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First of All: Chapter 15

Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 14

Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 13

Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 12

Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 11

Ariella Schiller

As They Grow

"Her Seminary's Values vs. Our Family's Values"

When you send your daughter to seminary, you might want to look into the ideals and values that those people espouse

Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald

As They Grow

"My Teenage Daughter Is Struggling with Our Reduced Means"

Let your daughter know she has a choice in life: To live with what she has, or to be forever wishing that she were someone else

Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald

Teen Fiction

The Wonder in Wonderful

Honestly, I felt the world had enough color in it, and didn’t need me messing up its palette

Miriam Bodner

Teen Fiction

The Wanted Intruders

We were the picture-perfect family, Mommy, Daddy, and me

Aliza Field

Moving Forward

Moving Forward: Chapter 7

“Your acceptance of your situation is very refreshing. We don’t always have to know the end"

Estie Samson

Moving Forward

Moving Forward: Chapter 7

"There aren’t so many people like me around here and I’m looking to make a new friend”

Estie Samson

Battle Cry

“Mi l’Hashem elai!” In every generation, there are those who respond and take a stand for Hashem

Elana Moskowitz

Battle Cry

“Mi l’Hashem elai!” In every generation, there are those who respond and take a stand for Hashem

Malkie Schulman

TripleSay

"Should I Always Dan l'Chaf Zechus Bad Behavior?"

“Dan l’chaf zechus is the acknowledgment that we’re missing puzzle pieces — and we often excuse our own actions faster than others’ actions”

Family First Contributors

TripleSay

"Teshuvah Overwhelms Me"

“Your ratzon is the root and the goal of teshuvah and it’s an important factor, not something to be taken for granted”

Family First Contributors

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Mike has a strict “we don’t post photos of ourselves to the public” rule. Which I respect one hundred percent

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“We have so much, Aryeh. Explain this decision to me.” But her husband of 40 years is silent

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“Do you think I’m the cleaning lady? We’re married six months, I should be coming home to roses and chocolates, not crumbs and dishes”

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First of All: Chapter 7

“Forget about last night, okay?” I say. “Let’s chalk it up to a shanah rishonah mishap, something we’ll tell the grandkids about”

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First of All: Chapter 6

The maître d’ shows me to our table; it’s a cozy one near the wall, perfect for privacy, yet gives a wonderful view of the restaurant so I can people watch till Mike comes

By Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 5

Say what you want, Mike, but when a girl doesn’t put on a sheitel for the Shabbos seudah, that says something

By Ariella Schiller