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The Gown Dilemma    
A. Schreiber
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I Have a Dream
Chaya Wayntraub
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Easy for Me to Say   
Risa Berger
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The Things I Didn’t Say Today     
Raizy Friedman
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The Last Ponytail    
Ayelet Dresner
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Growing Our Resilience Muscles
Spiritual resilience can be understood as the ability to stay close to Hashem during challenges
Alexandra Fleksher
Care to Join
Care to Join: Chapter 9
Somehow, between labor and delivery, I’d learned that Nava is extremely left-wing secular. Now I commented, “Whoa, it must be really hard to work here in a snowstorm”
Leah Greene
Care to Join
Care to Join: Chapter 7
I checked the time. By now, my husband should have taken off. I dialed his number anyway. Of course, his phone was off
Leah Greene
The Last Flask
The Last Flask
And then they found it — the last flask, the small bottle that would enable them to start anew. 12 writers share the last flask that lit up their own lives rattle of hope
Family First Contributors
Side-by-Side
Pesach Vanilla Chiffon Cake
         The real training will start when I’m standing in front of the room with 20 curious, cautious sets of eyes staring at me It's another lovely day, but something is different. I step outside into the brisk air. A friendly breeze is blowing, the humidity and blazing sun a memory from
Sina Mizrahi
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Oil vs. Butter
The impact that the fat makes on baked goods ranges from the flavor it imparts to the texture it contributes
Sina Mizrahi
Breakthrough
  Running the Show 
The girls fist-bumped and smiled smugly. Mali brandished a toothpick. “Kol chassan…” she stage-whispered. Elisheva giggled
Chaya Rosen
Breakthrough
Stop the Time  
If anyone ever wondered how different two brothers could be, they could come look at Nachi and Yudi for their answer
Rochel Samet
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