Dear Dawn: My pregnant daughter just learned her baby is a boy. She and I just had an animated discussion because she announced to me she doesn’t plan to circumcise him. Her non-Jewish husband is circumcised and on my side, but won’t confront her. I told her that not only will she be breaking with…
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Unions
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Books
Local author's new novel of the opioid crisis
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Parenting
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Health
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First Person
Yes, a nice Jewish girl can be an alcoholic
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Education
Pot entrepreneurs and more at JCHS
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Seniors
Walking for a good cause — at age 99
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