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Post (required) *	Apr 17th, 2019 — Happy Birthday, Josep! Jan 10th, 2019 — Jew Things! (Or: What Is Judaica Anyway?!) Dec 31st, 2018 — 4 Horrifying Bible Stories They Probably Didn't Teach You in Sunday School Nov 28th, 2018 — Q&A with Random Strangers on the Internet, pt. 7! Nov 7th, 2018 — How to Keep Kosher Just About Anywhere Oct 21st, 2018 — A More Detailed Report! Oct 17th, 2018 — Our Event in Girona! Oct 11th, 2018 — Update on Girona Event & ANOTHER Exciting Announcement! Oct 3rd, 2018 — SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT Sep 20th, 2018 — So, This Happened. Aug 2nd, 2018 — What Mindfulness Meditation Taught Me About Prayer Jul 19th, 2018 — Guest Letter FROM Josep: A Clarification on Josep's Religious Views Jul 9th, 2018 — Is Interfaith Dialogue Good for Religious Jews? Jul 3rd, 2018 — Guest Letter from Jackie: A Christian at an Orthodox Jewish Prayer Service Jun 20th, 2018 — Guest Letter from Jill: Thank You, Christianity Jun 13th, 2018 — Grieving Through Action: A Lesson from Aaron the Priest Jun 1st, 2018 — Rabbi Sacks on Friendship and Faith Apr 17th, 2018 — GUESS WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS Mar 22nd, 2018 — Q&A with Random Strangers on the Internet, pt. 6! Feb 11th, 2018 — I Just Found Out My Relatives Were Murdered by the Nazis Jan 18th, 2018 — Ramban (Nachmanides): The Badass Rabbi of Catalonia Dec 18th, 2017 — Are People Who Do Terrible Things Necessarily Terrible People? Oct 26th, 2017 — Josep follows instructions! Oct 16th, 2017 — By Light of Hidden Candles Is Launching Today! Sep 13th, 2017 — Q & A with Random Strangers on the Internet, Pt. 5! Aug 20th, 2017 — Not in God's Name: Rabbi Sacks Confronts Religious Violence Aug 14th, 2017 — The Memory of Love: In Tribute to My Grandfather Aug 2nd, 2017 — The Book of Jewish Food: A Refreshing (and Mouth-Watering) Ode to Jewish Cultural Diversity Jun 21st, 2017 — By Light of Hidden Candle[lighting Custom]s Jun 11th, 2017 — P.S. to Little Torah Champions Jun 6th, 2017 — Little Torah Champions May 18th, 2017 — Q & A with Random Strangers on the Internet, Pt. 4! May 7th, 2017 — When God Speaks: Prophecy in Jewish Thought & Theology Apr 23rd, 2017 — A Damaged Mirror: A Holocaust Memoir Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen Apr 17th, 2017 — It's That Day Again! Apr 9th, 2017 — What Do Jews REALLY Think About Jesus?! Mar 29th, 2017 — Happy First Birthday, LtJ-the-Book! Mar 16th, 2017 — Q&A with Random Strangers on the Internet, Pt. 3! Mar 9th, 2017 — Read My Short Story & Interview on Reckoning Mar 1st, 2017 — Guest Letter from Naomi: An American Jew in Munich Feb 19th, 2017 — Responding to Antisemites: Was the Holocaust a Uniquely Jewish Catastrophe? Jan 22nd, 2017 — Uncanny Overtones at the Frankfurt Airport Jan 17th, 2017 — A Self-Defense Instructor's Guide to Responding to Hate Speech Jan 8th, 2017 — What's In a Jewish Name?... A Lot, That's What Dec 15th, 2016 — I Made Aliyah 20 Years Ago as a Child. This Is My Story Dec 11th, 2016 — Letters to Josep Available for FREE--Limited Time Only! Nov 30th, 2016 — Blessed Be the True Judge Nov 17th, 2016 — Q&A with Random Strangers on the Internet, Pt. 2! Nov 7th, 2016 — 7 Myths About Judaism that Refuse to Die Oct 30th, 2016 — Awesome Jews of History #2: Don Isaac Abravanel Oct 18th, 2016 — Friendship in Judaism (In Tribute to a Decade of a Strange and Wonderful Friendship) Oct 13th, 2016 — Thoughts on Forgiveness Sep 27th, 2016 — Dear God: We Need to Talk Sep 12th, 2016 — Permanent Passover Disease (a.k.a. Celiac) Sep 1st, 2016 — Diversity of Language: A Biblical