Author: rabbituchman
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When The Holidays Are Hard
Why are the holidays hard? It’s Elul. Everyone around you is talking about their Rosh Hashanah plans, maybe going home to family, maybe gathering with friends. Perhaps you are someone for whom the holidays carry a lot of heaviness—and not because of their themes or liturgy but because you aren’t having the traditional…
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And to The Students of Their Students
For years, people would ask me if I wanted to be a professor. Perhaps that question stems from a deep knowing that folks in my circles have about me: that I love teaching Torah, that nothing makes me feel more alive and aligned than when I am teaching those who…
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman 