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Savannah Seder
Ari Greenspan
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One Tribe Lost and Found   
Ari Greenspan
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Bent Reeds
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
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Pyramid Schemes
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
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Royal Welcome
Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan
Voice in the Crowd
Who Will Stand
Are we sitting ducks just because our generation didn’t experience that level of suffering?
Yisroel Besser
Voice in the Crowd
Yidden Talking Good
This is the benefit of the résumé system, and the gift it gives us: It’s a framework built on Yidden talking good about one another
Yisroel Besser
Behind the Book
The Captives  
Against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush, life on a Louisiana plantation, and Cherokee clan rivalries, the characters struggle with their own family dramas and dilemmas
Riki Goldstein
Behind the Book
Abandoned
M. Kenan shows her versatility as an author, crossing cultural worlds with integrity while remaining in the modern age
Riki Goldstein
Calligraphy: Succos 5784
Between Us
I reminded myself that I had no reason to worry. Maybe things would happen at the last minute, but my mother would help me pull this off, I knew I could rely on her
Esty Heller
Calligraphy: Succos 5784
Spreadsheet
Honestly, I can’t keep track of Dalia’s wardrobe, even though she’s forever posting pictures of her new purchases on our family chat
Rochel Samet
Minhag Match-up
Matzah Brei Waffles
Ari and Ari visit the Jews of Scotland Text and photos by Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan It’s not quite as northern as the “land of the midnight sun,” but even though the days in Scotland are quite long, the sun has not yet set on the Scottish Jewish community. While many people believe
Chanie Apfelbaum
Minhag Match-up
“Rice Is Nice” Brunch Salad 
Ari and Ari visit the Jews of Scotland Text and photos by Ari Z. Zivotofsky and Ari Greenspan It’s not quite as northern as the “land of the midnight sun,” but even though the days in Scotland are quite long, the sun has not yet set on the Scottish Jewish community. While many people believe
Chavi Feldman
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Goodness at our Table
Bircas Hatov V’hameitiv
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
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Longing for Redemption
Even at times of joy, there is a gaping hole in our landscape
Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz
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Ari and Ari visit the last Jews of southern Turkey

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