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The Power of Tzedakah: Chapter 1
Y. Bromberg
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The Emissary: Chapter 8
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The Emissary: Chapter 7
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The Emissary: Chapter 6
Y. Bromberg
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The Emissary: Chapter 5
Y. Bromberg
Family First Editor's Letter
Flashback: Editor's Letter, Issue 788
Sometimes the solution isn’t about tackling the reality, but about altering what we tell ourselves about that reality.
Bassi Gruen
Family First Editor's Letter
Family First Editor's Letter: Issue 788
Sometimes the solution isn’t about tackling the reality, but about altering what we tell ourselves about that reality.
Bassi Gruen
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
Part of Something Bigger: Be'er HaTorah, Gateshead 
The boys would go home for Pesach and Succos, and the place lost its energy; the town became a shadow of itself
Rivka Streicher
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
My Yeshivah — Home for Eternity: Shavuos 5782
“We have no choice but to partake in one last military expedition.” The generals passed the message along the ranks, and it spread like wildfire from Jew to Jew   “There is one more enemy I need you to help me defeat. I know you have fought bravely, and for this I will always be
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A Stone’s Throw
A Stone’s Throw: Chapter 8
“Something happened today and I need your advice. Would I be able to come over to your house and show you something?”
Faigy Gold
A Stone’s Throw
A Stone’s Throw: Chapter 7
As I passed, I nodded hello and even ventured a “Chodesh tov.” He looked at me, and suddenly held up his hand. The whole line stopped
Faigy Gold
Milestones
The Power of Yizkor
The murmured words of Yizkor echo in the upper worlds
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
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Life and Death 
At the moment of death, a soul is born
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
Theme Section: Open Secrets
Open Secrets
So many of us carry secrets — some heavy, some light. Some that mean nothing, and some that change everything. Six writers tell stories of secrets kept, shared, and revealed
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The Emissary: Chapter 4

“’If you agree to join my men in battle and fight side by side with us, I will allow you to return to the land of your people and rebuild your temple’

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The Emissary: Chapter 3

“Rabi Shimon replied with these brave words: ‘My G-d’s decree is more powerful than the decree of your Caesar!’

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The Emissary: Chapter 2

 “Tell us what you are thinking, R’ Shmuel,” said R’ Avigdor. “I see that something is going through your mind right now”

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The Emissary: Chapter 1

“He has forgotten the most enjoyable pastime of his predecessors – tormenting the Jews”

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When a Tzaddik Prays: Chapter 8

“It’s the insignia of the Russians! The soldiers were likely not coming at behest of the poritz, but perhaps to fight the poritz!”

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When a Tzaddik Prays: Chapter 7

You have to really, truly believe that Hashem is watching your every move, and that in the end, only His opinion of you truly matters

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