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Podcast: The Rose Report
THE MAJOR STORIES OF 2022…YOU HEARD THEM HERE FIRST
I don’t like making predictions about the news. There are too many variables. Too many players. There’s the Hand of G-d who intervenes in ways that we can never forecast.  But I’ve been a newsman since the 1970s and I’ve covered comparable stories over many decades. Some stories blow up. Some blow over. Sometimes we see signs in advance, so I will suggest a few things to watch that may give us clarity for 2022.
Binyamin Rose
Inside Israel
Unesaneh Tokef Never Left Us
Reminders of Unesaneh Tokef kept cropping up throughout the year
Eliezer Shulman
The Moment
Overheard: Issue 876
"What does Hashem want from us? He doesn’t want from us. He wants us"
Mishpacha Staff
The Moment
No Worries
"He looks like he did ten years ago and twenty years ago too…”
Mishpacha Staff
Family Room
From Our Furniture Files
In the vast world of online furniture shopping, our contributors share their favorite rapid-fire tips to minimize the overwhelm.
Family Room Contributors
Family Room
Accessorize: The Bathroom Issue
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Rivki Rabinowitz
Medical Mysteries
Gut Feeling
My son’s legs were aching — but instinct told me something else was the culprit
Rachael Lavon
Off the Couch
No Pun Intended
Something was strange about Shachna’s tears, however. It actually looked as though he was crying out of sadness and not laughter.
Jacob L. Freedman MD
For the Record
“Der Baal Teshuvah” Comes to America
Dr. Birnbaum’s continued search led him to Orthodox Judaism
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
For the Record
There’s No Football Team in Lomza
The Lomza Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Yechiel Mordechai Gordon, spent more than 15 years in the United States fundraising
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Perspective
Kiddush Club Is Not the Problem
Our community does not have a unique problem, but we are small enough that we can create unique solutions
Rabbi Yisrael Motzen
Text Messages
No Room for Doubt
He is King and it’s His Will and Word, not ours, that is the very definition of truth
Eytan Kobre
EndNote
Still Coming Out of Mitzrayim
"Whenever Pharaoh knocks at my door, I sing the song to remind myself that I’ve got a little bit of Moses in me, too”
Riki Goldstein
EndNote
Mood Mix with Aharon Berk    
Aharon Berk lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he learns in kollel and is a featured wedding and events singer
Riki Goldstein
Side-by-Side
Orange Bundt Cake
For me, taking out my mixer requires a very compelling reason. Does a Bundt cake count as one?
Sina Mizrahi
A Heaping Scoop
A Heaping Scoop
Vinegar to bring out the flavors in anything you’re cooking, but especially soups and stews.
FamilyTable Contributors
On Site
WATCH: Live in Caesarea
Watch: Follow Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz on a virtual tour around the sites at Caesarea!
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Feature Videos
WATCH: On Site Live in Tzippori!
Follow Rabbi Schwartz around Tzipori and hear the amazing stories from the time of the mishna and gemara
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Impressions
Gifted
But then there are the gifts that don’t fit into shoeboxes, or shelves, or even albums
F. Jakabovits
The Moment
Living Higher: To See and Appreciate Potential
From 1958 until his passing in 1991, Rav Ezriel Yehuda Leibowitz led the American Vienner kehillah
Mishpacha Staff
The Moment
Closed Eyes, Open Heart
Rav Shaul Alter crosses a new frontier
Mishpacha Staff
The Moment
Living Higher: To See and Appreciate Potential
From 1958 until his passing in 1991, Rav Ezriel Yehuda Leibowitz led the American Vienner kehillah
Mishpacha Staff
Podcast: The Rose Report
Barak Ravid's Book on Trump Did us a Favor
Before voting for Trump again, or welcoming his Orthodox Jewish advisors back with open arms, or even voting for Bibi again, their clumsy diplomacy should be held against them
Binyamin Rose
Podcast: The Rose Report
IT’S ALL BIDEN’S FAULT. OR IS IT?
