: “Only Now Do I Have The Confidence To Stand Tall & Know The Power...
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What’s the Real Difference Between Prayers and Wishes?
Hi Jew in the City- With the Aladdin remake in theaters, it made me wonder what’s...
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How to Combat A Spiritual Winter
When we first moved to Cleveland, people warned me about the cold, snowy winters. I was...
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I Disavowed God, But Now I’m Learning To Love Him
It was the lowest point in my life: I was in the middle of a messy...
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I’ve Been Afraid To Be Publicly Jewish, But I’m Realizing That I Shouldn’t Be
I was raised in an extreme religious environment that stressed fear and punishment over love and...
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Why is Davening So Repetitive?
Dear JITC- One thing I struggle with is davening. Why do we normally only daven for...
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How I Deal With “Thank You For Not Making Me A Woman” (Shelo Asani Isha) Blessing
I don’t remember exactly when I first learned about “shelo asani isha,” but I have to imagine that I...
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