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I’ve been teaching for decades, of course I know best

There are some mornings that my little girl is standing by the front door, French-braided hair, lunchbox and all — and Elisheva’s car takes forever to arrive

“There’s a new family and, Ma — they have a dog!”

Did the eighth-grade rebbi shut my son out of high school?

And then, Becca invited me to join her on a Birthright trip to Israel. I didn’t think much about it, just signed up, figuring I could do with a break from the depressing atmosphere, and had nothing much to lose

Who gets to pick a new rav for our shul?