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Use Words with Care  
Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner
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Mask Mandates
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
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Never-Ending
Rebbetzin Suri Gibber
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Planting Eternity
Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner
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Virtual Reality
Rebbetzin Suri Gibber
Flashback
Flashback: Editor's Letter, Issue 717   
Virtual reality users are immersed in an illusory world, detached from the real world   It used to be that if you wanted to play baseball or basketball, you needed a real baseball, a real basketball, and a team of real people. To go car racing, you needed a real sports car. To experience the
Bassi Gruen
Flashback
Flashback: Parshah, Issue 620
Virtual reality users are immersed in an illusory world, detached from the real world   It used to be that if you wanted to play baseball or basketball, you needed a real baseball, a real basketball, and a team of real people. To go car racing, you needed a real sports car. To experience the
Faigy Peritzman
As They Grow
Earner or Learner?
Rabbi Greenwald's column in Issue 1011, advising a mother with a daughter in shidduchim to clarify whether she wants a husband who learns or one who works, generated significant reader feedback. Two letters are presented here, along with Rabbi Greenwald's response.
Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
As They Grow
"Who Gets Guest Room Priority for Pesach?"
Your problem is what we call “a rich man’s tzuris”
Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
Yardsticks
Yardsticks: Chapter 43
“Oh, goodness, I’m so happy. It’s amazing what a good fit does to a gown. Beautiful, beautiful”
Esty Heller
Yardsticks
Yardsticks: Chapter 42
It was not my place to tell Yocheved what to do. This was her business, her responsibility. I couldn’t change the world
Esty Heller
The Gift of Forgiveness
Grave Apology
“Mr. Goldberg, I’m sorry, but you broke our agreement. We cannot have you back anymore”
Malkie Schulman
The Gift of Forgiveness
Letting Go     
On one of my last days at the company, I was shocked when Jack approached me and shook my hand
Dovid Green
Outside Chance
Outside Chance: Chapter 28  
Chaim picked up his laffa, then put it down. He seemed to be thinking. “I don’t remember ever making a conscious choice in my life”
Esther Kurtz
Outside Chance
Outside Chance: Chapter 27
My breath caught in my throat. Every time I let myself picture that awful moment, I felt first-trimester nausea
Esther Kurtz
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How do I approach the Days of Awe if I dislike fear?

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We’re all in favor of shalom. So why does machlokes trip us up?

By Rebbetzin Debbie Greenblatt