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Crown of Glory
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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Hats Off
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Not the Mafia
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The Candyman
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Tough Pill to Swallow
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Make Aliyah Great Again
Any Israeli politician urging Jews overseas to come should be asked: “What are you doing to make that process easier?”
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A Time for Kiruv
The deluge of hate and anti-Semitism has done more to move the needle on Jewish identity than millions in kiruv funding
Gedalia Guttentag
My Corona Time Capsule
My Corona Time Capsule
Endless days blurred into months of upheaval. We strove to forge forward. Twenty-one readers reveal the single object that defined the tenor of these times
Family First Contributors
Made in Heaven
Parting Pointers 
Some of the myths, misconceptions, and mistaken beliefs that often accompany even stable marriages
Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Made in Heaven
How Can I Not Feel Resentful When He Contributes So Little?
If you focus on what your husband is doing for you, you’ll find your resentment lessening rather quickly
Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Special Supplement: Rav Chaim Kanievsky — A Sefer Torah on Loan
He Knew Everything
It is impossible to feel the impact of Rav Chaim’s brilliance unless one experiences it firsthand 
Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger
Special Supplement: Rav Chaim Kanievsky — A Sefer Torah on Loan
The House on Rechov Rashbam
What made the house such a magnet wasn’t just the almost tangible Torah in its air. It was the open hearts of Rav Chaim and Rebbetzin Batsheva
Ezriel Yudkowsky
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Teaching Moments
When I was finally coaxed back into the classroom, it was for something I’d never imagined
Yochonon Donn
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I pushed my way through and yelled, “Baruch Hashem you found him!”

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As Yechezkel’s meditations on Reb Nachman grew progressively louder, it was time for tachlis

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“At least I’m not being pressured into learning 24/7 to the point where I’ll end up in an asylum”

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“Talk to a ghost? I’m normal, Dr. Freedman. Aren’t you supposed to be normal too?”

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“But you’re not going to tell everyone I’m crazy if I tell you something not so normal?”

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