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Chavie Berg
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Russy Tendler
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Goldee Teller
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Chashie Stern
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Movin' On Up: Epilogue
Trust yourself more than any test you’ll ever take – you’re the world expert on YOU!
Shaina Keren
Movin on Up
Chaya: Part 2
Chaya rethinks her assessment of what an ideal workplace looks like
Leah Greenburg
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars: Epilogue
As long as I’m here, I’m given the strength. To endure. To survive and smile
Shira Gold
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars: Part 13
The steel, stinging bars weren’t only literal. I had nearly imprisoned my soul
Shira Gold
5783: Year in Review
Halls of Power: 5783
A repeat of the 2020 election looks to be in store
Maury Litwack
5783: Year in Review
Worldview: 5783
Eight years after his rise, the fact that the Trump era hasn’t run its course is the biggest political story of the year
Gedalia Guttentag
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Inbox: Issue 1061
"I don’t usually write in to magazines, but a letter in this past week’s issue sent me heading to the computer kiosk to reply"
Mishpacha Readers
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Inbox: Issue 1060
"The idea that boys are inherently too immature to get married a year earlier is ridiculous"
Mishpacha Readers
Vantage Point
The World Is Ready  
The story behind Yat Kislev, the bitter dispute that turns brother against brother, is a painfully familiar one
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Vantage Point
Doubling Down on Simchas Torah      
Given what happened last year and since — can our observance of this day remain unchanged?
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
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