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Making the Ends Meet the Means
Shmuel Winiarz
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Don’t Let Politics Pull Us Apart  
Avraham Daniels
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Here’s for New Norms That Are Normal
Rabbi Leibel Karmel
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Too Much of a Good Thing?
Esther Taub
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Gartels and Music
Dovid Nulman
Spirit and Sparks
The Tishah B’Av Jew
Tishah B’Av is the Yom Tov of the shattered person, one with a lofty, unique soul
Baila Vorhand
Spirit and Sparks
Days of Hope 
 A rope of hope before we tumble into mourning
Baila Gitty Vorhand
Man With a Pan
Do It Quick, Do It Right
How far should composers go to compromise their artistic vision to respond to popular demands and tastes? For more than half a century, I’ve been involved in the field of Jewish music. My first professional experience came when I was 14 years old and got paid $5 for playing my accordion at a reception for
Zev Rosenberg
Man With a Pan
A Moroccan Shabbat Experience
How far should composers go to compromise their artistic vision to respond to popular demands and tastes? For more than half a century, I’ve been involved in the field of Jewish music. My first professional experience came when I was 14 years old and got paid $5 for playing my accordion at a reception for
Sammy Ben David
Yosef Chaim's Adventures
A Hot Idea
Then I had one of my ideas. All my ideas are good, but this was especially good. It was an idea that would solve my two problems in one shot
Shira Yehudit Djalilmand
Jr. Tales
The Knight Costume
He’d help Reuven find a costume, Yoni decided, but he wasn’t telling Reuven about his own
Hadar Nudel
Jr. Tales
Decamping Isn’t Fun
“It’s very disappointing, but no, you won’t be sad forever”
Rivkah Small
Real Life
The Real Ring
We designed the perfect engagement ring — then he had a new proposal
Beth Perkel
Real Life
One Percent Chance
My baby was so close and yet still out of reach. All I could do was say Tehillim and beg Hashem to intercede
Racheli Goldner
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We want to get married. Help us want to date

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