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Latest Fundamentals
At the Core
Like Mother, Like Son
Baila Vorhand
Song at Sunrise
Going Strong
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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What on Earth is So Funny?
Miriam Kosman
Moonlight
Striking the Right Chord
Rabbi Menachem Nissel
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To Each His Own Wheel
Rebbetzin Suri Gibber
Great Reads
The Grandest of Exits 
Mummy was a fighter, but this was a battle she couldn’t win
Ester Zirkind
Great Reads
Driven Off Course  
Sometimes I feel like I’m ten again, a child they expect to behave in predictable ways
Bashie Lisker
Food that Packs
Ramen à la Vodka
Why does someone else’s more make us feel like less? Living “out of town” has many advantages. One challenge, though, is having to travel long distances in order to participate in simchahs and spend time with family. I recall traveling by train in my early childhood, but today, the airplane has become the transportation of
Rivky Kleiman
Food that Packs
Grilled Eggplant Parmesan Sandwich
Why does someone else’s more make us feel like less? Living “out of town” has many advantages. One challenge, though, is having to travel long distances in order to participate in simchahs and spend time with family. I recall traveling by train in my early childhood, but today, the airplane has become the transportation of
Rivky Kleiman
I dare me
Listen to a Shiur Each Day? Me? 
The spillover effect of this commitment has been nothing short of incredible
Elisheva Appel
I dare me
Am I paying too high a price for saving money?
I might save a few dollars by checking two stores to see who has a better Kipling sale, but at what expense?
Elisheva Appel
Why Is This Pesach Different?
Full Carts, Heavy Hearts
“We’re used to huge numbers of deliveries for Pesach; we were prepared for that. We have extra vans. Delivery is not the issue. The issue is getting all those orders together."
Margie Pensak
Why Is This Pesach Different?
Singing to a New Audience
Do you have what it takes to say thank you Hashem when things aren’t going the way you hoped they would?
Yisroel Besser
Family Activities
Create a Carnival
Come one, come all, play one, play all! You can prepare these carnival booths for a Chanukah party, or do one activity each night at home with your family
Esti Vago
Family Activities
Blow you away!
Bubbles + tie-dye equals a whole new level of fun and flair
Esti Vago
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More Fundamentals
At the Core
The Only One

Within every Jew is the flame of instinctive emunah

By Baila Vorhand

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A Peace of a Whole

Shalom is the perfect state of a union

By Rebbetzin Debbie Greenblatt

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The Force of Attraction

Why isn’t our longing for connection more evident?

By Rebbetzin Suri Gibber

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Focused Footsteps

We may plan the route, but Hashem often “reroutes” us

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

Moonlight
Constant Creation

The keys to life are safely in Hashem’s Hands

By Rabbi Menachem Nissel

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Day of Peace

Day of Peace As an American expat living in Israel, I’ve encountered my fair share of Hebrew malapropisms, some more entertaining than others. But despite calling Yerushalayim my home for over two decades, there is one linguistic predicament I have yet to resolve that plagues me every Shabbos: the “Shabbat Shalom” versus “Gut Shabbos” dilemma.

By Mrs. Elana Moskowitz