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Calligraphy
“If we were at a restaurant, another dessert would be an additional ten dollars. But at home it’s still from the same $4.99 pint”

By Esther Kurtz

Calligraphy
Yerachmiel’s forehead creases as he thinks. “Is there a mitzvah in the Torah to be a baal korei? To write a sefer Torah, yes. But to learn how to lein? I don’t recall”

By Leah Gebber

Calligraphy
These women don’t even know her, but they want to know about her deepest struggles

By Rivka Streicher

Calligraphy
“The mommy you want to take you doesn’t exist,” Leah hissed, suddenly brutal. “Mommy will not dress you fit to be seen, baby. Her taste is gone”

By Riki Goldstein

Calligraphy
Uncle Yidel was dancing in the middle with two rabbanim, but he lit up when he saw Shmuly. Of course he did — the orphaned nephew, the perfect prop for his simchah, along with the ...

By Dov Haller

Calligraphy
Ugh, that was not a nice thing to think about a person who gave you a generous gift. What was wrong with me?

By Esty Heller

Calligraphy
I hope they won’t ask, How old are you now? Because I’m not planning to say that I’m twenty-nine

By Chanie Spira

Calligraphy
I press the pen hard between my fingers as I note this next to Rivky’s name. How do they all know everything about everyone?

By Gila Arnold

Full ‘n Free
This Yom Tov, try replacing typical refined oils (canola, we’re looking at you) with high-quality fats that really make a difference to the way your body functions.

By Rorie Weisberg

Recipes
A modern twist to an old classic. 

By Rivky Kleiman

Recipes
This recipe yields soft and tender meat, slow-cooked and perfect for preparing in advance of a long day out. Paired with a simple side dish, it’s a great treat for the whole famil ...

By Estee Kafra

Personal Accounts
“Daddy. Couldn’t you have waited so we could say goodbye?”

By Shifra Leah Kahn

Personal Accounts
We’ll go if we’re invited. It’s up to Bubby. She owes us nothing.

By Miri Altman

Personal Accounts
Temporary arrangements and I don't get along.

By Malky Gross