Archive - Lakewood From Afar

On a Sandwich That Shouldn’t Matter

Jul 6 •

The Game We Forgot

How a family tradition became a performance of loyalty

Jul 2 •

June 2025

The Rescue We Fear

When safety becomes the threat and exile feels like home

Jun 29 •

What If We Just Don’t Believe You Anymore?

A response to Gershon Ribner’s tidy categories for why we leave

Jun 26 •

April 2025

The Way I Now Move

Leaving religion is like popping out of a two-dimensional world.

Apr 24 •

When belief becomes law, and law demands everything.

Apr 6 •

Avraham Avinu and Me

Apr 2 •

March 2025

The Final Dance: Shabbos, AI, and the Fear of Redemption

This is a guest post that I had the privilege of editing and tweaking.

Mar 5 •

February 2025

The Bonds That Matter Most

Why Love and Family Should Come Before Dogma

Feb 23 •

Questioning the Timeliness of Divine Wisdom

Feb 16 •

Alive in the Pain

Finding Joy in the Unrelenting Storm of Existence

Feb 11 •

The Fall of Wonder

How Judaism Ate from the Wrong Tree

Feb 8 •

Lakewood From Afar

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