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Latest Hidden Heroes
By the Numbers
Parental support: readers share their takes
Family First Readers
By the Numbers
As children become adults, how much do they — and should they — rely on their parents for support? Over 800 parents and children weigh in
Mishpacha Readers
The Last Flask
And then they found it — the last flask, the small bottle that would enable them to start anew. 12 writers share the last flask that lit up their own lives rattle of hope
Family First Contributors
Connection Everywhere: Yom Kippur Theme 5783
“Please come with me,” she begged. “It’ll be a one-time thing — and the trip won’t last more than 24 hours”
Sarah Pardes
Connection Everywhere: Yom Kippur Theme 5783
It wouldn’t be easy to both fast and care for my father the entire day. So, the zechus of the mitzvah fell on me
Sarah Pardes
A Promise Kept
My companions  — along with the bag I was counting on to keep us alive — vanished in the chaos
Yael Schuster
A Promise Kept
We’d created a haven for them to unburden their hearts, and sent them away with the sweetness of home cooking
Millie Samson
Teen Serial
I’m lying here and not moving. Ever, maybe. Just let 11th grade begin without me. Who needs an education anyway, am I right?
Ariella Schiller
Teen Serial
“Nomes. Let it go. Yocheved will come around. It’s not your problem, okay? You did your best, you apologized, whether you needed to or not. She’s a big girl, she’ll come to her senses.”
Ariella Schiller
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“You can be happy even if you’re different, and you can still experience incredible simchas chayim even if you’re not perfectly healthy”

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Hidden Heroes

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

By Chaya Rosen