Human Interest
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As Rosh Hashanah approaches, the number of changes you want to make in your life can feel overwhelming. But real transformation usually comes from small, daily microchanges, not sweeping overhauls. Here are five simple changes that can help you grow and move closer to your potential this year. 1. Changing the Words You Use. The […]
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A fascinating debate broke out online last week over a question that sounds semantic but is actually profound. Though it wasn’t framed this way, to me, the question being debated was essentially: is there a difference between being a Jew and being Jewish? It began when comedian Hannah Einbinder expressed views sharply critical of Israel […]
Another call, another divorce. Last night I heard about another one of our peers getting divorced. This has become almost a monthly occurrence. “Gray divorce” – couples who, after decades of marriage, decide to split up later in life – accounts for nearly 40% of divorces in the United States. After raising children, facing challenges, […]
A week before my daughter Tali’s wedding, people kept saying to me, “You must be so excited!” And of course, I knew I should have been. Tali and Ariel are a lovely couple who had been dating for two years, including while they were both serving in the army. They met through one of those […]
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