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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
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The Chuppah: Epicenter of a Marriage
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
redo and renew
Resell Your Real Estate
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
Malkie Gordon-Hirsch
redo and renew
Expectations versus Reality
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
Michal Frischman
One Day Closer
The Lone Learner
“Everyone wants to quit at some point, but if you don’t push yourself, you fall further behind and you’ll soon be off the wagon."
C.S. Teitelbaum
One Day Closer
Born of Grief
The Torah tells us that after the death of Aharon’s two sons, “Vayidom Aharon — and Aharon was silent.” “But what about his wife?” asks Baruch. How did she cope?
Baila Rosenbaum
Shul of My Youth
Open House
Rabbi Paysach Krohn remembers the shul of his youth
Baila Rosenbaum
Shul of My Youth
Lined Up Around the Block
For some reason my father chose to become a member at Dukes Place, and that was our shul
Riki Goldstein
Outlook
Tzniyus and the Preparation for Yom Kippur
“Walking humbly” has nothing to do with a low self-image. Just the opposite
Yonoson Rosenblum
Outlook
The Judgment of Rosh Hashanah — Individual or Communal?
The task of Rosh Hashanah is to crown HaKadosh Baruch Hu as King over us. And there is no king without a nation
Yonoson Rosenblum
Make Her Day
Make Her Day
We asked: Do you know someone whose life needs brightening? We gave you $100. And you made her day
Make Her Day
Tour de Force 
We gave them $100. They made someone’s day. 9 stories
Ariella Schiller
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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