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Libi Astaire
True Account
Abby Delouya B.A, B.Ed, MFT
Off the Couch
Jacob L. Freedman MD
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Day in the Life
Rachel Bachrach
Balancing Act
The making of a martyr
Family First Contributors
Balancing Act
14 women give us a look at the balls they’re keeping in the air — and the ones they’re letting go of for now
Family First Contributors
D-Day for MAGA
A short tour through some of the conflicts that have defined Trumpworld
Gedalia Guttentag
D-Day for MAGA
How will next Tuesday’s result affect these treaties? What will become of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? For some predictions, we turned to two former Israeli ambassadors to Washington, Michael Oren and Danny Ayalon
Omri Nahmias
Naming Myself
Most of us are given our Jewish names at birth. But sometimes, we gain our name later in life. 3 accounts
Rikki Silver
Naming Myself
Most of us are given our Jewish names at birth. But sometimes, we gain our name later in life. 3 accounts
Rochel Samet
Two Cents
Unsolicited advice from people with no qualifications but many opinions
Michali Naiman and Chana Fishman
Two Cents
Unsolicited advice from people with no qualifications but many opinions
Michali Naiman and Chana Fishman
Bentzi and the Mystery in the Museum
I didn’t know what else to say. Poor Asher! How would I feel if I was suddenly cut off from Yoel and Yom Tov and Tulli and all my friends?
Shifra Glick
Bentzi and the Mystery in the Museum
So, can it really be…? No! It seems I was wrong to suspect Shuki. I don’t want to risk suspecting Asher wrongly too
Shifra Glick
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Cut ‘n Paste

Laureate’s Chef Buck, is a 60-something non-Jew who will surely merit Olam Haba. He is most certainly from the Chassidei Umos Ha’olam

By Zev Light

LifeLines

Until the day I got married, at the age of 20, I handed over every penny I earned to my father to help pay the bills

By C. Saphir

Encounters

“If you won’t give me potatoes, then I’ll have to manage without any food.I have never eaten chometz on Pesach, and I will not start now”

By Rivka Junger

LifeLines

I said no. But there weren’t many other viable options, and my parents and siblings kept urging me to reconsider. So after a while, I said yes

By C. Saphir

Oneg Shabbos

Reb Ezra was sentenced to death in front of hundreds of cheering spectators. Why wouldn’t the Rav permit his widow to remarry and move on with her life?

By Yeruchem Yitzchak Landesman

Off the Couch

“Take it off?! Wearing my kippah literally saved my life!”

By Jacob L. Freedman MD