Rea Bochner is an author and speaker whose work has appeared on Tablet, The Forward, Chabad.org, in the "Small Miracles" series, and on her blog, reabochner.com. Her acclaimed memoir, "The Cape House," debuted in 2017.
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By Rea Bochner
For all the meaning a religious Jewish life can bring, let’s be honest: this is a complicated world to live in.
By Rea Bochner
I realized that I will be remembered, first by those closest to me who know me best.
By Rea Bochner
Making aliyah means taking a wrecking ball to the person you thought you were and rebuilding from the ground up.
By Rea Bochner
My son had put into words a phenomenon I’d noticed since stepping into the Orthodox world 15 years ago: appearance as the measure of Jewishness.


