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Oct 6, 2025, 11:30 PM

October 7th: A New Literary Genre Emerges

Deep within our spiritual DNA is a profound value of the written word. It’s not enough that we read the Torah every week; we follow along word for word, letter by letter, from a specific scroll that must adhere...

Sep 14, 2025, 2:33 PM

8 Jewish Lessons to Live with More Meaning and Joy

In a world filled with chaos and constant distraction, it’s easy to lose sight of what matters most. Gratitude, hope, and the simple joys of everyday life often slip from our awareness. Yet the Jewish calendar, especially as we...

Aug 1, 2024, 11:27 PM

How to prepare Jewish kids for antisemitism

The surge in antisemitic incidents in educational settings has created unimaginable stress and trauma for students, educators, administrators, parents and grandparents alike. Taunts, threats, and acts of violence catch us off-guard and unprepared. Inter-generational trauma is being triggered all...

Aug 28, 2023, 1:23 PM

The newest yeshiva students on college campuses

Every year, thousands of Modern Orthodox high school graduates come to Israel for their gap year. They hope to set a steady foundation for their adult lives as observant Jews through intensive Torah study, inspiration from their mentors, and...

Sep 4, 2022, 2:33 PM

Innovative Educators: We Should Argue Some More

Arguing can be seen as aggressive, confrontational and divisive, so most of us, understandably, avoid it at all possible costs. We prefer silence and avoidance to confronting those with different opinions than us. Yet, we must wonder: are there positive,...

Mar 28, 2018, 11:43 AM

A refugee taught me how to love and live Passover

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers stand guard on Tuesday as Eritrean asylum seekers sit on the ground behind a border fence, after they attempted to cross illegally from Egypt into Israel. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

We do so well at telling our own story, but what does our liberation mean when others remain oppressed?

Aug 14, 2016, 1:23 AM

Tisha B’Av: A Modern Day Kinah in a Time of War

Originally written in Jerusalem, amidst Operation Protective Edge (Tzuk Eitan). Dedicated in memory of Caption Hadar Goldin and Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, both killed in battle in Gaza. Neither of their bodies have been recovered. Also in memory of...

May 28, 2016, 12:55 AM

Crossing the bridge of singlehood

How her purchase of a complete set of dishes helped propel her across the bridge out of singlehood

Dec 27, 2015, 3:09 PM

Life lessons from the childless

Two recent memoirs lay bare the pain of infertility and eke out meaning in dashed desires

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About Me

Yehudit (Jessica) Singer-Freud is a book publicist based in Israel. Originally from a small town in New York, she moved to Israel at the age of 24 and developed a successful career in the Jewish publishing industry. She is passionate about music, stories, creative expression, and of course, her kids. See www.singerpublicity.com.

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