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Fork in the Road
“In order to honor ourselves, we must understand that our parents' limitations weren’t our fault”   You Broke a Taboo [Making Peace with My Mother / Issue 862] Bless you! You broke the taboo that often prevents children from speaking about their parents’ emotional handicaps. In the article “Making Peace with My Mother,” Zahava Gold
Michal Frischman
Fork in the Road
“In order to honor ourselves, we must understand that our parents' limitations weren’t our fault”   You Broke a Taboo [Making Peace with My Mother / Issue 862] Bless you! You broke the taboo that often prevents children from speaking about their parents’ emotional handicaps. In the article “Making Peace with My Mother,” Zahava Gold
Rivki Rabinowitz
Turning Tides
I almost fainted at this blatant anti-Semitism. I quickly ran through appropriate responses in my head, and rejected them all. It would be a waste of breath to even respond
Leah Gebber
Turning Tides
What would Rivka want her bas mitzvah to look like, now that there could be none of the big ideas she’d dreamed about?
Leah Gebber
Staying the Course
Against the odds, I had done it. Not only done it, but done it well
Yossi Myers
Staying the Course
As foreign as some of the classes were, ultimately, the questions raised in every course brought me back to where I came from
Yossi Myers
Tempo: Second Guessing
When I tell Shmuel that I want to host, he thinks I’m a few flowers short of a full bouquet
Ariella Schiller
Tempo: Second Guessing
All I can think is... Should I have done  anything differently?
Ariella Schiller
Vantage Point
Four steps to help us approach Yom Kippur with the proper mindset, embrace its depth, and carry its spiritual impact into the year ahead
Rabbi Yehoshua Frankenhuis
Vantage Point
Everyone must recognize where they stand, and which approach will be the most effective for them to properly return to Hashem
Rabbi Yitzchak Lubchansky
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