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June 14, 2013
8:29 am

Why can’t I choose my own Judaism?

In discussions about Judaism, "Why can't people do what they want?" and "What's wrong with embracing societal trends?" are two questions I keep being asked. Rabbi Yaakov Filber, a noted......

June 13, 2013
9:58 am

Let the Spin Begin

Shira Pruce, PR Director of Women of the Wall, has realized that Women FOR the Wall have changed the dialogue about the Kotel. So she has been creating new......

June 9, 2013
5:42 am

A Voice of Sanity

Dear Los Angeles Rabbis, Thank you so much for your letter. It is comforting to hear a voice of sanity, even if it comes from the other side of the......

May 29, 2013
11:28 pm

Enough with the superwoman already!

At a recent professional conference, I sat with several non-observant friends, when one of them put me on the spot. “How do you do all this with six kids?”......

May 22, 2013
1:05 pm

The Charedi Path to Consensus

As I look at the charedi community today, my mind wonders back to 2005. The Disengagement. The pictures coming out the charedi community, the shock, the anger,......

May 6, 2013
2:19 pm

Response to Elianna Yolkut’s Open Letter

It's not every morning that one finds her name in a Haaretz headline. For me that happened courtesy of Elianna Yolkut's open letter following my humble post here......

April 19, 2013
8:19 am

The misogyny of the Women of the Wall

I was born in the most feminist of societies – the Soviet Russia. For the past 100 years, it has enabled, encouraged, even pushed women to take their equal......

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February 26, 2013
9:45 am

Successful Aliyah Starts in Your Head

After twenty years in Israel, I officially became an Israeli. It happened at the local supermarket. A cashier was telling her colleague how she was holding down two......

February 18, 2013
3:25 pm

The other women of the Wall

Forceful breakup of a religious service (especially in Jerusalem) is a hot media item, so you have probably read enough about that! Yet, there are other “Women of the Wall”......

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January 24, 2013
9:43 am

A Step Ahead of the IRS

Yesterday, a client shared a tale of woe. During a recent move, he trashed a whole drawer-full of old paperwork. Not two weeks later, he received an IRS audit......

January 20, 2013
2:27 pm

Bennett’s Messianic Vision

A couple of years ago, two friends of ours went through a messy divorce. He used every opportunity to share sordid tidbits from their life together, presenting a very......

November 6, 2012
10:17 am

Losing the NY Marathon

As New York and New Jersey try to pick up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy, a tremendous opportunity has been squandered. It is called the New York Marathon. It took......