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Rabbi Cherlow’s Top Reasons for Divorce in the Religious Zionist Community
Credit: Yoni debest via Wikipedia Commons This is the third part in my report on the conference, “The Jewish Community Confronts Violence and Abuse.” Part IV: Dr. James Cantor on Pedophilia and the...
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Dr. James Cantor on Pedophilia and the Brain
Dr. James Cantor. Image: Sharon Altshul This is the fourth post on the Tahel conference on “The Jewish Community Confronts Violence and Abuse.” Dr. James Cantor gave the keynote lecture on the first...
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Israeli Baby Boy Name Help, December 2014
Here is a question from Yaniv. Hi Hannah – been going through your blog for some name ideas and figured I’d reach out directly. My wife and I are having our first this April and are looking for boy...
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Photo of Hyper-Cacher Hostage Breastfeeding Baby
French hostage breastfeeds baby An image obtained by the Paris Match shows three adult hostages hiding in the basement freezer of the “Hyper-Cacher” while terrorists in the store above killed four...
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We Can’t Afford to Wait Until 12th Grade: Sexuality Awareness in the...
Rama Ganzel at Tzohar event We judge a society not only by what they talk about, but also by what they don’t talk about. This was the theme of an event on sexuality in the religious community,...
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Israeli Baby Girl Name Suggestions Needed: January 2015
Credit: Tova B. We’ve let the baby name requests pile up around here! These three readers are looking for four Hebrew names for their daughters: Hi! I don’t know if you’re still doing the baby name...
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Spy Cameras in Gan
Credit: Ariel Palmon via Wikimedia Commons A new trend in Israeli parenting involves equipping small children with spy cameras to catch a ganenet (kindergarten teacher) during the act of child abuse....
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Preschool Pesach Haggadah
I’m happy to be participating in the Passover for Kids series over at the Multicultural Kids Blog (MKB). Today I’m reposting a popular craft, a simplified children’s haggadah that preschoolers can make...
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Israeli Baby Boy Name Help: March 2015
A reader writes: I enjoy reading your baby name suggestions, and thought you might be able to lend some of your insight to us as well… We are national-religious, living in Israel, originally from...
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Do We Need a Rule about Breastfeeding in Shul?
Credit: Devora Perich Grieco Rabbi Ysoscher Katz (RYK) of Yeshiva Chovevei Torah wrote a psak, or religious ruling, on whether it’s permitted to breastfeed in the synagogue. I’ve addressed this issue...
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Israeli Baby Boy Name Help: June 2015
Credit: Diana Harouvi Request from a reader: Hi! I love your blog, especially the names! You actually helped me choose my daughter’s name last pregnancy on the namewizard site (that was how I got to...
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Rabbi Defends Not Reporting Sex Abuse
Rabbi Ratzon Arussi Last week, Yehuda Shohat and Ariela Sternbuch published a story in Yediot Aharonot about the advice that rabbis give regarding sexual molestation and abuse. Sternbuch called up 27...
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Guest Post: Secret Crush, Secret Life
Photo via flickr.com The writer of this guest post would like to remain anonymous. I was in 8th grade when I first met her. To my untrained eyes, she was completely perfect. From her shining eyes and...
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Uncovering Gay “Conversion Therapy”
Goldwasser at Beit Shemesh Event Psychologist Dr. Norman Goldwasser is a controversial figure. Some laud him for innovative treatments of trauma patients. But he has also been criticized for endorsing...
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Thoughts from the Shiva
Update: I added one tip at the end. When someone dies people are often unsure what to do and how to help. I just got up from shiva, the week-long mourning period for my father, and I thought it might...
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