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		<title>How Can I Support My Intermarried Cousin Even Though I Know She Made a Wrong Choice?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2012/02/how-can-i-support-my-intermarried-cousin-even-though-i-know-she-made-a-wrong-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, My cousin recently got married to an non-Jew. How can I support her even though I know she made a wrong choice?!!! Thanks, A Concerned Cousin Dear A Concerned Cousin, Thanks for your question and your concern, but we need to parse your words a bit, not because I believe your [...]


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		<title>Is it Bad if I Take My Jewish Kids to See Santa?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, Is it bad if i take my Jewish kids to see Santa? They keep asking me. &#160; Thanks, Michelle from Bethesda, MD Dear Michelle, Great and very timely question! How much exposure to non-Jewish holidays should we give our Jewish children? My kids have some curiosity about non-Jewish holidays since we [...]


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		<title>Why Do I Never See Orthodox Jews With Dogs or Any Other Pets?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Dear Jew in the City, I have never seen any Orthodox Jews with pets. Is there a reason for this? Or does it just so happen that I don't know any Orthodox people who are great pet lovers. Thanks! Sincerely, Leorah from Canada Dear Leorah- Thanks for your question. It's something I've wondered about [...]


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		<title>Why Bother Trying to Become Better If I&#8217;m Destined to Fall Short?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/11/why-bother-trying-to-become-better-if-im-destined-to-fall-short/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/11/why-bother-trying-to-become-better-if-im-destined-to-fall-short/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, I feel a little hopeless.  On Yom Kippur, we say sorry for all the things we did wrong and try not to do them again for the coming year.  But really, we all know that is impossible- no matter how hard we try, we'll be saying the same things next [...]


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		<title>I&#8217;m Becoming More Observant &#8211; Does it Ever Get Easier?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>psalamon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, My cousin showed me your page when I started becoming interested in Orthodox Judaism. Since then (that was over 6 months ago) I started learning with someone, which is going great. I was just curious of a simple yet not so simple question. Is it always this difficult? (And I [...]


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		<title>How Do You Turn a Man Who Isn&#8217;t Ready for Commitment into One Who Is?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/08/how-do-you-turn-a-man-who-isnt-ready-for-commitment-into-one-who-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/08/how-do-you-turn-a-man-who-isnt-ready-for-commitment-into-one-who-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>psalamon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, I know it's important to date and marry a Jewish man, but I'm having a really hard time finding quality Jewish men in my hometown! Do I really have to move to LA, NY, or Israel to find my soul mate? Also, I've found a Jewish man I am in [...]


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		<title>What Do Orthodox Jewish Kids and Teens Do for Fun?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/07/what-do-orthodox-jewish-kids-and-teens-do-for-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/07/what-do-orthodox-jewish-kids-and-teens-do-for-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, I am a 21 year old Jew born and raised in New Jersey.  I went to Hebrew school and had my Bar Mitzvah at a conservative temple.  My parents are secular, and I've been living a secular life.  Over the past three years in college, I've become close with a [...]


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		<title>God Left Me, So Now I&#8217;m Leaving Jewish Observance</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/05/god-left-me-so-now-im-leaving-jewish-observance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 18:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Jew in the City, I grew up in a religious environment, but in the last few years I've pretty much left religion: I don't daven (pray) at all (too lazy), Shabbat (what's that ???), but still keep kosher [hmm...].  Although I still dress like a religious Jew, I don't really practice much and the reason for [...]


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		<title>Why Is Everyone Turning Against Me Now That I&#8217;m Becoming More (Jewishly) Observant?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/04/why-is-everyone-turning-against-me-now-that-im-becoming-more-jewishly-observant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, I am 16 and have recently become more observant. I was born conservative, and through volunteering with the Special Needs program at my Chabad and eventually studying and becoming very close with my rebbetzin, I have come to love Judaism and decided to follow it more closely. The hardest part [...]


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		<title>Help! I Can&#8217;t Find a Husband Because I&#8217;m too Religious for Some and Not Enough for Others</title>
		<link>http://www.jewinthecity.com/2011/01/help-i-cant-find-a-husband-because-im-too-religious-for-some-and-not-enough-for-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Jew in the City, I am a somewhat observant Jew in a big city with a decent Jewish population, but I am having trouble finding my bashert. I am not Orthodox and while many of my friends and family members are, and I understand and respect living an Orthodox life, I know certain aspects [...]


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