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Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
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Calligraphy: Succos 5785
“She really has to come live here. She should be near us. What else does she need at this point besides us and our children, her nachas?”
Rivka Streicher
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“I was in Reb Azarya’s office. You know the picture of the baby on his desk? The picture of… of….” He took a deep breath. “Yisroel?”
Shmuel Botnick
Family Matters
He always thought of everything, so I didn’t have to. Now it was my job, and it was daunting
Joan Zlotnick
Family Matters
At a particular stage of my husband’s illness, it became clear that the shul we were attending no longer met our needs
Joan Zlotnick
Between Brothers
The Lev Simcha era could be called a period of consolidation
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Between Brothers
The story of the oldest and youngest children of the Netziv, Rav Chaim Berlin and Rav Meir (Berlin) Bar-Ilan
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Night Vision: Chanukah Theme 5783
Ten true accounts of life-altering dreams that portended the future
Rachel Bachrach
The Art of the Deal
White House envoy Avi Berkowitz traces the story behind the historic Israel-UAE deal
Gedalia Guttentag
The Art of the Deal
The diplomatic coup announced by Trumpian tweet last week to a stunned world began only a few months ago on the olive-green hills of Judea and Samaria
Gedalia Guttentag
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