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Ferried to Freedom  
Riki Goldstein
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Looking Forward Means Looking Back 
Rabbi Nosson Wiggins
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Saying Goodbye to Ima 
Rabbi Yosef Sorotzkin
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Returning
Aliza Radin
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One Fate
Rabbi Yisrael Goldwasser
I'm Stuck
"I Don’t Like All of My Husband's 'House Rules'"
“I’m so torn between my ideals of what marriage and chinuch should be and my practical reality on the ground”
Faigy Peritzman
I'm Stuck
"My Daughter's School Dress Code Isn't Mine"
“Teenagers are shrewd observers, and they can’t be fooled. It doesn’t matter what you say. What you do matters. Who you are matters”
Faigy Peritzman
In the Balance
Feelings Aside
Our victory is that we don’t perpetuate the evil
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
In the Balance
Playing Defense
Trust your doctor. But only believe in Hashem
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
Oneg Shabbos
Soldier of Fortune
Now that he was in the Czar’s army, he knew he’d take revenge and right the injustice done by none other than his own brother
Yeruchem Yitzchak Landesman
Oneg Shabbos
And Seal Us for Life
For the sake of saving a life, said Rav Chaim HaLevi of Brisk, we must try everything, even something that goes against logic, even on Yom Kippur
Yeruchem Yitzchak Landesman
Like a Local
Baker’s Best
We heard about a French couple in Hallandale Beach who operate a true artisan patisserie, selling all kinds of French pastries
Chavi Feldman
Like a Local
The Challah Fairy
She puts her heart and soul into her work, making people happy with the fruits of her labor!
Faigy Grossman
Friendship Fix
I Feel Guilty for Being Grateful on My Friend’s Cheshbon!     
I don’t want her to feel like she can’t lean on me because I don’t lean on her
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Friendship Fix
"Should Women Be Schmoozing about Their Shalom Bayis?" 
The best way to end the conversation without making an issue or insulting anyone is to subtly change the topic
Shoshana Itzkowitz
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What My Teacher Taught Me   

Is there a rebbi or morah who gave you the lesson of a lifetime? Readers share those life-altering interactions

By Mishpacha Readers

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Lost and Found

It got darker as I trudged along, trying not to lose my way, never forgetting for an instant the verse “ein oid milvado”

By Raizel Rosenberg

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A Yid Never Despairs

A Yid can never give up. Strengthen yourself and go on

By Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Gruen

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Close Encounters: Five Places   

When I want to improve my kavanah in prayers, I think of the times and places where I experienced an elevation of spirit

By Benny Klein

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We Can Do Hard Things

Living the life you want to live and being the person you want to be demands hard work, I reminded myself

By Binyomin Yudin 

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Reawakened   

And just like that, in one heart-stopping moment, I unloaded the burden I had been carrying since I had gotten married

By Tamar Farajian