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Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 14

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First of All: Chapter 12

Ariella Schiller

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First of All: Chapter 11

Ariella Schiller

The Rainbow Girl

The Rainbow Girl: Chapter 12

Rachelli flushed. She wanted to answer back, defend herself or say something, but then she realized it was true

Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

The Rainbow Girl

The Rainbow Girl: Chapter 11

Maybe that’s the thing with family, they’re so close that it’s hard to see things clearly

Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

Jr. Feature Article

Let’s explore billboards — the funny, the sad (literally — it’s crying!), the brightest, noisiest, smelliest — and much, much more!

Rochel Burstyn

Jr. Feature Article

Ten World-Famous Shuls

What is your shul like? Is it big? Is it small? Is it a basement with some folding chairs and tables or is it a great, big building with a high ceiling? Today we visit ten of the most amazing shuls in the world.

Rabbi Meir Goldberg

Impressions

The Gift of Silence

What words can possibly fix loss? We speak in these situations because we feel uncomfortable not to

Binyomin Yudin

Impressions

The Rhythm of Repentance

in the pleasant afterglow of Yom Kippur we are happy to just sit in the moment with our mitzvos

Moshe Krakowski

Torah Thought

A New Commentary for a Changed World

Torah leaders confronting the Enlightenment were forced to develop innovative and original approaches to preserving and transmitting the mesorah. Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch’s groundbreaking commentary on Chumash stands out.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Adviceline

Adviceline: Issue 540

I swipe my screen. One email from Worldwide Appliances. …the items you requested are out of stock I meander through the aisles of Evergreen aimlessly. I can’t help wondering if everyone else is also thinking, What would a grown-up buy? Or is it just me? Taking a surreptitious peek into the woman’s cart across

Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen

Adviceline

I Can’t Respect My Wife

It’s extremely awkward for me to write this question to a women’s magazine, but for various reasons, I can’t go for help, and the lack of real respect and deeper connection in my home bothers me terribly,

Bassi Gruen

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“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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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

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

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