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Jewish Guilt

Atonement Blues: Breaking the Yom Kippur Fast With 'Breaking Bad'

Loren-Paul Caplin | Posted 11.27.2012 | Religion
Read More: Yom Kippur, Guilt, Faith, Breaking Bad, Suffering, Jewish Guilt, High Holidays, Judaism, Atonement, Religion News
Loren-Paul Caplin

In "Breaking Bad," every episode is a day of atonement, if not for each character as it often is, it is for me. I rarely walk away from watching an episode feeling ebullient.

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Why 'Jewish Guilt' Is A Paradox

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 07.07.2012 | Religion
Read More: Chabad Lubavitch, Recovery, Jewish Guilt, Judaism, Guilt in Judaism, Religion News
Shira Hirschman Weiss

So there you have it. For years we've been hearing about "Jewish guilt," and guilt is not even a Jewish concept!

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Old Jews Telling Jokes

Posted 12.27.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Jokes, Comedians, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Stand-Up Comedy, Alan Dershowitz, Jewish Guilt, Jewish Humor, Comedy, Fifty News

Anyone who is cleaning up wrapping paper, taking down decorations and cleaning up the mess left from the holiday rush will appreciate this midday, Int...

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Jewish Girl Guilt Sufganiyot

Miranda Levenstein | Posted 02.19.2012 | Home
Read More: Chanukah, Doughnuts, Jewish Holidays, Guilt, Christmas, Holidays, Hanukkah, Holiday Food, Christmas Food, Jewish Guilt, Holiday Season, Home News
Miranda Levenstein

Yeast is intimidating, as is a large pot of burning hot oil. But these sweet jammy treats were surprisingly doable and truly delicious. No need to save them just for Chanukah.

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Getting Over The Judging God -- A Yom Kippur Reflection

Jay Michaelson | Posted 12.05.2011 | Religion
Read More: Yom Kippur, Theodicy, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur Repentance, Repentance, Judaism, Judgmental God, High Holiday Reflection, Day of Atonement, Jewish Guilt, Jewish Theology, Days of Awe, Jewish High Holidays, Religion News
Jay Michaelson

Is it really such a healthy thing to feel oneself to be inadequate, judged and deficient? Does it make us better people, or does it make us more judgmental ourselves? And does God judge us, or only love?

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Hebrew School Dilemma

Steph Thompson | Posted 08.22.2011 | Women
Read More: Belief, Jewish Guilt, Raising Jewish Children, Jewish Children, Judiasm, Hebrew-School, Women News
Steph Thompson

Every Monday faithfully, for years, I have brought my children to Hebrew School. But recently, my own weak reasoning doesn't seem to resonate, not with me, and not with my kids.

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