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Helen Shere
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Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
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Helen Shere
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It started Erev Pesach with a bottle of olive oil. “What are we having for dessert?” I muttered to myself as I looked at my laptop. My last-days-of-Pesach menu stared back at me, every meal planned with dips, soup, main, and sides. My husband and I had agreed to host last-minute guests for meals, and
Sarah Sacks
Recipes
It started Erev Pesach with a bottle of olive oil. “What are we having for dessert?” I muttered to myself as I looked at my laptop. My last-days-of-Pesach menu stared back at me, every meal planned with dips, soup, main, and sides. My husband and I had agreed to host last-minute guests for meals, and
Sarah Sacks
In His Own Words
Florist Amerique Ashear of Lakewood is happy to share his tips
Yosef Herz
TableScapes
I hope you can use this inspiration to create a beautiful table of your own
Shiri Feldman
TableScapes
Here’s a peek at what I did so you can create your own Yom Tov table — complete with elegant linen, stunning flowers, and complementary candlesticks.
Shiri Feldman
Facets
“You find it easy to make friends?” Chana asked me sincerely. “I know how to be friendly, but a friend… I haven’t made one in a long time”
Esther Kurtz
Facets
Was it possible to make a friend in two weeks? Maybe I can get Rafi to change the terms. I really, really wanted to go
Esther Kurtz
Special Supplement: Rav Chaim Kanievsky — A Sefer Torah on Loan
It is impossible to feel the impact of Rav Chaim’s brilliance unless one experiences it firsthand 
Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger
Special Supplement: Rav Chaim Kanievsky — A Sefer Torah on Loan
What made the house such a magnet wasn’t just the almost tangible Torah in its air. It was the open hearts of Rav Chaim and Rebbetzin Batsheva
Ezriel Yudkowsky
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