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Teen Fiction
There was not an inch of private space where one could avoid the prying eyes of two nine-year-olds with a complete inability to keep a secret

By Deborah Guttentag

Teen Diary Serial
There is a special mitzvah to convert zera Yisrael, children of a Jewish-from-birth father

By Chaya Rosen

Normal
Mimi sneaks a glance at Kayla; her sister looks… overwhelmed. Her face is a little blotchy, an awkward blush. Is she happy? Mimi can’t tell

By Rochel Samet

Story Time
“Zusha, what’s going to be with my father’s vodka? If you drink it all up there’ll be nothing left for the rest of the winter!”

By Y. Bromberg

Building Dreams
I ran as fast and hard as I could, twisting through alleyways only a Yerushalmi would know, hoping to lose the men I imagined were following closely behind me

By Malka Grunhaus

Shul with a View
What zechus is bringing Barry F. to the chuppah after many years of searching?

By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman

Family First Inbox
“We can spare people tremendous heartache if we think before asking questions”

By Family First Readers

Two Cents
Yes, we dread Sundays. And so do you, which is why distressed parents like yourselves submitted their questions

By Michali Naiman and Chana Fishman

Family First Serial
Debra bit her lip and closed her eyes. “It’s like I’m a Ferrari in the carpool lane”

By Esther Kurtz

LifeTakes
There wasn’t an extra cent available, much as Dave Ramsey would like to have told us otherwise

By Leba Friedman

Know This
On my way back to the dorm, I got the phone call: “Geveret, you have diabetes. You need to go to the hospital right now!”

By Yaffa Silver