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Adolescence in Reverse
Barbara Bensoussan
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Higher and Higher         
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Rise and Grind 
Miriam Guttman
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A Tale of Two Taxis    
Miriam Guttman
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A Song Remembered   
Rachel Newton
At a Glance
The Rise, Fall, and Survival of ISIS
ISIS is back as a long-term threat
Gedalia Guttentag
At a Glance
Brazil Sambas to the Right
Bolsonaro’s Brazil, pro-Israel at last
Gedalia Guttentag
Tales of Treeo
Up North: Chapter 9
“A little extra work that’s terrorizing the welcome house!” Eli says hotly. Squizzle shrieks in agreement. “What’s Mr. Teichman going to say when he finds out?”
Bashie Lisker
Tales of Treeo
Up North: Chapter 8
The glass has disappeared so cleanly, it looks like it was never there
Bashie Lisker
Change of Heart
Change of Heart: Epilogue
I do have a new understanding of how the world works. I knew it all along, but it’s a little more real to me now
Leora Hammer
Change of Heart
Change of Heart: Chapter 10
I didn’t want to do it in fear. I wanted to do it with trust. The ride of my life
Leora Hammer
2020 Election Special
Biden Wins, Unseats Trump
Joe Biden has now confounded his doubters, making history as the oldest elected president with the first female Vice President
Binyamin Rose
2020 Election Special
Valley of Echoes
The new cadre of journalists was a little less focused on accuracy and a little more into likes and retweets
Yisroel Besser
Sirens at Ne'ilah
Settling Unfinished Scores
A half century after the guns fell silent over Sinai and the Golan, revisiting the climactic scenes on the front and those inside the heart
Binyamin Rose
Sirens at Ne'ilah
Tears and Tehillim
As sirens wailed, soldiers mobilized, and an entire nation was gripped by fear, how did the Torah world’s leaders respond?
Meir Gold and Yair Stern
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 It was at this moment that, I’m ashamed to say, I busted out the big guns

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The Things I Didn’t Say Today     

Instead of focusing on things I say, I’m trying to focus on the things I haven’t said

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