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Tzipora Shub
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Miriam Bobker
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Raizy Freidman
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Rivki Silver
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Shalva Itzkowitz
Windows
Even if I make it through the event without obvious disaster, I come home and unravel
Ashira Becker
Windows
My mother was horrified. Her granddaughter still has no earrings?!
Roizy Baum
Counter Point
Our Succos supplement Yiddishe Gelt, about the price of frum life today, drew significant and spirited feedback. Here is a sampling
Mishpacha Readers
Counter Point
"The discrepancy between the rebbeim and teachers’ gifts is definitely not warranted"
Mishpacha Readers
Know This
The daily battles, private prayers, and unexpected growth of raising a child whose struggles play out in public
Ella Fried
Know This
When my world didn’t feel right, I found a new one that fit like a glove
Shoshana Gross
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
Diary Serial
“Dating is about meeting the person you’ll spend your life with. It deserves preparation”
Rachel Burnham with Bassi Gruen
Diary Serial
Feelings are a package deal — avoiding the hard ones means giving up the chance to feel the amazing ones
Rachel Burnham with Bassi Gruen
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I watched his tiny body jump up and down with sheer, unadulterated happiness

By Dina Katz

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I’m a slow study. It wasn’t until I got back that it finally sank in

By Yael Malka

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 I can just sense when someone wants my fashion opinion

By Peshie Needleman

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I keep returning to this narrow space

By Esther Rivkis

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We all have one thing in common. We’re special moms

By Aliza Radin

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A view from the other side of the mechitzah

By Eli Hoffmann