Issue 10
September/October 2021
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A Mother’s Calling to Destigmatize Addiction in the Jewish community
But in the Jewish community there has been a myth that is still around for some people, that Jews inherently aren’t as vulnerable to addiction...
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Make Personal Health and Wellness a Priority
We need to be patient and focus on our personal health and well-being in the home stretch.
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This Year, Rosh Hashanah Is a Time for Grieving
Without honouring grief, loss remains unreal
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High Shpilkes: Can Antisemitic Hostility Cost Us the High Holidays?
As I prepare to return to in-person services, my shpilkes is on high.
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You’re Invited to The Torah Studio
Torah creates bridges between the biblical and modern world; the studio understands Torah as a core part of Judaism that one can feel personal ownership over.
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GUEST EDITOR SERIES: Disability, creativity, and the Jewish people
Now, working from home in a way that is set up for how my body works, I am able to run a small business and work part time as a therapist again.
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The Joy to Jewish Cooking with Bonnie Stern
It was the fact that I was helping people that kept me going. It wasn’t just that I loved it.
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ARTS & KVETCH: Welcome to 5782!
Happy birthday Niv, and happy New Year!
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Leah Laker
Life is beautiful and full of surprises, especially when we celebrate life by the Jewish calendar.
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Speedily, and in Our Days
The premise of his installation is based on a projection of North America in the year 2221 when economic and climate collapse have rendered our cities unliveable.
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How to Use Those Leftover Rosh Hashanah Apples
Give a teacher an apple. You know they need it after the year they’ve had.
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Cassandra Clark
In my work, I often focus on my own spiritual journey.
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My Mother Tells the Story of My Birth
Their lives never offered such choices, one of the few things they have in common.
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Aaron Koster
Our family attended an orthodox shul in the Bronx that you could clearly see from a back window of our apartment.