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Fruits of Kindness
A bus ticket, a care package, a haircut — the items were small, the caring behind them enormous. A small seed sprouted and grew tall. Twenty readers share acts of giving
Family First Readers
Shul of My Youth
Rabbi Paysach Krohn remembers the shul of his youth
Baila Rosenbaum
Shul of My Youth
For some reason my father chose to become a member at Dukes Place, and that was our shul
Riki Goldstein
Split
People expected me to have a holy perspective about our children’s conditions from the beginning
Musia Slavin
Split
At nine days old — an incredibly young age for a child with both a cleft lip and a cleft palate! — they weaned Tali off the feeding tube
Musia Slavin
On My Shelf: Pesach Theme 5783
Writers share the backstory of the prized possession they’ll keep forever 
Rachel Bachrach
Global View
Donald Trump is erratic, but Biden scares me more
Gershon Burstyn
Global View
Russiagate was a hoax — time to look at Obamagate
Gershon Burstyn
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Well, what had I thought? Of course I didn’t want her to tell anyone. It would cost me my job

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“I had several shidduchim that were this close to happening and, boom, one party wants to follow the takanos plan, the other doesn’t, and it’s over”

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“The problem is, it’s impossible to balance these two loyalties. Believe me, I try. And then, when I get this attitude from you, it’s frustrating and infuriating”

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I looked at Shevy and chose my words carefully. “I know you’re disappointed,” I said slowly. “That’s— I get it”

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“It’s boring and gutless. This is your oldest child, Mina. You’ll do black for your grandchildren’s weddings”

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“This whole situation, it’s just… Look, Shevy, it’s wrong. It’s my mistake, I should’ve considered this from the start”

By Esty Heller