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Balancing Act
The making of a martyr
Family First Contributors
Balancing Act
14 women give us a look at the balls they’re keeping in the air — and the ones they’re letting go of for now
Family First Contributors
Words Unspoken
I wonder what you would do if you read this letter. But I’ll never find out
Anonymous
Words Unspoken
And there we sat, you and I, for the next six Yom Kippurim — a wonderful “table shidduch”
Anonymous
Chef
This was the first time that working hard, fast, and creatively would get me in trouble.
Chef Suzie Gornish
Election 2024
Some presidential candidates who managed to leave a mark — however small — on American history
Yaakov Lipszyc
Election 2024
As Democrats descend into infighting, will the party wake up to the fact that its leftward lurch is toxic?
Gedalia Guttentag
Silent Heroes
"Yes, it’s all true, and this is what makes yeshivah cooks heroes. But Zev is the leader of them all”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Silent Heroes
In my heart of hearts, I was envious of each of them. They were touching souls and elevating spirits
Yocheved Kreps
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I peeled off the plastic and started reading about Eli’s haircut

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I can and I will still be a mother. Even from the couch

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I held on to that dream for a year and more. Each month, and another, and another

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