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My Son Is in the East   
Rivki Silver
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From Letting Go to Holding On
Shoshana Lesser
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Sound of a Nation 
Leah Lewin
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Hey, Taxi
Rivka Streicher
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My Siren Call  
Miriam Klein Adelman
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What Makes Fireflies Light Up?
It turns out that fireflies are way cooler than I ever imagined
Yael Zoldan
Down to a Science
What Are Freckles?  
To understand freckles, we need to learn a little bit about melanin
Yael Zoldan
Profiles
A Page from His Book
Rabbi Meyer Yedid is showing how the power of a daf Gemara can reshape not only a person, but an entire community
Yisroel Besser
Profiles
Front-Row Seat to History 
As Israel’s ambassador Ron Dermer is about to leave his Washington posting after seven years, he recaps the challenges and triumphs of a transformative term
Gedalia Guttentag
Inbox
Inbox: Issue 1056
“Stretching the rules, or even worse, ignoring them or simply lying, in the name of frumkeit seems to have become the norm”
Mishpacha Readers
Inbox
Inbox: Issue 1055
“Before we can talk about closing the age gap, we need to have a serious conversation about closing the maturity gap”
Mishpacha Readers
Fundamentals
Why We All Need a Hard (and a Soft) Heart
Why Elul needs a hard heart — and a soft one
Miriam Kosman
Fundamentals
The Road to Redemption 
 The Megillah presents a road map to our redemption
Mrs. Aviva Orlian
Madame Chamberlaine
Heat, Hats, and Haircuts
“Shana! Dana! Is everything okay? Why are the two of you wearing winter hats in this heat?!”
Tzipie Wolner
Madame Chamberlaine
Lollipops and Sausages
"She’s been asking for des sucettes et des saucisses. Can you tell me what these words mean?”
Tzipie Wolner
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