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    Essay

    A Jew­ish Atheist’s Prayer

    Ear­li­er this week, Leah Vin­cent wrote about leav­ing the ultra-Ortho­dox com­mu­ni­ty and the back­lash that came when she decid­ed to talk about her deci­sion pub­licly. Her…
    Leah Vin­cent
    January 16, 2014
    Essay

    Passover in Pakistan

    Ear­li­er this week, Rachel Can­tor wrote about the pow­er of the Aleph. Her nov­el, A High­ly Unlike­ly Sce­nario, or a Neet­sa Piz­za Employee’s Guide to Sav­ing the…
    Rachel Can­tor
    January 16, 2014
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    A Tu B’Sh­vat Post in the Dead of Winter

    If ever there was a harsh reminder that Tu B’shvat is not a cel­e­bra­tion of the spring, this year would be it. Just a few short weeks since Jerusalem was…
    Nat Bern­stein
    January 16, 2014
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    JBC Book Clubs Asks: What Does It Take to Lead a Book Club?

    Any­one who has been appoint­ed the leader of their book club knows that it can be a chal­leng­ing job.And any­one who has sat through a book club dis­cus­sion that…
    Sarah Rind­ner
    January 14, 2014
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    The Ultra-Ortho­dox Backlash

    Leah Vin­cent is a writer and activist. In addi­tion to writ­ing for var­i­ous pub­li­ca­tions, includ­ing The Huff­in­g­ton Post and The Jew­ish Dai­ly For­ward, she is an…
    Leah Vin­cent
    January 14, 2014
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    The Pow­er of the Aleph

    Rachel Can­tor is the author of the nov­el A High­ly Unlike­ly Sce­nario, or a Neet­sa Piz­za Employee’s Guide to Sav­ing the World (Melville House). In addi­tion to…
    Rachel Can­tor
    January 13, 2014
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