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Mothering Me
Shevy Weiss
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In Good Hands
Lili Goralnick
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When in Rome
Keren Harre
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Wanderlust Subdued
Peshie Needleman
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Thinking of You
Raizy Friedman
Five Random Questions
Five Questions for Chayala  
I think we’re all trying to be considerate of each other. As my father said, “We became such good friends!”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Five Random Questions
Nechama S. in 50 words or less
"I love nature and beautiful scenery. The Alps are as un-NYC as you can get!"
Chaya Rosen
At a Glance
The Rise, Fall, and Survival of ISIS
ISIS is back as a long-term threat
Gedalia Guttentag
At a Glance
Brazil Sambas to the Right
Bolsonaro’s Brazil, pro-Israel at last
Gedalia Guttentag
I'm Stuck
"I Don’t Like All of My Husband's 'House Rules'"
“I’m so torn between my ideals of what marriage and chinuch should be and my practical reality on the ground”
Faigy Peritzman
I'm Stuck
"My Daughter's School Dress Code Isn't Mine"
“Teenagers are shrewd observers, and they can’t be fooled. It doesn’t matter what you say. What you do matters. Who you are matters”
Faigy Peritzman
A Gift Passed Along
His Brother's Keeper
And that was it. Zeide was forced to simply step over the body and keep marching without pause
Adina Stilerman
A Gift Passed Along
Fringes and Stones
“You, my friend, should be walking around with a camera all day”
Nachman Hellman
Next in Line
Dr. Yechiel Weinroth
"I don’t want to waste my time trying to copy Abba, I’d rather develop according to my own abilities"
Riki Goldstein
Next in Line
Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld
"I inherited some of the passion and I am outspoken, but regretfully, not the same degree of tact"
Riki Goldstein
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Before and After

“Remember how much of our shopping used to be done in actual stores? You could touch the food, feel the fabric, you had to stand in line to pay”

By P. Diamond

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I Want One, Too

The way I see it, if someone’s meant to have it good, I’m glad it’s a member of the Jewish nation

By Raizy Friedman

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I Hear You

I see my kids staring out of the window. The longing in their eyes hurts. I look away

By Leah Mizrahi

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Rock Solid

There it was, a faded sign, a pitch-dark eatery. We were the only patrons

By Rivka Streicher

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Starch and Ribbons

But I don’t have much time to philosophize. Let me rephrase — I have time, but not quiet time

By C. Schon

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On the Other Side of the Door


Her front door is going to stay closed for the next six weeks. I completely understand. I completely agree. And I am so sad

By Shoshana Schwartz