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Chany Spira
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Libby Rubinstein
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Lea Pavel
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Elisheva Appel
Gourmet Vs. Everyday
This makes a great light, fun supper that the kids can eat quickly before running off to play
Chaya Suri Leitner and Sara Gold
Gourmet Vs. Everyday
This dish is so filling and extremely flavorful with minimal ingredients. The best part is that the filling is like a side dish!
Chaya Suri Leitner and Sara Gold
Halachah
Can I rely on the salesperson (or the owner) if he tells me the item has no shatnez? And other questions
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
Halachah
When you’re required to respond to a brachah
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
True Account
I went to sleep in March and woke up in August. As a walking miracle, why was I on the run?
David Strom
True Account
I wanted to be on the side of good, to get to a place where I could make a difference
Rivka Streicher
Seven Facts
Being the heroic torchbearer of Torah learning doesn’t always ignite a second grader’s soul "Gamliel! Hurry, Abba is about to leave!” “I’m almost ready, Ima, but I can’t find my Chumash anywhere. Shmaya must have moved it again…. Maaaa, Yannai always finishes the dried figs before I get any!” “So take some roasted wheat kernels,
Devorah Weiss
A Promise Kept
My companions  — along with the bag I was counting on to keep us alive — vanished in the chaos
Yael Schuster
A Promise Kept
We’d created a haven for them to unburden their hearts, and sent them away with the sweetness of home cooking
Millie Samson
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This year, I decided, my Vidui will be personalized

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