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Lea Pavel
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Diane Epstein
All in a Day's Work
If you could work anywhere for a day, what would you choose? 6 Writers. 6 Jobs.  6 Adventures
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A Few Minutes With
“Now that President Trump is urging us to act differently, inaction is a historic mistake”
Avi Blum, ESQ
A Few Minutes With
Whether Qatar will play a role in any negotiations between Washington and Tehran remains to be seen
Rafael Hoffman
Hindsight Is 2020
Retrieving the letter that falls out of the envelope, I gasp as I recognize my father’s unmistakable, beautiful script A FedEx delivery? It must be a delivery for the office. It isn’t. It’s from my cousin, Peggy, in Florida. I haven’t heard from her in ages... Why FedEx? Retrieving the letter that falls out of
Chanie Nayman and Michal Frischman
Hindsight Is 2020
This dual focus — on Torah growth, and maintaining Jews’ last Jewish connection — is one that kiruv organizations should embrace
Gedalia Guttentag
Freeze Frame
I often search for ways to add freshness to days that feel boring
Russy Tendler
Freeze Frame
I want to become a vessel ready to catch and contain the brachah around me
Russy Tendler
5 to 9
As we wrap up this column (for now), the team at Mishpacha felt that the best possible candidate for a final interview would be me
Moe Mernick
5 to 9
"Writing a book when you’re depressed is one serious challenge. But I knew it had to be done, that it was something that could benefit the tzibbur"
Moe Mernick
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