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Standing in Line
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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No One Mumbles “Remember Us unto Life”
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Pride and Platitudes
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Spectacular Basics
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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The Artist and the artist
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Silent Heroes
Always On Call  
"Yes, it’s all true, and this is what makes yeshivah cooks heroes. But Zev is the leader of them all”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Silent Heroes
Shadow of Light
In my heart of hearts, I was envious of each of them. They were touching souls and elevating spirits
Yocheved Kreps
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
In the Shadow of Corona
Not Alone
“The birth was smooth, the babies are healthy. My mother wasn’t here, but she got me a neis”
Rivka Streicher
In the Shadow of Corona
Life on Pause
Being brave can make a person break. Being real gives us the strength to carry on
Chassia Thau
Cooking School
Fridge Talk
Like water cooler talk for housewives
Danielle Renov
Cooking School
Get It Done Right
Does It Really Matter If My Stovetop Is the Right Temperature?
Danielle Renov
DMCs
Learning to Fly
“Loser, you’re a loser,” my classmates taunt, pointing at my cleft lip while I shrink into hopeless oblivion
Devorah Grant
DMCs
Losing Game
I would find myself crying not for Kaila and her family, but for the simplicity of my own life before this all happened
Ariella Schiller
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