Rebecca Klempner

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Tablet Master of Miracles 12 May 2022
The author recounts a personal experience of losing her wallet and how she turned to the Jewish practice of donating charity in the name of Rabbi Meir, also ...
12 May 2022
Jewish Review of Books All-of-a-Kind Americans 28 Dec 2021
This article discusses the significance of the All-of-a-Kind Family children's book series by Sydney Taylor. Published in the 1950s, it was the first mass-ma...
28 Dec 2021
Tablet Game Over 7 Jul 2020
In this personal reflection, the author discusses the importance of incorporating play and board games into their Shabbat observance. They emphasize the conc...
7 Jul 2020
Tablet The Orthodox Jew and the Atheist 28 Feb 2020
The text explores a conversation between an Orthodox Jew and an atheist friend about morality without belief in God, highlighting the Orthodox perspective of...
28 Feb 2020
Tablet The Mayflower Maidel 20 Nov 2018
The author reflects on their upcoming Thanksgiving celebration, which will be different as they recently discovered their descent from Mayflower passengers a...
20 Nov 2018
Tablet Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Opportunities in the New Year 7 Sep 2018
The author reflects on the concept of opportunity cost introduced during an economics class in college and how it applies to various life choices, such as ac...
7 Sep 2018
Tablet The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore 16 Dec 2015
The author reflects on their deep childhood love for Star Wars, how the franchise shaped their interests, and their disappointment with the newer films like ...
16 Dec 2015
Tablet Stuck in the Middle 3 Nov 2015
The text explores the dilemma faced by a Jewish individual navigating between political extremes within their Orthodox Jewish community and their secular lib...
3 Nov 2015
Tablet The Struggle is Real: Coping Without Coffee on Yom Kippur 21 Sep 2015
The author shares her struggle with caffeine withdrawal while fasting on Jewish holidays such as Yom Kippur, recounting past experiences of debilitating head...
21 Sep 2015
Tablet Matzo Ball Soup—and Hold the Eggs 5 Aug 2015
A mother recounts the challenges of adjusting her family's diet after discovering her daughter's egg allergy, leading to the need for eggless Jewish recipes....
5 Aug 2015