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Aug 20, 2026, 6:41 AM

The Interest Rate of a First Date

It's not that I have a thing for Italians. It's that Italians keep finding me. Finance Guy was from Southern Italy. 6'5. Brown eyes. If you had the week I had, you'd have understood why I wanted to cancel....

Aug 20, 2026, 6:01 AM

The High Holy Day Survival Guide for Partners of Rabbis

Wisdom Within

If you find yourself in a new relationship with a Rabbi, this short survival guide for making it out of the High Holy Day Season alive is a must-read. If you know of, or are related to someone in a...

Aug 19, 2026, 6:42 PM

What Elul Can Teach Us about the Aliyah Debate

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There’s a strange argument happening right now between Jews in America and Jews in Israel. It started with a debate over aliyah. Some American Jews are saying Israel needs to do more to make moving there realistic — more affordable...

Aug 19, 2026, 6:10 PM

Ariel Shenhav on performance, movement and bringing Israeli artistry to LA

Arielle Shenhav’s career has taken shape across more than one country, one medium and one definition of performance. The Israeli actress and multidisciplinary performer has worked across film, television, theater, dance, music, choreography, directing and performance education, building a career...

Aug 18, 2026, 6:08 PM

Welcome to my blog

That's a photo of one of my solar projects.

Who am I and why do I want to write a blog now? For starters, I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember, but always for myself, for school, or for work. Since October 7 hit...

Anastasia Torres-Gil

Aug 18, 2026, 3:05 AM

Lifechanging: How Hadassah Connected Me to a Wonderful Global Community

Sixteen years ago, I wasn’t the same person I am today. My mother had just died –unexpectedly – at the too young age of 72. My heart ached. My world felt upside down. I needed something new. Something different....

Gershon Blumstein

Aug 18, 2026, 12:40 AM

A Judaism That Honors Every Individual

Judaism has never been an abstract system. It has always been a lived experience — fragile, intimate, human. I have watched people walk into Jewish spaces hoping to be seen, only to walk out feeling smaller. If Judaism is...

Aug 18, 2026, 12:30 AM

What’s in a Name

My sister and I were the unfortunate bearers of names with Cultural Significance, but not in the way you might think. I was born just a few years before the movie Star Wars appeared on the scene, and my...

Aug 17, 2026, 7:06 PM

Do Not Raise the Axe

The Kanaani’s journey from the Gates of Eden to America and Finland

Adrienne Skolnik

Aug 17, 2026, 12:49 PM

The Real Mamdani Vote

There is a misconception as to which religious population’s vote caused the election of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Misleading comments have been made that it was the Jewish vote that won him this victory. Truth be told, not only...

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