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Boston Marathon Bombing #1: What it means to pray
When tragedy explodes in life, sometimes naturally, sometimes organically, this time (and far too many times as of late) exploding through the works of evil...
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Judaism & Spirituality
Cats Are Not Babies. SPECIAL BONUS: CATS TELLING THE PASSOVER STORY!
Dear World,I'm still not pregnant. Also, cats are not babies. I have a cat. I do not have a baby. They are not the same...
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12 Things I Can Do While NOT Pregnant/Nursing: A List of Fabulous Consolations
1. binge drink 2. climb tall ladders--and fall off! 3. jumping jacks (without fearing that my boobs will bounce up and smack me in the...
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What are the essential prayers that I can do by myself on Shabbat if there are no synagogues near me?
There are no synagogues near me so I can't go to services on Shabbat. What are the essential prayers that I should do if I want...
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Is there a Jewish prayer for Thanksgiving?
My wife grew up Christian. For her family, Thanksgiving always starts with a prayer. I'll be joining my in-laws for Thanksgiving this year, and they've...
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Welcome to A New Year of Tiferet Center Programs ~ 5773
One meaning of Tiferet is attunement - that place of inner balance, beauty and peacefulness. So this year, stay attuned, enhance your Jewish spirituality,...
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Skyping the Minyan
by Rabbi David Lerner (This article originally appeared in the Journal of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Summer 2012) People were giving me...
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Monthly Jewish Value: Devotion in Prayer
By Kathy BloomfieldPrayer means a lot of different things to different people; to me it’s sending a message of heartfelt gratitude to God. For example,...
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Kids & Parenting
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Jews About Town: Keshet's Tefillin Workshop
Keshet hosted a tefillin laying workshop, creating a safe space for discussion and exploration of laying tefillin as a method of prayer. A group of...
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20s & 30s
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Praying for Gilad Shalit
This evening—October 18, 2011—the fourth day of hol hamo’eid Sukkot, there was a palpable change during our evening minyan. Since Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by...
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Israel & Overseas
