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Elisheva Schapiro
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Thank You for Leftovers
Penina Steinbruch
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The Boy on the Train
Rivka Streicher
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Bracing Myself
Giti Tenenbaum
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Testing, Testing, One, Two, Tea
Peshie Needleman
By the Numbers
All Accounted for: The Conversation Continues
Parental support: readers share their takes
Family First Readers
By the Numbers
All Accounted For
As children become adults, how much do they — and should they — rely on their parents for support? Over 800 parents and children weigh in
Mishpacha Readers
Guestlines
Finding a Pathway to Hope   
Life without meaning or feeling fulfilled, without any hope of change, is a difficult one to live
Yeshaya Kraus LCSW
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Unlearn the Dread of Discomfort   
If we want to save this generation, we must teach them how to endure, struggle, and persevere
Rabbi Yaakov Barr
Learning Curve
Learning Curve: Chapter 13
Aviva doesn’t show up to work for a few days, causing Suri to worry. Chavi tells Aviva’s mother that she’s been sick all week
Gila Arnold
Learning Curve
Learning Curve: Chapter 57
Hoping the peal hadn’t woken her children, she ran to the door. Standing on her doorstep were the last two people Yael would have expected to see
Gila Arnold
Teen Fiction
The Wonder in Wonderful
Honestly, I felt the world had enough color in it, and didn’t need me messing up its palette
Miriam Bodner
Teen Fiction
The Wanted Intruders 
We were the picture-perfect family, Mommy, Daddy, and me
Aliza Field
Table Talk
Advocating for Klal Yisrael’s Children
Today, both parents and educators pursue special services. But costs can be astronomical, and the process confusing and frustrating. That’s where Leah Steinberg comes in.
Malky Lowinger
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