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A Modern Eternal Flame
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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Half a Loaf Is…
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Just Wondering
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An Inadvertent Anti-Semite? 
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A Column in Three Scenes
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Fridge Talk
Like water cooler talk for housewives
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Cooking School
Get It Done Right
Does It Really Matter If My Stovetop Is the Right Temperature?
Danielle Renov
Always on Me
Walking the Walk     
Is there something you always carry on you, even if it’s seen better days?
Rabbi Meyer H. May
Always on Me
Merit Badge    
Is there something you always carry on you, even if it’s seen better days?
Rabbi Aharon Friedler
The Rainbow Girl
The Rainbow Girl: Chapter 12
Rachelli flushed. She wanted to answer back, defend herself or say something, but then she realized it was true
Rochel (Grunewald) Samet
The Rainbow Girl
The Rainbow Girl: Chapter 11
Maybe that’s the thing with family, they’re so close that it’s hard to see things clearly
Rochel (Grunewald) Samet
What I’m Holding On To
Squares of Love
“Just toss it!” is the rallying cry of these weeks. But some items we simply can’t bring ourselves to discard. 9 writers share
Faigy Peritzman
What I’m Holding On To
Thrown Clear
“Just toss it!” is the rallying cry of these weeks. But some items we simply can’t bring ourselves to discard. 9 writers share
Cindy Scarr
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Blooming Onion
Scene 1: A poor man is at the door asking for help. The homeowner is in a very good mood, and gives him ten dollars. Scene 2: A poor man is at the door asking for help. The homeowner knows it is a mitzvah/commandment to give tzedakah, and gives him ten dollars. Which one of
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Chanukah Roast
Scene 1: A poor man is at the door asking for help. The homeowner is in a very good mood, and gives him ten dollars. Scene 2: A poor man is at the door asking for help. The homeowner knows it is a mitzvah/commandment to give tzedakah, and gives him ten dollars. Which one of
Brynie Greisman
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