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You may not be able to help Rochi but you can help real people
Bracha Stein and Chani Judowitz
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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
Bracha Stein and Chani Judowitz
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“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
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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
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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
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What happened to a trusted sibling or friend?
Pearls of Wisdom   
We can learn from Batsheva to mentally “bow” before Hashem’s Will, to accept His supremacy before making any requests
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I was excited to find that the Alshich on our pasuk offers grounded and timeless wisdom on how to buy clothing
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When Shabbos Chazon falls on Erev Tishah B’Av, it’s a powerful reminder that the end of galus is near
Rabbi Menachem Nissel
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No matter how much we try to fit in, the world will remind us that we don’t
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