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There very rarely is an easy or simple “blended family”
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It’s really no different than telling someone in a wheelchair that she should move faster because she’s in your way.
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Perri silently cheered for her son. For their chinuch. At least they’d gotten it right with one of their kids
Blimi Rabinowitz
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“L’chayim! We did it! I cannot believe our wedding was an entire year ago. Shanah rishonah is nuts, no?”
Ariella Schiller
Pearls of Wisdom   
We can learn from Batsheva to mentally “bow” before Hashem’s Will, to accept His supremacy before making any requests
Family First Contributors
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I was excited to find that the Alshich on our pasuk offers grounded and timeless wisdom on how to buy clothing
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Turing Point: Jr. Chanukah Supplement 5783
What would I tell her? My best friend was going to be so upset
Rochel Samet
C is for Courage
Almost four years have passed. Almost four years since that hot summer day when I was diagnosed with cancer. Who would’ve thought that cancer would be the best thing that happened to me?
Esty Bloom
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“It should be as your teshuvah, in case you were mistaken. Although, sheifelah, I’m not convinced that you were”

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I was dumbstruck, because the funny thing was: She looked just like me. Same build, similar face, same hair, same voice, for goodness’ sake!

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A peripheral glance through my children’s arts and crafts reveals an alarming pattern; I’m lauding intelligence, success… just like my parents

By Chanie Berg

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Ezriel didn’t really need new shoes. His sneakers were pristine, without a scratch, almost brand-new. Because my pre-K son cannot walk. He may never walk,Lifetakes: Shoe Shopping,Ezriel didn’t really need new shoes. His sneakers were pristine, without a scratch, almost brand-new. Because my pre-K son cannot walk. He may never walk

By C. Rosen

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There’s something to be said for sitting on a couch in a snood and slippers as ladies totter by, all dressed up

By Libby Rubinstein

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That knowledge, that fear, is paralyzing, and is buried so deep I don’t often let myself stare it in the face

By Elana Rothberg