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Yael Malka
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Peshie Needleman
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Esther Rivkis
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Aliza Radin
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Eli Hoffmann
No Fail
The contract was going to be our big break — and then it fell through
Fay Dworetsky
No Fail
I was in way over my head, yet I kept letting others down
Fay Dworetsky
A Summer Well Spent
"To see how 'I' and 'me' are just ways to say ‘us' and 'we'; to expand yourself to include others"
Yosef Herz
A Summer Well Spent
"It was all part of being there, showing the unaffiliated that bnei Torah can be fun, normal, and serious about Yiddishkeit at the same time"
Yosef Herz
Bakeaways
I figured I’d try to pack all my favorite flavors of a classic cheesecake slice into a bite-size portion
Faigy Grossmann
Bakeaways
While corn muffins have similar ingredients, they’re sweeter than corn bread
Faigy Grossmann
Magazine Feature
“I’ve heard there isn’t a lock in all of Israel that you can’t pick,” Nachum said to Yosef
Shalva Muschel
Magazine Feature
Rav Mattisyahu Salomon had thousands of talmidim, but his compassion made every interaction personal
Sandy Eller
Staying the Course
Against the odds, I had done it. Not only done it, but done it well
Yossi Myers
Staying the Course
As foreign as some of the classes were, ultimately, the questions raised in every course brought me back to where I came from
Yossi Myers
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