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The Power of Yizkor
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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Life and Death 
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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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
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Two Billion  
It’s a cool milestone, and don’t argue that Android is ahead
Esther Kurtz
Tech Wire
Tech Wire
There really is no safe place
Esther Kurtz
Whispers
Whispers: Chapter 2
Instead, I was consumed by fear of the unknown. I received no explanation for the many doctors’ visits, nothing to combat my wild imagination that created stories each night to prevent me falling asleep
Shira Hart
Whispers
Whispers: Chapter 17
I grabbed the folder and handed it to Rachel. “I’ve been doing some writing. Here’s some of my stuff. If you’re interested…”
Shira Hart
Rerouted: Pesach Theme 5783
Rerouted
Sometimes it’s the detours that remind us Who forms man’s footsteps and watches over His nation
Sarah Massry
Dispatch
That’s the Ticket
Bipartisanship is one of the things that’s going to take me to victory in November
Rabbi Hillel Goldberg
Dispatch
Byron and Norris    
Two lonely friends in a lonely place. Friends who, very different though they were, had each other
Rabbi Hillel Goldberg
At the Core
The Eternal Jewish Soul
Our faith may be dimmed but it can always reignite
Baila Vorhand
At the Core
Be Bold
What distinguishes our chochmah from the wisdom of the Greeks?
Baila Vorhand
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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