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Are IDF Draft Exemptions for Yeshivah Students Over?
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Breakthrough
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The girls fist-bumped and smiled smugly. Mali brandished a toothpick. “Kol chassan…” she stage-whispered. Elisheva giggled
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Stop the Time  
If anyone ever wondered how different two brothers could be, they could come look at Nachi and Yudi for their answer
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Full Circle in the Cemetery  
“If the entire burial were paid for, do you think your brother would have wanted a Jewish burial?”
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Honor the Journey   
Sometimes, the most significant movement… is the one away from where we were
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When Almost Doesn't Count
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Crazy People, Get Off the Roofs
So, who won? Depends who you ask
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A Gantz Yohr Freilach
Sometimes, they say, those whimsical words contain the deepest meanings of all
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Credits Due
Who composed these Purim classics? I can’t find the composers listed on any album covers
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The Struggle Is the Goal
The Struggle Is the Goal: Driven to the Edge 
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Ahuva Holzer
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The Struggle Is the Goal: Got a Match
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