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They couldn’t believe I was going to take the plunge and talk about my past
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What on earth was I, Tzippy Hartstein, doing at the top of the cast list? Who was I? A faker?
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Au Revoir, Rav Yisrael
What brought Rav Yisrael Salanter to secularized Paris in his last years?
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What Is Your Favorite Song and Why? 
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
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"My Son Is Destroying Our Family!"
A confident parent isn’t afraid of the question and therefore doesn’t panic
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
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What to Do When It Doesn’t Work
It’s not my responsibility to fix anyone — not even my child or my spouse
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When I tell Shmuel that I want to host, he thinks I’m a few flowers short of a full bouquet
Ariella Schiller
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All I can think is... Should I have done  anything differently?
Ariella Schiller
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
Part of Something Bigger: Be'er HaTorah, Gateshead 
The boys would go home for Pesach and Succos, and the place lost its energy; the town became a shadow of itself
Rivka Streicher
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My Yeshivah — Home for Eternity: Shavuos 5782
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