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My children are not perfect. I can say this because I have been a mother for almost seven years, and so have had ample time in which get used to… Read more »
Maternal Myopia
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The Last of the Chametz
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In just a few hours, my colleague Efrat and I will set out for the London Book Fair, one of the major annual events in the global publishing industry. There… Read more »
Israel, Sans Rhetoric
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I’m in the midst of the strange experience of having my hopes renewed by The Economist. (Despite our occasionally divergent political ideas—and the fact that I don’t know anything about… Read more »
"Frumka" Group Leader Arrested on Charges of Child Abuse: Reactions
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The news broke last week, and the public, especially the Orthodox community, has been struggling to make sense of the whole thing and who is at fault for the shocking… Read more »
Joseph and the Amazingly Expensive Commodity Crops
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Today, I disagreed with Michael Pollan. (I know – I’m a little bit scared too.) According to an article in today’s NY Times, my favorite foodie believes that the rising… Read more »
Urban/Legends
Mel Weiss
I am a happily self-conscious urban chauvinist, and that’s a fact. I just love cities. As much as I love nature and the pastoral, I just feel very tapped into… Read more »
Weaving Words
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We are often told that the way to learn to write well is by reading great literature. But I think that it is just as important to listen to a… Read more »
To Ignore Bad News Or Not To Ignore Bad News?
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I was tempted to ignore this item of news entirely since, as I’m fond of saying, it’s bad for the Jewesses. Scratch that, it’s just bad in general. The female… Read more »
Marriage-Minded
Mel Weiss
I had the supreme pleasure and honor of attending a wedding this weekend. It was so lovely, and the couple seemed so happy, that I considered revoking my recent decision… Read more »
Queen Esther the Vegetarian?
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In this week’s Jerusalem Post, Dr. Richard Schwartz writes: “Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, was a vegetarian while she lived in the palace of King Achashverosh. She… Read more »
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