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From Kansas to Tzfat: The Teshuva Story of a Musical Performer
Theater, and more specifically, music, has been an element of my life since childhood…
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Roni Akarah: Reflecting on my Fourteen-Year Fertility Journey
I grew up in a vibrant American Modern Orthodox community and, together with many of my peers, attended a post-high school seminary program in Israel…
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Losing Myself in the Crowd: My Arduous Journey Towards Orthodox Judaism
Who am I? Why am I here? These were the questions I kept asking myself throughout my religious journey, and I am still attempting to answer them to this day. For a Baal Teshuva, the journey towards Judaism can be long and hazardous. I would like to share my journey of coming closer to Judaism,
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6 Things I Learned about Moving to Australia as a Newlywed
It was on our third date, that my (born-and-bred-in-Melbourne) husband said to me “So, where would you want to live?” “I’m not really fussed,” I said, “Anywhere that I could build a Torah home.”
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Drawing Lessons From My Shlichut in the UK
In 2021, my family and I left Israel to spend a few years on shlichut in a small community in the United Kingdom.
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The Folded Garment: Unveiling G-d’s Kindness
On the morning scheduled for my third IVF treatment, I was awakened early by my phone. A call from the IVF unit just before an embryo transfer is not a good sign and the nurse on the line did not have good news. Unfortunately, none of my embryos were viable and the procedure would have
