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Club Jr. Episode 15: Season Finale!
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
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Club Jr.
Club Jr. Special! A Trip to Beit Shemesh
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Jr. Contributors
The Current
Unintended Targets
"Trump’s tariff wars hit e-commerce hard — and sellers are scrambling to adapt"
Rafael Hoffman
Hostage Poster
News Feature
House and Home
Rep. Josh Gottheimer's battle to bring Idan Alexander Back
Yitzchok Landa
A Better You
A Better You
Water On a Rock
There’s a powerful chinuch message in the story of Rabi Akiva
Family First Contributors
Family First Feature
Choose Life    
I was engaged when I discovered that I was a carrier of the BRCA gene
Erin Stiebel
Feature Videos
WATCH! Stardust in Seagate
The next chapter of Yossi Green's musical journey!
Yisroel Besser
Feature Videos
Take 2 with Rabbi YY Jacobson
Yisroel Besser
Chair
Expert Eye
Upholstery Check
How to choose fabrics for your home
Zisi Naimark
Plant by a window
Family Living
Houseplants for Beginners
Keeping houseplants is not a talent but a skill that can be learned
Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
A Different Way
When there’s “another way,” no matter how hard — Rav Mattisyahu Salomon showed us that’s the road to take
Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg
Family First Feature
In My Parents Home
Rav Chaim Ozer calmly said, “Go to America, Reb Avrohom, and ratevet, save as many people as you can”
Mina Englander
Family First Feature
Unleash Your Inner Artist
Here are step-by-step instructions to bring paint night to your home
Sarah Esral
Game On!
Long Drives, Late Nights, Lots of Laughs  
You can pull out an old game from the basement — but why not play one of these creative, curated games for even more fun?
Chanie Nayman
The Day After
Adjusting to The Day After: Chinuch
An expert panel featuring Rabbi Menachem Karmel, Rabbi Zvi Bender and Rabbi Ari Schonfeld, moderated by Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE
Mishpacha Contributors
The Day After
Adjusting to The Day After: Children's Tech
An expert panel featuring Rabbi David Ozeri, Dr. Eli Shapiro, and Mrs. Aliza Feder, moderated by Mr. Alex Paskie WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE
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Connections
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Performance Pressure
How can I stop worrying I’m going to fail at my new job?
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A Better You
A Better You
Water On a Rock
There’s a powerful chinuch message in the story of Rabi Akiva
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Padlocks
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Top Secret
When is it okay to tell and when is it not?
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
LifeLines
New Brother, Old Brother
The brother we knew was never coming back
C. Saphir
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Echoes From Lublin
Close to a century later, we're still singing the songs of a visionary scholar, builder, and leader.
EndNote
Still Coming Out of Mitzrayim
"Whenever Pharaoh knocks at my door, I sing the song to remind myself that I’ve got a little bit of Moses in me, too”
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The Current
Unintended Targets
"Trump’s tariff wars hit e-commerce hard — and sellers are scrambling to adapt"
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Software Savvy
Software Savvy: Part 25
Empower your business with smart software choices
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TLC Talks
How can I, as a parent, best advocate for my son's therapy?
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Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield and Rabbi Ari Schonfeld
Counter Point
All Our Children: The conversation continues
"When parents stop sacrificing their children upon the altars of self-image, we will have students who feel valued by, and love for, the systems they are in"
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Lipa's Super Seder Takeover
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Money Talks
Watch! Money Talks with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Fundamentals
Flashback: Fundamentals, Issue 760
On Succos, we're here because we want to be
Miriam Kosman
Flashback
Flashback: Lifetakes — Chasing Clarity, Issue 759       
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Toby Schorr
The Current
Firewall under fire
As Israeli-made offensive cyber-tech from the NSO Group is revealed to have targeted world leaders, will Israel’s own edge be blunted by foreign-sales restrictions?
Eliezer Shulman
A Few Minutes With
A Few Minutes with Shlomo Toaff, Head of the Iron Dome Directorate
"Iron Dome was something that people thought was impossible"
Gedalia Guttentag
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Deal or No Deal
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Fiction
The Anti-MILC Society
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Gila Arnold
Fiction
Out of Sorts
Tamar's life felt all wrong. Did the Sorting Sheitel make a mistake?
Gila Arnold
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Which Bin?
Keep, toss, save, sell: A Pesach cleaning primer
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
Magazine Feature
Not Giving Up on Uman 
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Ben Horodenker
Recipes
Blooming Onion
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Faigy Grossmann
Recipes
Chanukah Roast
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Brynie Greisman
The Moment
Overheard: Issue 876
"What does Hashem want from us? He doesn’t want from us. He wants us"
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No Worries
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Hands on Steering Wheel
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Carpool Conundrum
It's just a carpool. Do we need to be married to it?
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Musings
Forever Special Children 
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Brochie Wolfson
Magazine Feature
Turkish Trail Mix
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Yochonon Donn
On Site
The Hills Are Alive
Sometimes to have a great trip, all you need is a Tanach
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Rabi Yehuda ben Bava's Kever
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Shefaram Synagogue
I t’s assur to sit in a church. But one winter night, when I was 14 years old, that’s exactly where I found myself. How could a Jewish girl be in a church? The answer is simple: My mother dragged me there, and I was underage and couldn’t resist. My mother’s father was a Christian.
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Incredible Lab
Make your own tornado tube with Yochanan Ghoori!
Watch Yochanan Ghoori's homemade tornado!
Yochanan Ghoori
Incredible Lab
Make Your Own Tornado Tube!
Use colored Chanukah oil and some spinning power to create your own tornado vortex
Yochanan Ghoori
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Yisroel Besser
Feature Videos
Soft Yesses and Blocked Numbers | Take Rabbi Tzadok Katz, Rabbi Meir Levi & Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein
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Watch: Follow Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz on a virtual tour around the sites at Caesarea!
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WATCH: On Site Live in Tzippori!
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A Tale of Two Voices
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For the Record
Signed in Knyszyn, Sealed in Eternity
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For the Record
The Long Gray Line Ends in Israel
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