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“There is an urge to tweet or post on Facebook every small thought, every unverified development. It’s good entertainment, but it’s not good journalism”
Omri Nahmias
In the Spirit
That slap will linger for the rest of my life TO grow up as the daughter of survivors in the 70s is to learn how to resolve your own problems. Never worry your parents — they have suffered enough for a thousand lifetimes. Always bring nachas. Only ever bring nachas. This means finishing every last morsel
Chaya Rosen
In the Spirit
Yom Tov trivia
Chaya Rosen
F is for Friendship
“But, but….” I sounded like the sputtering last cup of soda in a slush machine. “That doesn’t make any sense,” I finally said
Ruchama Schnaidman
F is for Friendship
Tzivi wasn’t the writer, I thought. I glanced around the classroom. That left twenty-two other girls. Well, twenty-one because it wasn’t Penina
Ruchama Schnaidman
Shul with a View
“Baruch Hashem, you’re the gabbai. The machine said, ‘Press one for Rabbi Eisenman.’ I would never bother a rav with this issue”
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Shul with a View
The pitch came, and with a kapitel Tehillim on my lips, I swung as hard as I could
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
A Better You
If you’re triggered by something benign, the source is probably your childhood
Family First Contributors
A Better You
The root of emotional eating runs deep
Family First Contributors
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