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Tag: Interpersonal Relationships

0 Culture Communities

The JC blind date: ‘I think she thought I was a show-off’

Jewish Chronicle · 6 Nov

Rachel and Nathan, two young professionals, share their experiences of a blind date set up by the Jewish Chronicle (JC), with both finding common ground over recent trips to Israel and the excellent food at Lilienblum in Shoreditch.

0 Ethics Culture

The Things I Didn’t Say Today

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 3 Sep

This article from Mishpacha Magazine reflects on the importance of words not spoken, emphasizing the impact of restraint and awareness in communication.

0 Culture Ethics

Picture This: Chapter 17

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 14 Aug

In Chapter 17 of "Picture This," Estee is visited by her former coworker Tammy, who is upset that Estee edited out her daughter Shani's birthmark in a photo without permission.

0 Culture Jewish Law

Lie of the Land: Chapter 6

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 16 Jul

In Chapter 6 of "Lie of the Land," Penina struggles with guilt over snapping at her partner Daniel due to lack of sleep, while also feeling uneasy about not being able to visit her friend Rivka during her shivah for her father.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

TEXTing · 15 Jul

Elana and Yonah Hain explore the challenges of expressing regret and making amends through a reading of Shemot Rabbah, focusing on the episode of Moses nullifying God's vow after the sin of the golden calf.

0 Jewish Law Culture

I don’t like my friend’s boyfriend. Do I have to invite him to my wedding?

Mira Fox in Forward · 20 Jun

In this Bintel Brief article, a bride-to-be seeks advice on whether she is obligated to invite her friend's boyfriend, whom she dislikes, to her wedding.

0 Jewish Law Education

Larger Than Life

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 30 Apr

The text discusses the importance of understanding and appreciating other people's lives and behaviors from their own perspectives, rather than solely from our own viewpoints.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Let them understand that we are not in 20th-century Europe.

Saul Goldman in Future of Jewish · 17 Apr

The text discusses the importance of confronting anti-Semitism and advocating for the truth in the face of political correctness.

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Portraits of Encounter - In paintings of Queens’s blue-collar workers and immigrant communities, Aliza Nisenbaum explores the small-scale politics of interpersonal relationships.

Jillian Steinhauer in Jewish Currents · 16 Aug 2023

Aliza Nisenbaum, a painter, explores the politics of interpersonal relationships in her artwork, focusing on blue-collar workers and immigrant communities.

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The Doors of Ukraine

Jake Marmer in Tablet · 4 Mar 2022

The author reflects on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the fear and desire for peace that it evokes.

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Does the Torah Care About Your Feelings?

Joshua Yuter in Lehrhaus · 1 Jun 2020

The author discusses the role of emotions in Judaism, particularly in relation to Jewish law (Halakhah).

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

God Is Other People

Yaakov Nagen in Lehrhaus · 3 Nov 2019

The Zohar emphasizes encountering the divine in everyday life through relationships with others, contrasting with mystical approaches that seek to transcend reality.