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Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
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Helen Shere
Hindsight Is 2020
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
Chanie Nayman and Michal Frischman
Hindsight Is 2020
This dual focus — on Torah growth, and maintaining Jews’ last Jewish connection — is one that kiruv organizations should embrace
Gedalia Guttentag
Earth to Zalmi
I’ll be sitting on a spaceship for five days until I reach Boruch’s planet
Faigy Gut
Solve Our Image Problem
What — if anything — can be done to repair the damage? And what role do we play in the dynamic?
Mishpacha Staff
Solve Our Image Problem
"The primary reason we should be behaving in a certain way, in whatever situation, is because it’s the right way to do things"
Alexandra Fleksher
Name Drop
When he was younger, he sounded off in order to survive. Today he’s an advocate for his people by choice. With Yossi Gestetner’s open mike, no one goes down without a fight
Yisroel Besser
Name Drop
His zeide loved connecting with other Jews and so does he_— through digital age albums and scouting out raw talent that no computer can replace,
Yisroel Besser
Calligraphy: Succos 5786
Leah stood there with empty arms. As usual, everyone else seemed to get what they wanted
Esther Kurtz
Calligraphy: Succos 5786
“You listen to me, boys,” she said fiercely. “I’m coming back for you. This is only for now. Soon you’re coming home”
Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
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