Punishment? Aug 18th, 2016 — Tu B'Av: The Jewish Valentine's Day? Jul 31st, 2016 — A Book Update & "Behind the Scenes" Jul 18th, 2016 — Guest Letter from Bobby: On the Baha'i Faith and Its Call for Religious Tolerance Jul 5th, 2016 — Lush Pastures and Valleys of Shadows: Psalm 23 from a Jewish Perspective Jun 14th, 2016 — People Find Me by Googling the Strangest Phrases. Here Are My Responses. Jun 5th, 2016 — The Incredible (and Mildly Embarrassing) Story of "Jerusalem of Gold" May 31st, 2016 — Confessions of a King David Fangirl May 19th, 2016 — Clinging to Light in the Darkness: On Grappling with Loss and Fear of Loss May 11th, 2016 — No Other Land May 4th, 2016 — How to Teach Children About the Holocaust (And How... Not To.) May 2nd, 2016 — Guest Letter from Aviv: A Jew in Paris Apr 26th, 2016 — The Kitniyot Wars: A Peek into One of the Most Ridiculous Internal Jewish Controversies Apr 19th, 2016 — The Real Freedom of Passover Apr 17th, 2016 — Because I'm THAT friend. Apr 13th, 2016 — Impostor Syndrome and the Burning Bush Apr 7th, 2016 — A Little Book-Related Update Mar 31st, 2016 — A Jew by Any Other Name: Why Are Jews Called 'Jews'? Mar 31st, 2016 — The Book Is Here!!! Mar 27th, 2016 — Between the Lines of the Scroll of Esther Mar 23rd, 2016 — From the Archives, March 2014: Purim Mar 20th, 2016 — The Book Is Almost Here... Mar 13th, 2016 — From Haman to Hitler: The Idea of Amalek Mar 6th, 2016 — A Blessing on Your Head: Jewish Headgear Feb 28th, 2016 — Why the Abortion Debate Hardly Exists in Israel Feb 26th, 2016 — Elementary Israeli Floral Education in Practice... Feb 21st, 2016 — Zooming In Feb 14th, 2016 — Book News: Sneak Peak & Cover Reveal! Feb 8th, 2016 — Family Plans: Contraception, Pregnancy and Judaism Feb 2nd, 2016 — A Preponderance of Evidence Jan 28th, 2016 — Guest Letter from Alana: An Orthodox Christmas, from the Holy Land to Sin City Jan 25th, 2016 — Well, the Almond Trees Are... Not Blooming. Jan 18th, 2016 — No, Actually, I Am Not Okay. Jan 14th, 2016 — My Deal with God Jan 6th, 2016 — Guest Letter from Jonathan: A Puerto Rican American Christmas Jan 2nd, 2016 — On the Awkward Question of Intermarriage Dec 31st, 2015 — The Jewish Year in a Nutshell Dec 25th, 2015 — A Little Elaboration on Nadal de Catalunya Dec 21st, 2015 — Big News! Dec 15th, 2015 — How to Deal with Offensive Rabbinic Texts--and Not Be a Jerk About It Dec 13th, 2015 — Infinite Light Dec 6th, 2015 — Let There Be Light Dec 2nd, 2015 — It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Chanukah... Nov 29th, 2015 — 5 Things Religious People Get Right about Sex Nov 25th, 2015 — Letter to a New Father Nov 22nd, 2015 — How to Support a Loved One Affected by Terror Nov 15th, 2015 — Thoughts on Paris Nov 9th, 2015 — The Battleground of Good and Evil: Human Nature in Judaism and Christianity Nov 5th, 2015 — Just Checking In Oct 28th, 2015 — 10 Great Principles You Had No Idea Were in the Torah Oct 18th, 2015 — I Forgave God Oct 14th, 2015 — The 5 Secrets of Israeli Resilience Against Terror Oct 6th, 2015 — Rain in Its Time Sep 30th, 2015 — Imagine This: In Defense of Nationalism Sep 27th, 2015 — In God's Presence: Succot & Shmini Atzeret Sep 24th, 2015 — Guest Letter from Yasmina: Eid al-Adha Sep 20th, 2015 — From the Archives, November 2014: As Long as the Candle Burns Sep 16th, 2015 — Why We Fast for Gedaliah Sep 10th, 2015 — Dusty Divinity Sep 3rd, 2015 — Women in Orthodox Judaism, or: Daniella Opens a Can Aug 27th, 2015 — 10 Essential Words in Judeo-English Aug 24th, 2015 — Some Good Ol' Jewish Chutzpah Aug 20th, 2015 — One Day Aug 18th, 2015 — 15 Weird Things Jews Do Aug 13th, 2015 — Days of Awe Aug 