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Musings
A roundabout where entering holds no guarantees of a smooth exit. And once you are in, all entrances and exits disappea ...

By Rachelli Saffir

On Topic
For some children, summer isn’t about camp or family vacations. It’s a time for hands-on experience as they work alongside ...

By Sarah Pardes

Profiles
“Go home and paint,” a trusted advisor told Yaeli Vogel. Since then, her days are spent daubing paint on canvas, and ...

By Leah Gebber

Sister Shmooze
This Schmooze reminds us of the challenges and joys of keeping kosher in what is, yesterday and even today, a world ...

By Emmy Leah Stark Zitter and Marcia Stark Meth and Miriam Stark Zakon

Fiction
“We don’t have to go on any kind of formal [read: expensive] vacation,” he explains with his usual maddening male logic ...

By Perel Grossman

Grab the Reins
“Why,” I asked, “do we continue with certain behaviors but not others? Because they served us well at some point in ...

By Shoshana Schwartz

Map the Starlight
Ramon bites his lip. Bernat has always been a good friend: It is not his fault that Ramon is frustrated by yuds a ...

By Leah Gebber

Facets
“That’s what custom jewelry is about,” I said. Fiancé leaned back in his seat, coffee in hand, let the women go at ...

By Esther Kurtz

Voice in the Crowd
The term “chavrusa tumult” is intriguing

By Yisroel Besser

Jewish Geography
Senate panel passes bill that would punish Palestinians for terror funding,Justice for Taylor Force,Senate panel passes bill tha ...

By Omri Nahmias

On Site
While the neighborhoods have changed, old Cincinnati still echoes with the imprint of Rav Eliezer Silver

By Yosef Zoimen

EndNote
From kumzitz composition to international hit.

By Riki Goldstein

Text Messages
Uneasy welcomes for Orthodox Jews,Neighborhood Watch,Uneasy welcomes for Orthodox Jews

By Eytan Kobre

LifeTakes
There’s something to be said for sitting on a couch in a snood and slippers as ladies totter by, all dressed up

By Libby Rubinstein