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For Keeps: Rosh Hashanah Theme 5783
I can see the shul from my dining room window. The idea that it was so close, yet so far, was too much to bear
Binyomin Yudin 
For Keeps: Rosh Hashanah Theme 5783
“He would be killed just for having it in his possession. But a Torah is a Torah and my father was determined to save it”
Sandy Eller
Map the Starlight
Why do maps fascinate me? Partly because I love fault lines. The border between doubt and certainty. The place between choice, faith, passivity, and acceptance
Leah Gebber
Map the Starlight
Who is he? A man who seeks goodness and truth, or a man who burns books and people? Is he heir to his great-grandfather’s legacy?
Leah Gebber
Pesach Prep with the Pros
I notice suddenly that we’re the only couple in the store without a baby   B etzalel opens the door to our basement apartment just as the oven signals that supper is ready. I grin. My timing is great. I pull the pan of chicken and rice out of the oven, shut off the timer
C.B. Gavant
Pesach Prep with the Pros
With the busiest season of the Jewish year upon us, how can we balance all of our responsibilities while still nurturing our homes, our children, our husbands, and our spirituality?
Sara Glaz
Every Moment Counts: Chanukah Theme 5783
As we prepare our wicks and count our candles, each day adding another level of light, do those numbers hold another special meaning for you? 
Mishpacha Contributors
Turing Point: Jr. Chanukah Supplement 5783
What would I tell her? My best friend was going to be so upset
Rochel Samet
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