Guest Columnists

a Letter from Jerusalem

By Illana Attia

The philosophical conclusion of quantum physics is that physical reality is determined by a human observer. Halachah (Torah law) requires me to check every corner of my home for pretzel crumbs. Corrective observation

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An Easy Life

By Bella Schapiro

The thought first occurred to me in the throes of pre-Passover cleaning: What an incredibly easy religion. I don't say it aloud; to do so would elicit hostile stares from all the exhausted people in the room

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The Matzah Man

By Boruch Cohen

How an everyday dough boy gets to be a mystical matzah man

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Are We Having Fun Yet?

By Shalom Paltiel

In our dual quests for the security of routine on the one hand and the excitement of change on the other, we've been quite successful in the former, but have failed miserably in the latter. Why is it so hard for us to have fun?

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