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No Illusions
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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Ruffled Feathers
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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Forgive Yourself
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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Other Side of the Mountain
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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No More Choices
Jacob L. Freedman MD
I dare me
Listen to a Shiur Each Day? Me? 
The spillover effect of this commitment has been nothing short of incredible
Elisheva Appel
I dare me
Am I paying too high a price for saving money?
I might save a few dollars by checking two stores to see who has a better Kipling sale, but at what expense?
Elisheva Appel
Once upon a Story
Clean Slate
What a great resolution! What a great plan! And what a great year it was going to be!
Rochel Samet
Once upon a Story
Wholes and Holes
Maybe they were just dehydrated — they should go drink some of Mommy’s lemonade and they would stop seeing things 
Penina Steinbruch
The Last Flask
The Last Flask
And then they found it — the last flask, the small bottle that would enable them to start anew. 12 writers share the last flask that lit up their own lives rattle of hope
Family First Contributors
My Lightning Flash
FF Theme: My Lightning Flash
Six women share a moment that illuminated their path
Mishpacha Contributors
My Lightning Flash
Never Say Goodbye
As we stood at Har Sinai, we saw the thunder, heard the lightning. The lightning fades, but the sudden burst of clarity takes you forward. Six women share a moment that illuminated their path
Shoshana Schwartz
Magazine Feature
Secret Service
Hershel Gottdiener makes sure all his good deeds remain under the radar
Shmuel Botnick
Magazine Feature
Strapped for Life
Dr. Yehudah Pryce, gangster turned Orthodox Jew, helps young people who’ve been arrested put their lives back on track
Yael Schuster
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“Had I known you were an ultra-Orthodox male, I’m not sure I would have booked the appointment”

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“Okay, listen,” he begged.  “Will you just come visit me? I’m surrounded by a bunch of addicts”

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“Are you happy to see I’ve failed?!” Dr. Berger growled as he entered my office

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Time to Admit

“The doctor is aware that everyone thinks I’m a drunk, yes, sweetie”

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