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Sarah Moses Spero
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Liba Rimler
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A. Schreiber
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Chaya Wayntraub
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Risa Berger
Encore
“It’s not my decision, Reb Sholom, it’s yours. I’m just sharing my perspective. If you want to go at it, you’re on your own”
Dov Haller
Encore
Avi Korman believed in clean breaks, and he knew what he had to do
Dov Haller
What I Reaped
On Succos, we gather our crops, reflect on our harvest. In life, we gather our experiences, appreciate what we’ve gained
Rivki Silver
What I Reaped
On Succos, we gather our crops, reflect on our harvest. In life, we gather our experiences, appreciate what we’ve gained
Chana Marcus
Off the Couch
“You maligned us! You broke our confidentiality! You terrible, terrible man!”  
Jacob L. Freedman MD
Off the Couch
I was a bit overwhelmed myself — it’s not every day you see a person so candidly willing to admit his pain or weakness
Jacob L. Freedman MD
Uncomplicated
     It was at this moment that, I’m ashamed to say, I busted out the big guns Yesterday, after a rejuvenating vacation in Eretz Yisrael with an extraordinarily long (and delayed) flight home, my husband and I landed in JFK and, exhausted, took a yellow cab to our house. We pulled up to the driveway
Faigy Grossmann
Medical Mystery
Our son just couldn’t seem to succeed in school. And the culprit was something we’d never expected
Shoshana Gross
Medical Mystery
I had a new baby — and no white blood cells. No one knew what was going on
Faigy Peritzman
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