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They couldn’t believe I was going to take the plunge and talk about my past
Tzippy Cohen
Teen Diary Serial
What on earth was I, Tzippy Hartstein, doing at the top of the cast list? Who was I? A faker?
Tzippy Cohen
Off the Record
What brought Rav Yisrael Salanter to secularized Paris in his last years?
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Off the Record
Everyone has their favorite songs, but have you ever wondered about the people who actually create their own music — the singers, composers, producers, lyricists?
Rochel Burstyn
Calculated Risk
A confident parent isn’t afraid of the question and therefore doesn’t panic
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
Calculated Risk
It’s not my responsibility to fix anyone — not even my child or my spouse
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
Tempo: Second Guessing
When I tell Shmuel that I want to host, he thinks I’m a few flowers short of a full bouquet
Ariella Schiller
Tempo: Second Guessing
All I can think is... Should I have done  anything differently?
Ariella Schiller
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
The boys would go home for Pesach and Succos, and the place lost its energy; the town became a shadow of itself
Rivka Streicher
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
I looked at the clock, sure it was a quarter to three, but it wasn’t. It was a quarter to four. That can’t be, my mind insisted Last Monday, I lost an hour. I mean, I was sure I knew where it was, but then I couldn’t find it. It was a typical Monday. I
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