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Portrait of a Family: Chapter 32    
“Hmm?” Tamar replied, closing her binder and looking up to see who was calling her name. Oh, Michal
Malka Grunhaus
Portrait of a Family
Portrait of a Family: Chapter 28 
Even with all the arguing, she thought, the table felt so… friendly. They could say whatever they wanted; the warmth, the love, was still there
Malka Grunhaus
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Cook, Pray, Panic   
Unsolicited advice from people with no qualifications but many opinions
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Let's Talk Shop 
If you thought the hardest part of Yom Tov was the cooking and cleaning, you don’t have teenage girls
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the Places You'll Go
This Is Why
When cabin fever hits, some of the most surprising excursions aren’t too far from your own backyard
Zivia Reischer
the Places You'll Go
Into the Woods
When cabin fever hits, some of the most surprising excursions aren’t too far from your own backyard
Riki Goldstein
Words Unspoken
Dear Special Mothers
Dear special mom, I thought I was strong until I met you
Anonymous
Words Unspoken
Dear Sympathetic Wedding Guest
  I’m scared. Not because the girl standing under the chuppah in a puffy white dress has left me, but for her
Anonymous
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Meeting Your Match: Part II    
The Conversation, as Mishpacha likes to say, “Continues.” When it comes to shidduchim, it continues, and continues
Batya Weinberg
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Meeting Your Match
This column is delivered with warmest blessings to anyone looking for their bashert, and their parents, too
Mrs. Batya Weinberg
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