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Rivka Zahava
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Faigy Gerstein
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Leah Subar
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Units of Exchange
KJ Hannah Greenberg
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
In The Arms of Rabi Shimon
Just as Hashem Rolled away the light before the darkness, tomorrow He will Roll away the darkness before the light. My mother once said, “Small children step on your feet, big ones step on your heart.” I had no idea then what she was talking about. Now, decades of sunsets later, my own babies have
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In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
We're Still Holding On
We’re holding on, Tatteh. Listen to the hespedim, listen to the anguished voices as they praise You
Yisroel Besser
The Struggle Is the Goal
The Struggle Is the Goal: Driven to the Edge 
We each have our own private quests, those goals we tried — or keep trying — to achieve. As we struggle and strive, the process becomes its own destination
Ahuva Holzer
The Struggle Is the Goal
The Struggle Is the Goal: Got a Match
We each have our own private quests, those goals we tried — or keep trying — to achieve. As we struggle and strive, the process becomes its own destination
Yosef Zoimen
The Soapbox
Mothers of Jackson, Unite 
What advocacy couldn’t accomplish, parents achieved just by showing up
Rabbi Avi Schnall
The Soapbox
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It’s now time for our community to work proactively to shape our public image
Avi Greenstein
True Account
Seeker's Choice
When I was a Muslim, I laughed at those shtreimels. Now I'm wearing one
Rivka Streicher
True Account
Faithful Healer 
When our son's body shut down, could we hope for a cure, or say the final goodbye?
Sandy Eller
Family First Inbox
Family First Inbox: Issue 945
“If you have rachmanus, you don’t need savlanus”
Family First Readers
Family First Inbox
Family First Inbox: Issue 944
“They should be thanking Hashem that their own teenage daughters aren’t giving them this type of angst”
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Puddles of Fun

Since when did dry shoes become a higher priority than the sweet bliss of childhood?

By Rivka Zahava

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Reflections on Kallah-hood

The glass slippers of sheva brachos have long been replaced by sensible clogs My baby sister just got engaged, over a decade after I did. By now, I’ve long since relinquished my young-couple status. The way I see it, you’re no longer newlyweds once your kids outnumber you. I wouldn’t want to go back to

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I said to myself, oh, no — I can’t write a book

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Units of Exchange

Just as Hashem Rolled away the light before the darkness, tomorrow He will Roll away the darkness before the light.

By KJ Hannah Greenberg