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All of the Mes That I Could Have Been
Keren Elstone
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Just a Band-Aid
Russy Tendler
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Planting Kindness 
Gitel Moses
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Of Deli Rolls and Four-Year-Olds
Ilana Keilson
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Of Hoping, Hurting, Healing 
Menucha Mayer
Staff Room
How We Cholent
A dish that encapsulates generations of keeping Shabbos and following our Sages. And yet, no two cholents are the same
Mishpacha Staff
Staff Room
What will you be serving all day Erev Yom Kippur?
I always make a big brunch seudah in the morning — two big shakshukas, tons of fresh bread, and lots of fresh, cold grapes and watermelon to help everyone start to hydrate.
Family Table Contributors
Pantry Makes Perfect
Corned Beef Topped Chicken
Something not too complex, yet flavorful enough to be special
Faigy Grossmann
Pantry Makes Perfect
Hasselback Salmon with Creamed Spinach
This fish dish takes just a few minutes to prepare — definitely appreciated when preparing so many Yom Tov dishes
Faigy Grossmann
Stopover
Under the Radar
My takeaway: Ordinary people have extraordinary stories
Sivan Rahav-Meir
Stopover
Far Away from Home 
Sivan Rahav-Meir finds common ground wherever she lands
Sivan Rahav-Meir
All I Ask
All I Ask: Postscript
Soon after the first chapters were published, the questions and doubts came
Ruti Kepler
All I Ask
All I Ask: Chapter 63
Tell him. Right now. Say the words Dad asked you to say. Just say it! Quick, before it’s too late!
Ruti Kepler
B.A.N.G Gang
The Bang Gang — Act 5: Scene 2
"Dobra Baila could definitely splash paint around on a bit of paper. But do you really think anyone’s gonna pay money for the daubings of a kid?"
R. Atkins
B.A.N.G Gang
The B.A.N.G. Gang — Act 4: Scene 6 
"I know you: You’re the lads who saved my Tiddles. There’s no way you’re thieves"
R. Atkins
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To Be Hungarian  

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10 Reasons You Aren’t Married Yet   

It’s totally your fault, and if you don’t do something about it right now….

By Rena Gold

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Cry Baby

Being a first-time mom was an incredibly humbling experience

By Faigy Eisenberg

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Whispers and Whiskers

The only thing left to do is quit before they fire me. I need to keep my sanity and ego

By Hadasa Singer

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Once Upon a Time

Spoiler Alert: This story does not have a happy ending, at least not in the classic sense

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Where Have You Been?

As every mother knows, we (unwisely) tend to put ourselves last on our “Things To Take Care Of” list

By Esther Kurtz