Author: S. Tefilinov
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Dating & Marriage
The Heights and depths of dating
I love Washington Heights. It's where the urban grid of Manhattan hits reality, where streets are smacked into cliffs and valleys, with stepped streets,…
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Dating & Marriage
She’s four years older than me
Being a BT with an immigrant background, I know that I'm better off dating someone from my own community than an "American." But I…
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Dating & Marriage
I like dating divorcees
"She's a wonderful girl, excellent middot," said my shadchan. "She has a job, comes from a respectable family, and shares your Russian-speaking background." I've…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Newsweek’s Most Influential Rabbis
I love America. G-d bless America. It's the only country I know that does not have a chief rabbi, thanks to a very divided…
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Dating & Marriage
I wasn’t invited to a Wedding
In my life, the average wedding within my extended circle of family and friends appears to take place every six months. The age-old gripe…
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Dating & Marriage
Go for the Ger
I have always been attracted to the other. I am a baal teshuva coming from a secular family, a white alum from a mostly…
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Shul Life
Where to Daven Shacharit in Midtown Manhattan
Those of us who live in the outer boroughs or suburbs of New York City, and work in Manhattan, we have the choice of…