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The Power of Yizkor
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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Life and Death 
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Home, Holy Home: Chanukas Habayis   
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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Sheva Brachos: Bottling the Joy
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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The Chuppah: Epicenter of a Marriage
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
Every Soul a World
Rav Chaim Yechezkel Shraga Dahan Z”L
Just as Moshe Rabeinu’s birthday and Yahrzeit are on the same day, so, too, Rabbi Dahan was decreed to be taken from us on his birthday. One year since his passing
Penina Steinbruch
Every Soul a World
Mr. Yakov Henigson
“Yakov, in his short life in This World, succeeded in becoming a walking kiddush Hashem”
Ariella Schiller
The Beat
One Big Beautiful Bill  
The bill runs to some 1,000 pages, and a dozen or so of its provisions have attracted wide attention
Rafael Hoffman 
The Beat
Diplomatic Firestorm     
Here’s a look at some of the countries ganging up against Israel
Y. Davis
Cozey Feature
Sense or Sensibility?
A guide to finding your head or your heart
J.S. Wolin
Cozey Feature
Learning in style
So who are the five little mentchies living inside everyone’s brains?
J.S. Wolin
In the Shadow of Corona
Not Alone
“The birth was smooth, the babies are healthy. My mother wasn’t here, but she got me a neis”
Rivka Streicher
In the Shadow of Corona
Life on Pause
Being brave can make a person break. Being real gives us the strength to carry on
Chassia Thau
Uncomplicated
Supper in Seconds
As two souls merge, the chuppah elevates the experience   Every Jewish ceremony is replete with different customs and layers of meaning. The chuppah is no exception. Physical Representation Technically a cloth held up by four poles, the chuppah represents a house. It’s customary to beautify the chuppah in honor of the Shechinah that rests
Faigy Grossmann
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Veiled Blessings: The Badeken

What is the significance of the badeken ceremony practiced in Ashkenazic communities?

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

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A Foundational Shabbos      

What makes the Shabbos before the wedding so special?

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

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Birthdays

Happy birthday? How grown are you now?

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

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Day of Light: Bar and Bas Mitzvah

The yoke of mitzvos is an adornment, not a burden

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

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Gratitude and Focus 

The pidyon haben ceremony underscores our special role as the chosen nation

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

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Upsheren    

What is the significance of this moment? What are some customs connected to this upsheren or chalakah ceremony?

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles