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Losing It
Sara Eisemann
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One Step at a Time
Miriam Hendeles
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A Family Party
Perel Gold
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Home Is Where the Heart Is    
Russy Tendler
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Firetrucks and Frills
Hadassa Swerds
The Money Trap
The Money Trap: Preapproved Perfidy
I was the perfect dupe; the case study for Credit Card Marketing 101. Until it all came crashing down on me and I risked losing everything
Gila Arnold
The Money Trap
Great Expectations
They were living in Israel, but their spending habits were still American. It was a financial disaster waiting to happen
Gila Arnold
Shared Space
Shared Space: The Follow-Up
As the serial draws to a close, we reached out to voices of authority within the community to discuss some of the underlying threads of Shared Space. This week, Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger weighs in on the issue of hard moneylending
Dov Haller
Shared Space
Shared Space: The Follow-up
Sometimes, the greatest gift parents can give their married children is the freedom to fail
Dr Meir Wikler
Guests of Honor
Blind Love 
Is it true that love is blind? Doesn’t it hurt her anew every time she thinks of how her son rejected the world she chose?
Rachel Newton
Guests of Honor
The Royalty Within   
Do we ever fully appreciate the immigrant experience of so many who have come before us?
Sarah Moses Spero
World Travelers
Destination: Scotland 
Scotland seemed like a great choice — majestic castles, gorgeous scenery, charming culture, and numerous distilleries (where liquor is manufactured)
Rabbi Alport
World Travelers
Covid Road Trip
After being cooped up at home for months due to Covid, we really wanted a change of scenery
Rabbi Alport
For the Record
Hail to the Chief Rabbi
Rav Yitzchak Isaac HaLevi Herzog: chief rabbi of Eretz Yisrael under the British Mandate, and first chief rabbi of the State of Israel
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
For the Record
From Oppression to Opportunity
The Rebbe Rayatz shared ideas for making order out of chaos on American shores  
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
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If You Could Say No  

A Plea for Single People to Reclaim Their Agency

By Esther Shemtov

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Wedding Woes

There were three cardinal rules that I, as well as every other event planner, knew

By Sarah Moses Spero

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Tight Spot   

You realize, the moment you step foot outside, that you’ve committed a grievous error

By Gittie Rosenberg

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One of Us      

As with all parenting moments, we can pray and plan and prepare, but then we must let go

By Batsheva Kirsch

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Soaring Through Time

The migrating birds that make their way over my Jerusalem neighborhood as summer winds down will always remain my favorite

By Risa Rotman

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The Forgotten Note

I decided that while a thank-you note would be nicer, if a text is all I can do now, it’s better than nothing

By Rikki Schultz