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Flashback: Editor’s Letter, Issue 788
Bassi Gruen
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Family First Editor’s Letter: Issue 788
Bassi Gruen
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“I Quit!”
Bassi Gruen
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Family First Editor’s Letter: 727
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A Taste of Success
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Five Random Questions
Five Questions for Chayala  
I think we’re all trying to be considerate of each other. As my father said, “We became such good friends!”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Five Random Questions
Nechama S. in 50 words or less
"I love nature and beautiful scenery. The Alps are as un-NYC as you can get!"
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Fruits of Kindness
Fruits of Kindness 
A bus ticket, a care package, a haircut — the items were small, the caring behind them enormous. A small seed sprouted and grew tall. Twenty readers share acts of giving
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2020 Election Special
Biden Wins, Unseats Trump
Joe Biden has now confounded his doubters, making history as the oldest elected president with the first female Vice President
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Valley of Echoes
The new cadre of journalists was a little less focused on accuracy and a little more into likes and retweets
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What Can Be Done to End America's Mass Murders?
The culture war over gun control
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Should the US Withdraw from the Iran Deal or Not?
“The Iranians want nuclear weapons, but on the cheap, and safely”
Gedalia Guttentag
redo and renew
Resell Your Real Estate
While working on our “Impressions” theme, I found myself thinking about that cholent "We really enjoyed your cholent.” The sweet newlywed we’d had for the Shabbos seudah was on the line. “Can you give me the recipe?” “Sure. First sauté lots of onion and garlic…” As I spoke, my mind wandered to my own shanah
Malkie Gordon-Hirsch
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Expectations versus Reality
While working on our “Impressions” theme, I found myself thinking about that cholent "We really enjoyed your cholent.” The sweet newlywed we’d had for the Shabbos seudah was on the line. “Can you give me the recipe?” “Sure. First sauté lots of onion and garlic…” As I spoke, my mind wandered to my own shanah
Michal Frischman
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