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Miriam Klein Adelman
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Devorah Talia Gordon
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Shoshana Schwartz
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Debbie Lefkowitz
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On Our Own Terms
Pitzuchei Mashiach is a snacker’s paradise and so much more
Sarah Faygie Berkowitz
On Our Own Terms
A 1974 New York Times article touted the Lakewood area as the “most famous winter resort in the east
Sarah Faygie Berkowitz
Cut ‘n Paste
“Do you know any big rabbis through your charity who could give me a brachah?”
Jordan Odinsky
Shul with a View
Ephraim’s weekly presence at my Shabbos table did much more for me than it did for him
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Fire Fighters
A small flicker, a smoldering ember. If left unchecked, it can become a raging inferno, consuming everything in its path. Unless someone stands tall and douses the flames. Four tales of courage
Fire Fighters
A flame left unchecked can become a raging inferno, consuming everything in its path. Unless someone stands tall and douses the flames. Four tales of courage
Devorah Grant
Dinner Hour
When it’s time to eat, the youngest ones eat first, followed by the older children, who drift to the table as the smells draw them in
Rochie Laufer
Dinner Hour
A meal both adults and kids alike will enjoy!
Rochie Laufer
Ideas in 3 Dimensions
Rav Yitzchak Hutner is still speaking to you
Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Ideas in 3 Dimensions
No one ever really finds Rav Tzaddok — Rav Tzaddok finds you
Dovid Bashevkin
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How will I run a Shabbos seudah on my own? I know there are single mothers who face Shabbos solo every week, but I feel like I cannot handle this alone. Chocolate cake is my go-to comfort food. It’s easy to prepare and even easier to enjoy — cushiony sweetness with a rich chocolate flavor.

By Brocha Miller

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I have forgotten to turn off the autopilot mode of thoughtlessness

By Batya Jacobs

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The kids are finally asleep. The house is quiet. It’s the end of a long summer day, and it’s left everyone sticky and sandy. I have to peel my feet off dried ice pop drippings in the kitchen, and I crunch on grit in the bathroom. I fold the laundry that covers my bed, then

By Devorah Cohen

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I missed the fact that everyone there knew me and smiled as I passed. It was hard to be just another nameless shopper in the grocery

By Tzipora Shub

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Is there a reason the gas masks have been issued now? “We’re going to pick up our gas masks today,” I trill as my kids come in from day camp. They look up at me, suspicious. But the questions only begin once the boxes are slung over the stroller, and the instructional film has shown

By Leah Gebber

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It was nice growing up with a sister — someone to learn from, someone to lean on, someone to tell on

By Esther Rabi