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Latest Editor's Letter
What a Year Can Do
As a new year dawns, what did we learn — and how have we changed?
Dean Robert Goldschmidt
What a Year Can Do
As a new year dawns, what did we learn — and how have we changed?
Adrian Garbacz
Facets
“You find it easy to make friends?” Chana asked me sincerely. “I know how to be friendly, but a friend… I haven’t made one in a long time”
Esther Kurtz
Facets
Was it possible to make a friend in two weeks? Maybe I can get Rafi to change the terms. I really, really wanted to go
Esther Kurtz
Screenshot
The sentiment was sweet, the bakers well-intentioned. But the reception was decidedly sour
Shoshana Friedman
Screenshot
Are we deluding ourselves? Because atop our daily servings of news, we’re getting a not-so-subtle sprinkling of culture
Shoshana Friedman
The Gatekeeper's Daughter
Vasara sucks in her breath. She swivels in her office chair and closes her eyes. Her trip to Riga belongs to another era, relegated to a dusty corner of her brain, the door shut firmly after it
Esther Teichtal
The Gatekeeper's Daughter
She might always be that weird girl who has fallen from a distant star who doesn’t know half of the endless rules
Esther Teichtal
Dialogue
Blame has no place among believing Jews. But responsibility does
Eliyahu Paley
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