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Some feel trapped in ultra-Orthodoxy. Why don’t we help when they try to leave?

By Joe Kolman

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From Israel, an anguished cry of rage, pain and love

By A.J. Goldmann

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Don’t be distracted by the Ben & Jerry’s mishigas— the real challenge is the occupation

By Dany Bahar

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