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I brushed off all of my crumbs so many times, I thought. I washed all of my toys. Had it all been for nothing? After all that, we had chometz — bread! — in our house!

By Teen Contributors

Teen Feature
As a teacher, camp director, and now as a principal, Mrs. Weiner watched this cycle play out over and over — until she couldn’t stand it any longer. It was time to act

By Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

DMCs
“Did you fight back? No? You’re a tzaddik! Quick, give Aunt Hudis a brachah that she should get married this year!”

By Leah Greenburg

Movin on Up
Did you know there’s an official name for speaking to people about what they do? It’s called “informational interviewing”

By Shaina Keren

Friendship
Catastrophizing involves irrational thoughts where we believe something is much worse than it actually is

By Devora Zheutlin, MA, CAS

Diary Serial
I reread my work, pleased. The material was clear. It was clever yet simple, professional while playing on the human factor. Impressive

By Devoiry Braunstein

Bricks and Ladders
"Wow. Well, you’re very astute, Rachel Ahuva. I’m impressed. But that was a long time ago. I’d prefer not to dredge up old hurts”

By Ariella Schiller

Personal Accounts
As mothers, we’re influential in creating the memories that will accompany our children through life. Here, three women reflect on their role as memory maker

By Mishpacha Contributors

Profiles
Rafi Eitan, who died on March 23, was the Israeli Mossad agent who captured Adolf Eichmann. But he was also the handler who closed the door on Jonathan Pollard, when Pollard neede ...

By Omri Nahmias

Windows
Each week, there’s a new mix of guests at the table. People her neighbor finds in shul, people who have nowhere else to go

By Rivka Streicher

News In Depth
Truth be told, not much remains of the Israeli left. Mathematically, it was virtually impossible for Gantz to form a government

By Omri Nahmias

LifeTakes
“Why is this year different from all the other years of my life? All the other years you were with us, Tatty, but this year, you’re no longer here”

By P. Diamond

LifeLines
“Abba, you just have to show the gorilla that you respect his personal territory, and the gorilla will respect you back”

By C. Saphir