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Fun, Faux, and Floral
Mati Swimer
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Sheltered in the Sun
Elisheva Appel
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Hoping Together    
Sarah Massry
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In the Cocoon of Challenge
Esther Kurtz
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Soft Landings
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These Trials
Now Jacob’s pathetic cries were a mockery, and I trembled, my knees pulled tight up to my chin. I could not, would not hold him in my arms and watch him slip away. Not again
Perl Weisz
Calligraphy
Heart Defects
“You need to choose to fight this monster or he’ll get the better of you. You can live a happy life, you can break free of this. The first step is to want to get better.”
Michal Marcus
Torah Thought
A New Commentary for a Changed World
Torah leaders confronting the Enlightenment were forced to develop innovative and original approaches to preserving and transmitting the mesorah. Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s groundbreaking commentary on Chumash stands out.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
The Current: Trump Strikes Back
The Return of Trump: Security Detail
The Secret Service has a storied past of triumph and tragedy
Yaakov Lipszyc
The Current: Trump Strikes Back
The Return of Trump: What Doesn't Kill 
Shaken, defiant, and now professing unity, Donald Trump takes center stage again
Gedalia Guttentag
Family Matters
The Fading Light: Chapter 24
He always thought of everything, so I didn’t have to. Now it was my job, and it was daunting
Joan Zlotnick
Family Matters
A Fading Light: Chapter 23
At a particular stage of my husband’s illness, it became clear that the shul we were attending no longer met our needs
Joan Zlotnick
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
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Two writers apply writing axioms to real life

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We like to think our homes are spick-and-span. Well, hygienic at least. but how clean are our homes really?

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The Road Taken

Seven readers share a sacrifice they made — and the reward they were granted

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