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In the Spirit
“What my parents instilled in us, in a very strong way, is that no matter where we are, we’re on shlichus and have a mission” Proud to Be a Shluchah [Tempo / Issue 875] Having grown up on shlichus in Copenhagen, Denmark, I was very interested to read Rochel Samet’s story “The Northern Lights,” about
Chaya Rosen
In the Spirit
Yom Tov trivia
Chaya Rosen
Bricks and Ladders
"We decided that if any of you aren’t happy in Stonesworth, we’ll try to make it work so that you can go to school in Brownsfeld"
Ariella Schiller
Bricks and Ladders
Back to school tomorrow. When I left I’d been part of the most popular clique in school and now I’m returning alone, a nobody, ashamed and mortified
Ariella Schiller
Take 2
All human beings crave connection but those connections don’t have to take place on muddy terrain
Mindy Rosenthal M.S., BCBA/LBA
Take 2
I’m having a really hard time forgiving her, and I’m too embarrassed to talk to her about the conversation I overheard
Mindy Rosenthal M.S., BCBA/LBA
On Site
On Tu B’Shevat, the entire landscape is in bloom after the rains
Emmy Leah Zitter
On Site
Artist Yitzchok Moully has upped his message: to make the Jewish flame visible in the public sphere
Sara Trappler-Spielman
Free Fall
Freefall took me 12 months — and 25 years — to write. Now that it’s over, while other old and new responsibilities bang at my door, I’ll ignore the knocking for a bit and share a short retrospective on life during Freefall
Miriam Stark Zakon
Free Fall
The colonel’s lips were a straight, unsmiling line. “Not German, Freed. They need someone who speaks Yiddish”,
Miriam Stark Zakon
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