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Dealing With People’s Baggage

When people project their long-held grudges about religion onto her, Elyse Goldstein has to point out the obvious: it’s not about her... or the religion.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Dealing With People’s Baggage." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/dealing-with-people-s-baggage>.