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“Put down the device. Talk to a real human. Protect your soul”
Mishpacha Readers
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“Rabbi Kerzner offered a far more compelling approach. Instead of focusing on restriction, we should shift what we celebrate”
Mishpacha Readers
The Real Me
We had a class siyum with doughnuts. Everyone was so excited to have a special treat, while we just had to sit and watch
Ruchy Bromberg
The Real Me
My name is Esther. I’m 12 years old and I live in Edgware, London, England. I have something called autism.
Ruchy Bromberg
Akeida Moments
Sometimes I’d believe I could slip into it, if I could just find the portal to enter. A place that would accept me, quirks and all.
Esther Kurtz
Akeida Moments
“I accept Your Will Hashem,” I whispered, “I accept this nisayon, please just give me the koach.”
Avigayil Wein
Concentric Circle
Already by Birchos haShachar I’ve remembered eight urgent things to do
Esther Sender
Concentric Circle
Separation is extremely complicated and highly dangerous in most cases — often one or both twins doesn’t make it.
Name Drop
When he was younger, he sounded off in order to survive. Today he’s an advocate for his people by choice. With Yossi Gestetner’s open mike, no one goes down without a fight
Yisroel Besser
Name Drop
His zeide loved connecting with other Jews and so does he_— through digital age albums and scouting out raw talent that no computer can replace,
Yisroel Besser
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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

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Erev Tishah B’Av. We were two (mostly nice, mostly good) Bais Yaakov girls seeking the answer to a critical question: Could we still brush our teeth????

By Michal Eisikowitz

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Seeing the woman did not understand the expression, someone explained: “Gebetene — it means that the children were asked for”

By Shoshana Gold

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“I eat cornflakes that come in a box,” he explained, visibly trying to control his exasperation. “These came in a bag. So I can’t eat them”

By Bracha Stein