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Summer Job
Those short jobs that helped shape and mold the adults we are today
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Waitressing required a completely different skill set than passing AP exams and Regents
Barbara Bensoussan
Turning Point: Jr. Chanukah Supplement 5783
Ephraim knew they were his cousins. But he’d prefer they didn’t exist, really
Chaya Rosen
5 Myths
What do you know about Swiss banks?
Sharon Gelbach
The Search: Pesach 5782
Nine writers recount their search for chometz — and what they found
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The Search: Pesach 5782
Nine writers recount their search — and what they found
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Theme Section: 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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It took me a second to absorb that. Mommy — I had a new son. This was all so strange

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It was emerald green with silver beading, a silver sash draped over the shoulders. It was a pretty dress, definitely elegant. But…

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For a moment, my stomach twisted as I observed those flowers — a blatant violation of takanos law 

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Yelena The apartment was quiet when I returned from work. There was a pot on the stove, and I sniffed something sweet and spicy. “Benish?” I called. I was rewarded with a grunt from the direction of the dining room. I hung up my coat and went to the dining room. Benish was sprawled on

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This whole situation was super strange, but the fact was, I hadn’t done anything wrong

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I definitely hadn’t done anything wrong here. And yet, something niggled at my memory. I knew the answer, I’d heard it somewhere. Where?

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