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Mamma
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Call Waiting
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Pinpoint
The Story That Wasn’t
Stick a pin in the phonebook. See where it lands. Make the call. Does everyone have a story? Five writers find out
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Parallels and Perspective
Stick a pin in the phonebook. See where it lands. Make the call. Does everyone have a story? Five writers find out
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Biden and Trump, two unliterary leaders
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From A to Z
From A to Z: Chapter 16
“You're my teacher?” she asked, incredulous. I took her little hand in mine
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From A to Z
From A to Z: Chapter 15
“Why,” I demand, “do I have to go to stupid graduation?”
Rikki Baum
Food that Packs
Ramen à la Vodka
“Bobby?!” She’s incredulous. “Really? It’s so…” She doesn’t finish the sentence I’m babysitting my newborn grandson for the first time. He’s barely six weeks old, attempting to crank out his first wavering smile. I pull up to our house, and I’m unbuckling his carrier from the back seat when Naomi, one of my neighbors, walks
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Food that Packs
Grilled Eggplant Parmesan Sandwich
“Bobby?!” She’s incredulous. “Really? It’s so…” She doesn’t finish the sentence I’m babysitting my newborn grandson for the first time. He’s barely six weeks old, attempting to crank out his first wavering smile. I pull up to our house, and I’m unbuckling his carrier from the back seat when Naomi, one of my neighbors, walks
Rivky Kleiman
Shul with a View
The Elephant in the Room
Your father was never judgmental and accepted me for who I was. He showed me true love.
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Shul with a View
The Shabbos Hagadol Bar Mitzvah
He kept saying, “This is a Jewish custom from time immemorial, it cannot be changed”
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