Category: Personal
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The Immense Power Of A Positive Imagination
Our imaginations are powerful. They’re not built just for creating fiction stories. No. They turn fiction into non-fiction.
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Haredi Women
When I first met Woman #1, I was convinced she was cold and kind of mean. She spoke with a certain coldness and rarely looked me in the eyes.
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Jews Are Peculiar
I have thought before about the fact that many Jews have this strange look and way about them. How terrible, how racist, how politically incorrect, I know.
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Everything Is A Gift
How moving to Israel (and back to America) helped me appreciate the gift of life.
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3 Reasons Having Lots Of Kids At A Young Age Is Awesome
The following are my top three reasons for having children. Selfish reasons. Reasons I would do it again at this age, or younger, even if I wasn’t religious.
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The Self-Destructive Nature Of “Off The Derech” Anger On The Internet
Until the off the derech movement learns to build rather than destroy, they will remain on the fringe, only hurting others and never building anything worthwhile.
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On Respecting Chaya (And All Baal Teshuvas)
When other Jews put down Chaya and other baal teshuvas, it stinks of self-righteousness, it’s patronizing and it’s disrespectful. Essentially, it attempts to invalidate anything we say about the religion we’ve committed our life to.
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The Fight You Can’t Lose
You’re fighting the most important fight of all, the fight of your life. It’s the fight of making every moment in your life count, of making your life meaningful, of passing the tests G-d throws at you and becoming a stronger, deeper more connected and enlightened person. Is there any bigger fight?
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New York City And Israel: The Holy Connection
I never really got New York. It always seemed to be so fast, and so crazy and everyone seemed just a little full of themselves. Who in their right mind would want to live here, my Midwestern mind would wonder. I’d have a heart attack.