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Peshie Needleman
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Fayge Young
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Gela Schwartz
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Chana Berkovits
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Rivka Streicher
Care to Join
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
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
Outlook
Whatever the next four years have in store, they will not be boring
Yonoson Rosenblum
Outlook
Nowhere will the end of the Obama era be more welcome than in Israel
Yonoson Rosenblum
From A to Z
“You're my teacher?” she asked, incredulous. I took her little hand in mine
Rikki Baum
From A to Z
“Why,” I demand, “do I have to go to stupid graduation?”
Rikki Baum
Whispers
Instead, I was consumed by fear of the unknown. I received no explanation for the many doctors’ visits, nothing to combat my wild imagination that created stories each night to prevent me falling asleep
Shira Hart
Whispers
I grabbed the folder and handed it to Rachel. “I’ve been doing some writing. Here’s some of my stuff. If you’re interested…”
Shira Hart
Why I Do What I Do
No longer would I be a businessman who squeezed in some medical consulting between meetings. From now on, I realized, I had to devote the bulk of my day to medical advocacy
Sandy Eller
Why I Do What I Do
“Come and join us!” he shouted. “We need you. Help us bring these remains to a Jewish burial!”
Eliezer Shulman
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Greet everyone like you were hoping to meet them here, smile at them, offer a compliment. You never know what’s going on in someone else’s life… right?

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As I head back into the house, I feel lighter. I feel validated. There are other “not normal” mothers out there who really are normal

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Is he shy? Is Daddy putting him at ease? Oh, let him be comfortable in his skin — at least one of us should be

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My son — he has an imagination. Possibly more than me. I don’t recall making up the stories and adventures that he does

By Esther Kurtz

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Why am I so stressed? Because of The Mess. Why were we late? Because of The Mess. Why didn’t I get that task done? The Mess

By Ahuva Kerzner