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Normal Like Me
Ruti Kepler
Normal Like Me
Ruti Kepler
Normal Like Me
Ruti Kepler
Normal Like Me
Ruti Kepler
Normal Like Me
Ruti Kepler
The Gift of Forgiveness
“Mr. Goldberg, I’m sorry, but you broke our agreement. We cannot have you back anymore”
Malkie Schulman
The Gift of Forgiveness
On one of my last days at the company, I was shocked when Jack approached me and shook my hand
Dovid Green
The Lonely Wait
Within all the sound, do we hear the voices of the young men and women themselves?
Faigie Zelcer
The Lonely Wait
Adopt a Shadchan (AAS) began with a small group of dedicated shadchanim, committed to helping singles find their match
Lisa Elefant
Eyes That Saw Angels
Would we spend the rest of our lives wondering why we’d hadn’t contacted the myriad of magical figures living in our midst?
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Eyes That Saw Angels
Venerable individuals still among us share their recollections of personal encounters with yesteryear's giants
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
By the Numbers
Parental support: readers share their takes
Family First Readers
By the Numbers
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
LifeTakes
There was one seat left. They saw it at the same time
Rifky Lebel
LifeTakes
It’s hard to clear the snow, or the toys, when they build up
Esther Adler
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How long do we all have to keep being extra considerate because you’re the family nebach — while you have this magic dispensation to be bitter and grouchy?,Normal Like Me: Chapter 10,How long do we all have to keep being extra considerate because you’re the family nebach — while you have this magic dispensation to be bitter and grouchy?

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On the one hand, she hadn’t wanted him. On the other hand, she’d already begun getting used to the idea that he would be her husband,Normal Like Me: Chapter 8,On the one hand, she hadn’t wanted him. On the other hand, she’d already begun getting used to the idea that he would be her husband

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“Would you suggest to a baalas teshuvah that she come to a family wedding in a sleeveless dress so her parents won’t be embarrassed?” I almost yelled,Normal Like Me: Chapter 7,“Would you suggest to a baalas teshuvah that she come to a family wedding in a sleeveless dress so her parents won’t be embarrassed?” I almost yelled

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“I don’t want to be ‘back to normal’! ” Tzadok insisted. “I have a mission. I was given a gift! I won’t destroy it with a drug”,Normal Like Me: Chapter 6,“I don’t want to be ‘back to normal’! ” Tzadok insisted. “I have a mission. I was given a gift! I won’t destroy it with a drug”

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White people, she’d heard, almost never painted their faces. That was so stupid. Wasn’t it bad enough that they were so pale and colorless, like skeletons?,Normal Like Me: Chapter 5,White people, she’d heard, almost never painted their faces. That was so stupid. Wasn’t it bad enough that they were so pale and colorless, like skeletons?

By Ruti Kepler

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He — the child always a bit behind, a bit slow; the reject, the anxiety-ridden young man who was never good enough — he was a prophet now

By Ruti Kepler