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How getting the COVID vaccine changed my approach to prayer

By Lisa Wolfe

Opinion

They’re Palestinians facing eviction in east Jerusalem. They may have helped save my family.

By Julia Elyachar

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We are all Lag B’Omer pilgrims on Mount Meron

By Jodi Rudoren

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URJ launches sexual misconduct investigation after Zimmerman revelations

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Culture

The youngest Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ cast member on making a new tradition

By Samantha Hahn

Opinion

How to grapple with the Lag B’Omer tragedy? Remember fate is random.

By David Wolpe

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