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    Tempting the Evil Eye

    I grew up believing it was dangerous to share good news, but today, social media pushes us to do just that

    byRandi Mazzella
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    My Father’s Shoes

    Why I maintain the superstitions I inherited, even if I don’t understand where they came from

    byJamie Betesh Carter
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    The Superstitious Pregnancy in the Age of Social Media

    ‘The day I see Syrian Jews doing gender reveals on Instagram—I’ll know it’s over!’

    byEsther Levy Chehebar
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    Very Superstitious

    Clinging to old superstitions connects me to my Soviet Jewish roots. But as a mother, I worry about making my children neurotic about the evil eye.

    byAlina Dizik
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    The Talmud’s Demonology Resembles the Schlocky Inventiveness of ‘Dune’ or ‘The Lord of the Rings’

    Infused with magic—and ritual designed to conjure or contain magic—Jewish oral law remains a mix of jurisprudence and poetry

    byAdam Kirsch
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    Pregnant Pause

    Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish law

    byAllison Hoffman
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    Freud's couch(Wikimedia Commons)
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    Shock Therapy

    How my shrink helped me by becoming my biggest problem

    byHadara Graubart
  • Sam Apple(© Aaron Liebman, courtesy of Random House.)
    Sam Apple(© Aaron Liebman, courtesy of Random House.)
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    Adventures in Babyland

    Writer Sam Apple on how parenthood changed him—and how it didn’t

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    Beware the Evil Eye

    A family blurs the borders between religion, superstition, and OCD

    byHadara Graubart
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