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Leah Wachsler
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Rochel Samet
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Bakeaways
I figured I’d try to pack all my favorite flavors of a classic cheesecake slice into a bite-size portion
Faigy Grossmann
Bakeaways
While corn muffins have similar ingredients, they’re sweeter than corn bread
Faigy Grossmann
Double Dance
I thought Ta likes him to be homeschooled. What made him decide to send him?”
Bracha Rosman
Double Dance
“Punishing her isn’t going to make her feel bad for what she did. It’s just going to make her feel bad that she was caught”
Bracha Rosman
Dream On
Vivianne Willig, MSW, responds to reader questions about Dream On
Vivianne Willig MSW
Dream On
Whatever she ended up doing in life, she’d do it as herself. If nothing else, she’d learned that this year in seminary
Gila Arnold
It Happened at Midnight: Pesach Theme 5783
While the world dreams and the stars twinkle, the Creator neither slumbers nor sleeps. Ten stories of midnight miracles, epiphanies, and revelations
Family First Contributors
Screen Safer
“I want to help you, Mendy,” I said. “But this isn’t the best place for this conversation”
Bayla Hersher
Screen Safer
Without waiting for me to ask a single question, everything that led up to Chesky’s expulsion came tumbling out
Bayla Hersher
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