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In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist

In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist

The challenge of friendship between two older bachelors in Jerusalem: Isaac, assistant to mystic Rabbi, and Mustafa, caretaker on Temple Mount.

2024

Ruchama Feuerman

Ruchama Feuerman

Stories

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Two Minute Madness

How to Kill Dear Adjectives When Writing

Mark Twain famously wrote, “When you catch an adjective, kill it.”

Jul 10, 2020

How to Kill Dear Adjectives When Writing

Jul 10, 2020

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a Few Words

The Writing Trick No One Ever Told You

I stumbled upon this writing tip by accident.

Jul 18, 2020

The writing trick no one ever told you. Hands performing card trick by the pool

Jul 18, 2020

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Published in
P.S. I Love You

Beautiful Lies My Father Told Me

The uses and abuses of storytelling

Sep 2, 2020

Beautiful Lies My Father Told Me

Sep 2, 2020

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Published in
P.S. I Love You

Why I Won’t Stand Out as a Jew Anymore

I’m afraid the diversity blanket spreading over America won’t cover me.

Sep 17, 2020

Why I Won’t Stand Out as a Jew Anymore

Sep 17, 2020

Published in
The Judean People’s Front

Rabbi Nachman, Milton Erickson and the Turkey Prince

Common sense uncommon healing

Oct 17

Rabbi Nachman, Milton Erickson and the Turkey Prince

Oct 17

Published in
The Writing Cooperative

Writing Hacks I Owe to the Homely Cliche

Don’t jilt her just yet

Oct 11

Writing Hacks I Owe to the Homely Cliche

Oct 11

Published in
The Judean People’s Front

Rosh Hashana Signs For Your Table

Beyond “Dip the apple in the honey”

Oct 3

Rosh Hashana Signs For Your Table

Oct 3

Published in
The Judean People’s Front

I Sang So Off Tune, It Would Take a Voice Miracle to Get Me on Key

But then I switched continents and a strange thing happened

Sep 27

I Sang So Off Tune, It Would Take a Voice Miracle to Get Me on Key

Sep 27

Published in
The Judean People’s Front

The Hippie With the Julia Roberts Smile Called Me Hitler’s Accomplice

Yep, right there in in peace-and-pot loving Woodstock

Aug 26

The Hippie With the Julia Roberts Smile Called Me Hitler’s Accomplice

Aug 26

Published in
The Memoirist

I Swore I Wouldn’t Shame My Kids the Way My Father Embarrassed Me

But life usually has the last word

Aug 22

I Swore I Wouldn’t Shame My Kids the Way My Father Embarrassed Me

Aug 22

Ruchama

Ruchama

Book Author

Short story writer, mother, wife, Jew, essayist, editor. My novels were published by St. Martin's Press, New York Review Books, & Open Road Media

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