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Musings
The Suitcase
Esty Heller
LifeTakes
The Lullaby
C. Freed
Behind the Book
Who is Like Your People?
Riki Goldstein
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#heaven-meets-earth
Rikki Ehrlich
LifeTakes
Missing Her
Shoshana Friedman
Feel the Heat
Schnitzel Standoff
I was also a bit nervous because my sister Ruchama, who I’m facing off against, is a fantastic cook and baker
chananya eisenberger and ruchama yellin
Feel the Heat
The Deli Roll Duel
Both my father and I love playing around in the kitchen, and we also both have a competitive streak
Shuey Vago
Pearls of Wisdom   
He Leads Us to Safety
Shlomo Hamelech compares an eishes chayil to one thing — a merchant’s ship
Family First Contributors
Pearls of Wisdom   
Every Moment Is Precious
Darshah tzemer u’fishtim — she seeks wool and linen. Why is she out searching for fibers to spin?
Family First Contributors
Dialogue
A Time to Be Silent, a Time to Speak Out
Blame has no place among believing Jews. But responsibility does
Eliyahu Paley
A Stone’s Throw
A Stone’s Throw: Chapter 8
“Something happened today and I need your advice. Would I be able to come over to your house and show you something?”
Faigy Gold
A Stone’s Throw
A Stone’s Throw: Chapter 7
As I passed, I nodded hello and even ventured a “Chodesh tov.” He looked at me, and suddenly held up his hand. The whole line stopped
Faigy Gold
Jr. Fiction
Tale of Treeo: Chapter 3
It was a beautiful wedding, it really was. So what’s this pit in my stomach? Why are my eyes blurring?   Every Jewish wedding has a familiar pattern, but at this wedding of my friend’s son, I notice the differences first. Unlike the New York weddings I’d grown up attending, this Israeli event has an
Bashie Lisker
Jr. Fiction
Of Kittens and Counting  
Mendy stalks toward me, hand outstretched. I shriek until Mommy comes onto the porch to see what’s going on
Ariella Schiller
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By Miriam Klein Adelman