6th, 2015 — The Biscuit, the Cream, and the Talmud Jul 30th, 2015 — Cracks Jul 26th, 2015 — Happily Ever After: The Jewish Messiah Jul 22nd, 2015 — Jewish by Choice: The Ins and Outs of Halakhic Conversion Jul 15th, 2015 — The Great Post of Jewish Conspiracies! Jul 8th, 2015 — Between the Dire Straits Jul 5th, 2015 — Processing Grief: Jewish Mourning Customs Jun 30th, 2015 — Starving for God: Jewish Fast Days Jun 28th, 2015 — Why This Orthodox Jew Supports the Supreme Court's Decision on Gay Marriage Jun 25th, 2015 — From the Archives, May 2008: Jewish Weddings Jun 21st, 2015 — Guest Letter from Saadia: Ramadan 101 Jun 18th, 2015 — Guest Letter from Abi: Praying Together Jun 14th, 2015 — Prayer, Part II: A Peek into the Jewish Prayer Book Jun 9th, 2015 — Prayer, Part I: Why Pray? Jun 4th, 2015 — Different Kinds of Jews, Part II: 2,000 Years of Arguing Jun 2nd, 2015 — Two Jews, Three Opinions, One Heart May 27th, 2015 — Different Kinds of Jews, Part I: Jewish Cultural Identity and the Diversity Therein May 20th, 2015 — Shavuot: On Covenants and Cheesecake May 14th, 2015 — Why Jerusalem Matters May 10th, 2015 — Mikveh: A Spiritual Womb May 5th, 2015 — The Vagueries of the Jewish Afterlife Apr 29th, 2015 — Counting Up: The Omer and Lag B'Omer Apr 27th, 2015 — Crossing Boundaries Apr 23rd, 2015 — St. Jordi's Day, as Explained by an American-Israeli Jew Apr 20th, 2015 — Welcome to Israeli Emotional Roller Coaster Week! Apr 17th, 2015 — *ahem* Apr 15th, 2015 — In the Empty Synagogues of Poland Apr 13th, 2015 — Tweet No Evil: The Power of Speech in the Age of Social Media Apr 8th, 2015 — Guest Letter from Jerri: Easter, and Rabbits Apr 6th, 2015 — Passover, Part II: Seder Night 101 Apr 2nd, 2015 — Time out, on account of a difficult loss. Mar 30th, 2015 — Passover, Part I: Freedom, Education, and National Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Mar 26th, 2015 — Introducing.... Guest Letters to Josep! Mar 24th, 2015 — Stranger in a Familiar Land Mar 14th, 2015 — Little Gifts Feb 27th, 2015 — Going on Vacation Feb 25th, 2015 — An Introduction to the World's Biggest Book Club Feb 20th, 2015 — Even the Weather Is in on It Feb 19th, 2015 — From the Archives, February 2007: HAPPY ADAR! Feb 18th, 2015 — Circumcision. Wait! Don't Run Away Screaming! Feb 12th, 2015 — Links in the Chain: On Educating Children Feb 8th, 2015 — Jew Food, Part III: In Which Things Get Ridiculously Complicated. Feb 4th, 2015 — Trees, Jews, and Israel Feb 3rd, 2015 — Jew Food, Part II: The Vegan Section (well, sort of.) Jan 28th, 2015 — The Not-So-Dead of an Israeli Winter Jan 26th, 2015 — Jew Food, Part I: Vegetarians, Avert Your Eyes Jan 20th, 2015 — Your Personal Jewish Calendar Elaborates on... the Jewish Calendar. Jan 18th, 2015 — Shmita, or: Holy Bananas, Batman! Jan 14th, 2015 — Jewish Symbols, or: A Rummage Through My Jewelry Box Jan 12th, 2015 — Vive L'Aliya Jan 11th, 2015 — My 5-Year-Old Explains Why It's Better to Be Jewish Jan 6th, 2015 — The Sabbath Keeps the Jews--Even When It Seems Like It Doesn't Jan 4th, 2015 — Blessings: Finding God in an Apple Jan 1st, 2015 — From the Archives, March 2007: A Day at the Western Wall Dec 31st, 2014 — Shabbat: A Sacred Space in Time Dec 26th, 2014 — On the Doorposts of Your Home: All About Mezuzot Dec 24th, 2014 — And Now for Something a Little Different... Dec 24th, 2014 — From the Archives, October 2006: Life as an Observant Jew Dec 23rd, 2014 — A Nation of Pyromaniacs Dec 21st, 2014 — How It All Began, or: An American-Israeli Jew and a Catalan Christian Walk into a Bar... Required; the Post you're subscribing to.
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