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Stir the Pot     
Hadassa Swerds
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Talking Shop
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The Guru Will See You Now    
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The Ten Martyrs 
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Quiet People in a Noisy World
On Purim, Esther Hamalkah reminds us of the strength that lies in silence
Esther Ilana Rabi
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Everybody's Looking at Me
What triggers and exacerbates self-consciousness — and how can you overcome it?
Miriam Bloch
The Change That Lasted
Same Habitat, New Habit     
Right then and there, I decided there was something I could do
Faigy Weinberger
The Change That Lasted
The Change That Lasted
Nine writers share their stories of determination and transformation
Mishpacha Contributors
Get the Picture
Part III: Light It Up
The literal definition of photography is “drawing with light”
Shmuel Diamond
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Part II: In the Background   
The asarah harugei malchus lived and died to sanctify His Name Every Yom Kippur, Ashkenazi communities tearfully recite the piyut “Eileh Ezkerah,” which recounts the death of ten Tannaim, known as the asarah harugei malchus, at the hands of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Their crimes: keeping the mitzvos, learning Torah in public, and continuing the mesorah
Shmuel Diamond
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Five Things I Wish You Knew about Teens with Thinning Hair
Even though it’s not a medical condition, it’s not easy to be a teenager with hair getting thinner and thinner
Shoshana Itzkowitz
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Five Things I Wish You Knew about Having a Sister with an Eating Disorder    
An eating disorder is a mental illness where a person refuses to eat or eats as minimally as they can
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Risk Factor
Freedom  
"Freedom is earned. You’re the only person who can give it to yourself”
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
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Waiting All My Life 
“Every time I walk out, I’m trying to prove to myself that he doesn’t care if I leave"
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
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