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Barefoot in Uncertainty: Reflections on Sukkot and Psychotherapy

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By Mendel Horowitz, Sruli Fruchter, Jonathan Schwartz
| 18Forty
Sukkot has ended once again, and yet it lingers. Around my neighborhood, a few stubborn structures still stand, resisting the season’s departure. On my morning walk to the office, I pass a dumpster cluttered with shredded bamboo mats, knotted extension cords, and plastic furniture in pieces. A broken ladder leans against the bin, reaching toward the rim beside a mound of faded paper rings a child likely glued together with delight.
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Good Enough Elul: What This Is and Is Not

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By Mendel Horowitz
| 18Forty
This is not a guide to teshuva, an approach to moral accounting, or an attempt to deepen the religious experience of Elul. Those are worthy projects. This is something different. A Good Enough Elul borrows the reflective posture of Elul, not its religious framework. The shofar is blowing, the mood is introspective, and the community has agreed that something worth examining is happening.
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My Father's Game - First Things

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By Mendel Horowitz
| First Things Verified
Judaism and baseball were my father’s long before they became mine. When engaging in religious rituals, I often reach for a sports analogy, just as my father did before me. While some fellow Orthodox Jews might find the association irreverent, I cannot ignore the kinship between Judaism and baseball.
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