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Niver In PRINT: Blog Bytes Spring 2023 Jewish Journal

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Thank you to the Jewish Journal for publishing me online for over twelve years. Since they resumed print publication in Fall 2021, I have been in the Blog Bytes section more than thirty-three times! Here are the three issues that I was in during March & April 2023: Jewish Journal March 10, 2023: p. 28— … Continued

Thank you! 30 Best Jewish Book Blogs

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Happy Passover! At this time, Jews celebrate that once we were slaves in Egypt and now we are free. It is a time to think about the narrow places in our lives and how we can start again and grow in Spring! Thank you Feedspot for including me in your 30 Best Jewish Book Blogs … Continued

Niver In PRINT: Blog Bytes Jan 2023 Jewish Journal

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Thank you to the Jewish Journal for publishing me online for over twelve years. Since they resumed print publication in Fall 2021, I have been in the Blog Bytes section more than thirty times! Here are the two issues that I was in during Jan 2023: Jewish Journal Jan 6, 2023: p. 28— From my … Continued

Keeping the Faith in the Land of The Free

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Hello, my name is Robin Hanasab. My relationship with the Wise Community began in the 7th grade, roughly three decades ago. At the time, for me, it was the natural next step in my Jewish education. Growing up in a traditional Persian Jewish household, who escaped from Iran to pursue religious freedom, there was no … Continued

My Mother was the Center of our Jewish Universe

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by Drew Steinberg Jewish values and the importance of family are engrained in me because of my mom. Because of her, we celebrated Shabbat every Friday night as our family of four, at a minimum, while I was growing up. High Holiday meals and Passover seders had full tables of extended family (blood relatives and friends … Continued

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