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Coming to Terms With Our Dreams

By Ilana Grinblat

In this week’s column, Rabbi Ilana Grinblat discusses biblical Joseph’s transformation from a dreamer to a dream interpreter — and relates the story to her own young son’s (easily fulfilled) wish.Read More


Gender Segregation Plan Stirs Anger

By Nathan Jeffay

Israel’s medical establishment is reacting angrily to revelations that the country’s Health Ministry is working on a plan to make Jerusalem’s two largest psychiatric institutions single-gender.Read More


The Courage To Lose

By Ilana Grinblat

Rabbi Ilana Grinblat writes about her young son’s response to a television wrestling match and about the biblical Jacob’s divine wrestling match. From both, she draws lessons about the sometimes-hidden blessings of defeat.Read More


Intermarriage 101: No Line in the Sand

By Nathan Guttman

Marion Usher, a DC-based psychotherapist, leads interfaith couple workshops — already attended by 450 couples — that seek to erase the proverbial line in the sand in favor of inclusiveness.Read More


Is Birthright Israel an Intermarriage Panacea?

By Paul Golin

Move over Jewish day schools. There’s a new intermarriage panacea in town, and its name is Birthright Israel.Read More


 

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