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Shlomi Gil
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Sisters Share
In this new column, we’ll meet wonderful girls who all have siblings with special needs, and they’ll share with us how they feel about being “special” sisters
C. Rosen
Great Reads: Real Life
I thought I was protecting my baby. I didn’t expect a bureaucracy war
Bashie Lisker
Great Reads: Real Life
I packed for a visit to my dying father. I walked into something far bigger
Chaya Berger
I of the Storm
I pinched myself. Could it be that the entire Shafer crew is cooperating, smiling — and genuinely happy? Could it be that our family portrait is not a complete farce?
Ilana Shafer
I of the Storm
So I’m not a tzadeikes, I shot back to my ever-present faultfinder. I haven’t got bottomless reservoirs of patience. But I’m not so bad, either
Ilana Shafer
Bricks and Ladders
"We decided that if any of you aren’t happy in Stonesworth, we’ll try to make it work so that you can go to school in Brownsfeld"
Ariella Schiller
Bricks and Ladders
Back to school tomorrow. When I left I’d been part of the most popular clique in school and now I’m returning alone, a nobody, ashamed and mortified
Ariella Schiller
The Last Flask
And then they found it — the last flask, the small bottle that would enable them to start anew. 12 writers share the last flask that lit up their own lives rattle of hope
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Mrs. Devorah (Debby) Sherer a”h never sought the limelight, though she was married to a man who represented Orthodox Judaism to the world,

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A tune from our childhood. A beat we instantly recognize. Listening to a familiar melody is comforting for us all, but for the elderly, the positive effects of music are staggering

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From the very first tish, the chassidim realized this would be something different. Toldos Avraham Yitzchak would forge a new path and ignite neshamos, not only at the dramatic grand finale in Meron on Lag B’omer, but all year round

By Aryeh Ehrlich

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You may be separated by hundreds of years and thousands of miles, but DNA testing is making it possible for far-flung family members to reconnect

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Students on campuses today talk about “safe spaces” for minorities. Jewish students who are routinely singled out for judgment — and sometimes violence – talk about coping and thriving in uncertain times

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