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• Rabbis Explain Why People Become Orthodox
• Reasons Why I Made Aliyah
• The Art of Leading Services
• A Mournful Time
• Ami’s future, G-d willing (a post by Mark)
• Zionism as a Replacement for Materialism
• Mamaloshen (The Mother Tongue) and Me
• Video on the Life and Work of Simon Wiesenthal - I Have Never Forgotten You

• I Just Want to Be an Observant Jew - Updated
• Why I Am Not a Reform Jew - Even if I Get the Magazine...
• A Jew with Tattoos (a post by Mark)
• Tefillin - The Breakfast of Champions
• The Un-Jewing of Orthodox Converts in Israel
• What's in a Name? ... for a Jew.
• Ami's future, G-d willing (a post by Mark)
• The Synagogue that Wasn't.
• Jewish (Not So Nice) Views of Jesus & Christmas - Cuz it's His Special Day Tomorrow
• My Little Shul - Part 1

• Rabbis Explain Why People Become Orthodox (5)
  • Avi aka TG: Yes a long post indeed and a poorly written one to boot! What can I say I was trying...
  • Chavi: Interestin g observatio ns you have made, Avi. Thanks for your comments, which were very...
  • Avi aka TG: Great post! It certainly is in my opinion relevant to the kinds of discussion s we...


• Ami’s future, G-d willing (a post by Mark) (24)
  • Avi aka TG: Cinthya wrote: “All I was attempting to convey was my refusal to put too much...
  • Cinthya: Firstly, let me thank all of you for weighing in on this issue. It is definit...
  • B.BarNavi: “The rift that exists “between the Orthodox and everyone else” as she sees...


• A Mournful Time (3)
  • Li'oni YuosLai-ben Kuobae SFC USMC AGWVA: Shlomo ayecha; Tish b’av related: however any...


• A Jew with Tattoos (a post by Mark) (28)
  • Aleks@funny tattoo gallery: Nice tattoo. I have added it to my favourites , greetings.
  • Tamara: Jenny, Your comment reminded me of a VERY tattooed Jewish man I saw at Avi and my...
  • Jenny (d'varim): Sarah, Obviously you are entitled to your opinions about tattoos and piercin...
  • Shimshonit: My Torah teacher occasional ly fills us in on the modes of dress and self-or...
  • Sarah: I am not going to say I think tattoos, body pier cing, or other forms of what in Judaism...


• I Just Want to Be an Observant Jew - Updated (49)
  • Avi aka TG: Rachel welcome to the blog. I hope that it can be of help to you during your...
  • Tamara: Rachel, Welcome, Chavi put it quite well. I was going to say that I think the reform...
  • Chavi: Welcome Rachel! I was just reading on Wikipedia about Reform and Liberal Judaism in the...
  • Rachel: Hi there I recently found this blog and it is so, so interestin g.  I am really fresh to...


• Zionism as a Replacement for Materialism (9)
  • Yair: BarNavi, Thanks for your comments, and I think you raise some valid points, particular ly...
  • arnie draiman: nice blog - you mentioned tzedakah. just wanted you to get turned on to:...
  • B.BarNavi: This, of course, excluding Religious Zionists, who I see as having been the ones who...
  • B.BarNavi: What about Zionism as a replacemen t for good old time religion? As remarked so...


• The Art of Leading Services (2)
  • Jenny (aka d'varim): Thanks, Tamara.


• Professor Jonathan Sarna’s New Book (3)
  • Chavi: Ach, he could have been one of my professors had I chosen Brandeis! I like his take on his...
  • Avi aka TG: Nice post Shim!! I especially loved this snippet from his forthcomin g book, Judaism,...
  • Jenny (d'varim): Thanks for the heads up, Shimshonit ! A few years ago Sarna was the speaker at...


• Reminder - Please Update Your JewsByChoice.org Feed Subscriptions! We have a new RSS address! (2)
  • Avi aka TG: Hi Jonathan Actually yes we have switched it over as well. So great question and...

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