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Feelings Aside
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
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Playing Defense
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
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Family Matters
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
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Stand There or Do Something
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
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Great to See You Again
Baruch S. Fertel, MD, MPA, FACEP
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
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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
Who Knows Eight: Chanukah Theme 5785
Who Knows Eight?
As we count our flames each night, do any of those numbers take on a life of their own?
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Podcast: Ask Sarah Chana
Hold on to the Positive
LISTEN: How can we hold on to the positive aspects of the quarantine existence?
Sarah Chana Radcliffe
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The Defiant Teen
A mother asks Sarah Chana how to react when her defiant teen refuses to comply with the community lockdown.
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War Diaries
The Mouths of Babes 
Of course, my children know about the war; we live in Israel! We’ve had to run for shelter! But…
Esther Mandel
War Diaries
The Death of a Jew      
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The Gadol Down the Block: Shavuos 5782
Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky — The House at the Bottom of the Hill   
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That’s the paradox of testing: If you look long enough, you’ll find something. And that’s the balance we’re looking for: Treat the emergency, but don’t create it

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