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Alan Abrams
Alan Abrams
Screenshot from an ad for a 24-hour hotline launched by Mexico Jewish community to offer support for in cases of suicidal thoughts, domestic abuse, depression and so on.
June 22, 2018, 4:00 pm
I think the Torah saved my life
Suicide might have been the most rational thing I could have done, and what saved me isn't rational at all
By Alan Abrams
January 14, 2018, 3:53 pm
Hawaii missile false alert: Life is not a drill
The snafu that caused panic on the island wasn't necessarily a bad thing: Israel is a case in point
By Alan Abrams
Illustrative. (iStock)
December 31, 2017, 1:32 pm
Do you get tons of year-end solicitations?
I run a non-profit organization and I'm convinced that there's a better way
By Alan Abrams
Illustrative: Grapes in the Mahane Yehdua Market, October 13, 2017. (Times of Israel/Stuart Winer)
December 27, 2017, 3:19 pm
Cooking in Israel: Bugs or features?
I can't have a strawberry whenever I want, and that breeds a certain kind of spiritual humility
By Alan Abrams
Louis C.K. participates in the 'Better Things' panel during the FX Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, August 9, 2017. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
November 16, 2017, 3:27 pm
Divorcing Louis C.K.
What do we lose if we close ourselves off to the comedian's insights about human struggles?
By Alan Abrams
October 3, 2017, 8:19 am
A rabbi must know more than Jewish texts
Israel needs a new rabbinical school to train rabbis from all denominations for their practical and pastoral roles
By Alan Abrams
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