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Latest Hidden Heroes
Outside Chance
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
My breath caught in my throat. Every time I let myself picture that awful moment, I felt first-trimester nausea
Esther Kurtz
Outlook
“There is truly no bottom to the barrel of terrorism”
Yonoson Rosenblum
Outlook
Baharav-Miara’s efforts to turn her own political preferences into law binding on the government
Yonoson Rosenblum
Family Matters
He always thought of everything, so I didn’t have to. Now it was my job, and it was daunting
Joan Zlotnick
Family Matters
At a particular stage of my husband’s illness, it became clear that the shul we were attending no longer met our needs
Joan Zlotnick
Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
Even though six decades have passed, the brilliant shiurim and ma’amarim of Rav Aharon are speaking to a new generation
Shmuel Botnick
Torchbearer: Rav Aharon Kotler Supplement
In Lakewood, “Torah iz di beste sechoirah” is not a lullaby to put a child to sleep. Rather, it is the clarion call that brought a revolution to America’s yeshivah world.
Nison Gordon
Theme Section: Wandering Jews
My parents had survived the Holocaust, but Communism in Hungary was a noose around our necks. Would that small crack during the uprising be the window for our escape?
Riki Goldstein
Theme Section: Wandering Jews
Modern exiles of an ancient people: Four personal accounts of those seeking safer ground
Rachel Bachrach
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Yoel Simcha enjoys playing hockey, board games, making up jokes, and spending time with friends

By Chaya Rosen

Hidden Heroes

There are treatments to try and relieve AD, but there is no cure

By Chaya Rosen

Hidden Heroes

There is no cure for Crohn’s, but the disease can be kept under control with diet and medications and sometimes surgery

By Chaya Rosen

Hidden Heroes

“You can be happy even if you’re different, and you can still experience incredible simchas chayim even if you’re not perfectly healthy”

By Chaya Rosen

Hidden Heroes

Kids with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood sugar with finger-pricks and a tiny device (glucometer)

By Chaya Rosen