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Faigy Schonfeld
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Ruchy Shapira
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Chanie Berg
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I hate school projects. I’m sorry if that’s terrible to say and don’t let my kids’ morahs find out. But as soon as my children bring home a project or some artwork I begin to gauge their level of distraction and how many minutes must pass before I can surreptitiously place it in the garbage.
Refoel Pride
Great Reads
Mummy was a fighter, but this was a battle she couldn’t win
Ester Zirkind
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Sometimes I feel like I’m ten again, a child they expect to behave in predictable ways
Bashie Lisker
Calligraphy: Succos 5785
“She really has to come live here. She should be near us. What else does she need at this point besides us and our children, her nachas?”
Rivka Streicher
Calligraphy: Succos 5785
“I was in Reb Azarya’s office. You know the picture of the baby on his desk? The picture of… of….” He took a deep breath. “Yisroel?”
Shmuel Botnick
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If you’ve followed our column, you know that it’s not about the budget. We take a completely unique approach to looking at money
Shterna Lazaroff
Money Mindset
“I live pretty free right now. Because I don’t know what’s happening, I don’t worry about it. And it all works out in the end”
Shterna Lazaroff
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Protektzia is baked into our society. Should it be?
Family First Readers
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Kids are overwhelmed, parents are overworked. Just whose job is this homework, anyway?
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