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Can you stand being still?
What if distraction is the symptom of our inability to face the call of God?
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Arty Cweiber
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On Wonder and Our Inner Child
Maybe teshuva is about stripping back the ego and all our layers of muchness
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Ultra-Orthodox Matchmaking Meets Jane Austen: Barbara Bensoussan Talks Jewish Romance
Barbara Bensoussan’s Pride and Preference talks ultra-Orthodox romance and matchmaking. In this interview, we probe further.
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Shabbos Reading as a Form of Meditation
How repeatedly focusing on the page of a book can restore our lost attention span
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To Tell You the Truth I Didn't Love It
Is it OK if I don't feel the same love for books that everyone else seems to adore?
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The Books That Made Us: 18Forty Edition
Learning about the books others love opens a window into their inner world.
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Do I Regret It?
This post is about Ted Goia, his lifetime reading plan, and how I wasted my twenties.
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Why Can’t I Be the Hero?
We are drawn to books like Harry Potter because they promise us the lives we want for ourselves.
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Einstein Gives Me Permission to Fail
Error is what distinguishes the brilliant from the ordinary. Just ask Einstein and Newton.
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Judaism: Pass or Pass On?
After finishing Rabbi Sacks’ A Letter in the Scroll , I find myself asking: Who am I? Who are we?
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Thinking Deep Thoughts — BRB
Could you think if you didn’t have the words?
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Boring People and Good Books
Maybe most people are not boring; maybe they just need a book.
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I Read This Over Shabbos
I Read This Over Shabbos
The best time to start reading is now, and if not now, then on Shabbos.
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