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Rayna Rose Exelbierd

Jun 24, 2022, 7:15 PM

No Connections Were Missed On This Flight

Sometimes the destination is not what’s printed on your boarding pass, but exactly where the universe intends for you to go and grow. Be the first to say hello, you never know who you’ll meet and where that journey...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Jun 23, 2022, 9:31 AM

Sharing Similarities and Celebrating Differences

Until just a few weeks ago, I had visited a mosque only once in my life. Now, I’ve doubled that number. Let me tell you about my first time, which was at Amal Aly’s wedding. I met Amal about 30...

Michael Schachter

Jun 15, 2022, 12:43 PM

The counting of the omer between the holidays of Pesach and Shavuot provides us with a built-in system of preparation for Chag Matan Torateinu (The Holiday of the Giving of the Torah). We count down (actually up) the days...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Jun 10, 2022, 2:25 AM

A Blessed Youth

When I finally sit down at my computer and begin writing a column that’s been germinating in my mind (see “Leave Mind Reading to the Mentalists”), I’m careful to quickly save it to my Jewish Standard folder. I’m therefore...

Cookie Schwaeber-Issan

May 30, 2022, 10:35 PM

Being a good neighbor shouldn’t be so difficult

Israelis are no different than any other people when it comes to having a mix of the very best and the very worst. But just having come off of a 12-day bout with Covid, it’s only fitting to start...

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