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Magic Touch
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The New Normal
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Off Balance
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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
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
In The Arms of Rabi Shimon
See the good in your spouse by looking at him through parent-like eyes One’s child is perfect. Others may see the youngster as lazy, immature, impulsive, or rude, but parents see their offspring as awesome, amazing, sensitive, brilliant, and flawless. Even when a parent can acknowledge a flaw or two, that slight imperfection is well
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In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
We're Still Holding On
We’re holding on, Tatteh. Listen to the hespedim, listen to the anguished voices as they praise You
Yisroel Besser
Fiction Corner
Out with the Old
For a fleeting moment, I thought I saw a glint of compunction in her eyes, but if I did, it was gone as soon as it came
Sara Pachter
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Lost and Found
“We’re going to be friends for always. We’ll stay in touch. I’ll be there at your wedding and you’ll be there at mine”
Aryeh Ehrlich
Close Call
Close Call: Afterthoughts
If you’re ashamed to tell people about the friendship, that’s an important sign that shows you don’t feel proud of it
Mrs. Chani Juravel
Close Call
Close Call: Chapter 15
The more time passed, the more clarity I gained about what the problem had been with this friendship in the first place. And in one word, the answer was, “extreme”
Devoiry Braunstein
Yardsticks
Yardsticks: Chapter 43
“Oh, goodness, I’m so happy. It’s amazing what a good fit does to a gown. Beautiful, beautiful”
Esty Heller
Yardsticks
Yardsticks: Chapter 42
It was not my place to tell Yocheved what to do. This was her business, her responsibility. I couldn’t change the world
Esty Heller
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