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Still Alive
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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No Quitting
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What Am I Missing?
Jacob L. Freedman MD
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Machul, Machul, Machul
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Checkmate
Jacob L. Freedman MD
Teen Serial
Upper Class: Chapter 45
“Meeting Shan’s mother feels more like a job interview with a boss who already hates you”
Ariella Schiller
Teen Serial
Upper Class: Chapter 43   
Hashem, I whisper, please help me. I have no idea what to do. I don’t want to hurt anybody. And I’m just really, really tired
Ariella Schiller
Win or Lose
Win or Lose: Chapter 42
How wrong had he been. Mr. Greenbaum was anything but a silly old man. He was actually one of the most brilliant and wealthy people around
Chaim Finkelstein
Win or Lose
Win or Lose: Chapter 41
Yitzy was shocked. Why on earth would Mr. Greenbaum ask him such a silly question? Was this a joke?
Chaim Finkelstein
Calculated Risk
"My Son Is Destroying Our Family!"
A confident parent isn’t afraid of the question and therefore doesn’t panic
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
Calculated Risk
What to Do When It Doesn’t Work
It’s not my responsibility to fix anyone — not even my child or my spouse
Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan
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Coronavirus vs. United States
Coronavirus is worldwide — why is the US so badly hit? 
Omri Nahmias
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Just the Facts
A COVID-19 Primer: Your guide to life in a socially distanced reality
Aliza Rubenstein and Chava Ruderman
A Promise Kept
Mission Accomplished
My companions  — along with the bag I was counting on to keep us alive — vanished in the chaos
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A Promise Kept
Cookies and Caring
We’d created a haven for them to unburden their hearts, and sent them away with the sweetness of home cooking
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