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I was also a bit nervous because my sister Ruchama, who I’m facing off against, is a fantastic cook and baker
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Feel the Heat
Both my father and I love playing around in the kitchen, and we also both have a competitive streak
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Out of the Woods
"I just feel like someone’s staring at us,” he said, lowering his voice. “Strange, no?"
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Out of the Woods
“We’ll be making a seudas hodaah together,” Avi said. His friends and Elchanan’s friends...somehow, it was all the same thing now
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Balancing Act
The making of a martyr
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Balancing Act
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I of the Storm
I pinched myself. Could it be that the entire Shafer crew is cooperating, smiling — and genuinely happy? Could it be that our family portrait is not a complete farce?
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I of the Storm
So I’m not a tzadeikes, I shot back to my ever-present faultfinder. I haven’t got bottomless reservoirs of patience. But I’m not so bad, either
Ilana Shafer
Front Row Seat
“A groisse shkoyach. mamush, a groise mitzvah hot ir gehat”
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Front Row Seat
Whenever Rabbi Whittow had to buy a new car, the Rosh Yeshivah told him to weigh only two considerations
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