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Tribute
The end of my mother’s life — as sad and painful as it was — was also beautiful

By Miriam Kosman

I dare me
Some of my kids have personalities that “get” me; others don’t. It’s the personalities that rub me the wrong way that lead to explosions

By Elisheva Appel

Fiction
To be fair, Bruchy did give me advance notice. Not so far in advance that I could get out of it

By Perel Grossman

 
Tante Heidi isn’t really an aunt, but she’s always been a part of our family. And she’s a person you feel bad for

By Libby Silberman

 
Though Dini didn’t actually look at her, Huvy, sitting on the floor in a corner of the room, squirmed. She hated when they complained about her mother

By Gila Arnold

The Gatekeeper's Daughter
“Didn’t she tell you? Her mother wants her back in Lithuania. From what she’s told me, I doubt she actually wants to go back and live there”

By Esther Teichtal

More or Less
I want to give this to him. But there are so many buts. Who has time to plan a seudah? And matching costumes, you’ve got to be kidding me

By Esther Kurtz

 
I mean, what a fantastic thing to do! From then on, I too encouraged my kids to offer a meshulach a drink

By Rochel Burstyn

Double Take

By Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

Metro & Beyond
Interest groups and communities are seeking to leverage the race to promote their priorities or send a message to the city’s political movers and shakers

By Yochonon Donn

Metro & Beyond
Taking a stand on yeshivos in NYC public advocate race

By Yochonon Donn

The Rose Report
With all of their hard work, the deal of the century looks just as elusive on the ground as it did 100 years ago

By Binyamin Rose

The Rose Report
Grandiose plans can fail when they can’t possibly be implemented on the ground, even with all the goodwill in the world

By Binyamin Rose

The Rose Report
Will Trump’s peace deal go the way of all deals?

By Binyamin Rose