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LifeTakes
Battle Scars 
G. Weiser
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The Glass Horse
Bracha Perel Davids
LifeTakes
Ma Was Right  
Lea Pavel
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Northern Lights
Rochel Samet
Windows
The Pot Handle
Susan Schwartz
Open Mic
The Hazards of AI for Young People  
We can offer something better to our children than a pretend world with pretend love
Dr. Michael Milgraum
Open Mic
How the Grinch Stole Simchas Torah   
Simchas Torah — true, actual, authentic celebration of the Torah — is not as easy as it sounds
Shmuel Botnick
Sidekick
The Swerds Circus Goes Airborne    
This year our flight will be twice as long, and you had better believe that I double- and triple-checked our tickets
Hadassa Swerds
Sidekick
My Son, the Juvenile Delinquent
Okaaay. Somebody call the cops. This pack of five-year-olds is clearly up to no good
Hadassa Swerds
Kovna Rewrite
Kovno Rewrite — Revisited
Stepping into the Moadon HaYehudi in Kaunas, Lithuania, feels like venturing up (down?) Penrose’s impossible staircase, stepping back in time while moving forward just the same. It’s been almost two years since we left, and we’re back as visiting lecturers.,Kovno Rewrite — Revisited,We’ve gone back in time in Lithuania
Esther Teichtal
One Day Closer
The Lone Learner
“Everyone wants to quit at some point, but if you don’t push yourself, you fall further behind and you’ll soon be off the wagon."
C.S. Teitelbaum
One Day Closer
Born of Grief
The Torah tells us that after the death of Aharon’s two sons, “Vayidom Aharon — and Aharon was silent.” “But what about his wife?” asks Baruch. How did she cope?
Baila Rosenbaum
Silent Heroes
Always On Call  
"Yes, it’s all true, and this is what makes yeshivah cooks heroes. But Zev is the leader of them all”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Silent Heroes
Shadow of Light
In my heart of hearts, I was envious of each of them. They were touching souls and elevating spirits
Yocheved Kreps
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Okay, so no one could call him a whiz in the kitchen, but this was a whole new language

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For This I Have Prayed

By the end of the day, there were more kids on the sick list than off

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They were success stories at work – but lonely seekers within

By Rivka Streicher

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Losing It

The search began. For my items and for my sanity. Sadly, as of this writing, neither has been found

By Sara Eisemann

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The Finally Moment 

Basically, the worst possible moment for police to show up at your door

By Esty Heller

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One Step at a Time

“I already see the kind of old lady you’re going to be!” she told me.

By Miriam Hendeles