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You’re Right
Rivky Neuhaus
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Direction
Tehila Feldman
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Triggering Memories
Ellen Milstein
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Musings: The Braid
Chanie Stavsky
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The Secret of Successful Procrastination
Adina Lover
Friendship
Quantity vs. Quality
Would you rather be part of a large chevreh or have one special best friend? Many teens have asked themselves this question
Devora Zheutlin, MA, CAS
Friendship
Two Sides of Your Mouth
When faced with hard moments, remember the following: Many meaningful conversations are “charged” with discomfort
Devora Zheutlin, MA, CAS
Cooking School
Fridge Talk
Like water cooler talk for housewives
Danielle Renov
Cooking School
Get It Done Right
Does It Really Matter If My Stovetop Is the Right Temperature?
Danielle Renov
Ideas in 3 Dimensions
The Pachad Yitzchak
Rav Yitzchak Hutner is still speaking to you
Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
Ideas in 3 Dimensions
Rav Tzaddok Built Bridges for Me
No one ever really finds Rav Tzaddok — Rav Tzaddok finds you
Dovid Bashevkin
Facets
Facets: Chapter 26
“You find it easy to make friends?” Chana asked me sincerely. “I know how to be friendly, but a friend… I haven’t made one in a long time”
Esther Kurtz
Facets
Facets: Chapter 24
Was it possible to make a friend in two weeks? Maybe I can get Rafi to change the terms. I really, really wanted to go
Esther Kurtz
Side-by-Side
Pesach Vanilla Chiffon Cake
You know how they say you should give the jobs to the people who are busy, because they’ll get it done? Like, how you always see the same women on every committee? So for years, I rolled my eyes, just like you. Despite what my older sister predicted back in the days we shared a
Sina Mizrahi
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Oil vs. Butter
The impact that the fat makes on baked goods ranges from the flavor it imparts to the texture it contributes
Sina Mizrahi
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Embracing Crazy

Yom Tov ends, and it was beautiful, meaningful, but secretly, I look forward to routine and peace and hosing down the mess and sterilizing the premises

By F.P. Leiberson