Israel has had ups and downs with all US presidents, including with Trump. For now, Biden has kept one promise to Israel – that he would keep any disagreements between him and Israel private. As long as he keeps his word, we should reciprocate
Binyamin Rose
LifeLines
New Brother, Old Brother
The brother we knew was never coming back
C. Saphir
On Site
Breslov in My Backyard
Finding the essence of prayer in a Jerusalem wadi
Shoshana Friedman
Flashback
Flashback — Lifetakes: Camp Memories // Issue 452
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 Zelda Goldfield
Flashback
Flashback — Lifetakes: Reflections on Kallah-hood // Issue 253
"As long as I put my marriage first, I’ll always remain a kallah"
Faigy Gerstein
Feature Videos
WATCH! Take 2 with Yossi Gestetner
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Yisroel Besser
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WATCH! Take 2 with Rabbi Gedaliah Zlotowitz
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Yisroel Besser
Magazine Feature
Turkish Trail Mix
Mile by mile, tweet by tweet, Rabbi Mendy Chitrik traipses through Turkey on the ultimate back-to-roots Jewish journey
Yochonon Donn
On Site
The Hills Are Alive
Sometimes to have a great trip, all you need is a Tanach
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Magazine Feature
Not Giving Up on Uman 
Can thousands of Breslovers fuse spirituality with safety in the heart of Ukraine?
Ben Horodenker
Podcast: Mars & Venus Leave Egypt
Mars & Venus Leave Egypt: Episode 2
Would you prefer to be the one taking the Jews out of Egypt...or Egypt out of the Jews?
Miriam Kosman
Incredible Lab
Make your own tornado tube with Yochanan Ghoori!
Watch Yochanan Ghoori's homemade tornado!
Yochanan Ghoori
Incredible Lab
Make Your Own Tornado Tube!
Use colored Chanukah oil and some spinning power to create your own tornado vortex
Yochanan Ghoori
Club Jr.
Club Jr. Episode 15: Season Finale!
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Jr. Contributors
Club Jr.
Club Jr. Special! A Trip to Beit Shemesh
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Jr. Contributors
Parshah
The Why Guy
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Faigy Peritzman
Parshah
Like Putty in His Hands
Circles therefore represent Hashem’s handiwork, and squares man’s handiwork
Faigy Peritzman
Musings
Forever Special Children 
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Brochie Wolfson
Family Tempo
All the Broken Roads   
New husband. New baby. So why did she want to run home?
Ariella Schiller
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Rabi Yehuda ben Bava's Kever
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Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
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Sanhedrin Stopovers: Shefaram Synagogue
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Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
The Day After
Adjusting to The Day After: Chinuch
An expert panel featuring Rabbi Menachem Karmel, Rabbi Zvi Bender and Rabbi Ari Schonfeld, moderated by Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE
Mishpacha Contributors
The Day After
Adjusting to The Day After: Children's Tech
An expert panel featuring Rabbi David Ozeri, Dr. Eli Shapiro, and Mrs. Aliza Feder, moderated by Mr. Alex Paskie WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE
Mishpacha Contributors
Friendship Fix
"Should Women Be Schmoozing about Their Shalom Bayis?" 
The best way to end the conversation without making an issue or insulting anyone is to subtly change the topic
Shoshana Itzkowitz
I'm Stuck
I Think My Son-in-Law Is Depressed and Needs Help  
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Faigy Peritzman
Counter Point
All Our Children: The conversation continues
"When parents stop sacrificing their children upon the altars of self-image, we will have students who feel valued by, and love for, the systems they are in"
Mishpacha Readers
Perspective
Before You Send Your Son
If you want to take advantage of Eretz Yisrael, don’t bring America with you
Yosef Herz
Family First Feature
Unleash Your Inner Artist
Here are step-by-step instructions to bring paint night to your home
Sarah Esral
Game On!
Long Drives, Late Nights, Lots of Laughs  
You can pull out an old game from the basement — but why not play one of these creative, curated games for even more fun?
Chanie Nayman
The Current
Firewall under fire
As Israeli-made offensive cyber-tech from the NSO Group is revealed to have targeted world leaders, will Israel’s own edge be blunted by foreign-sales restrictions?
Eliezer Shulman
A Few Minutes With
A Few Minutes with Shlomo Toaff, Head of the Iron Dome Directorate
"Iron Dome was something that people thought was impossible"
Gedalia Guttentag
Branding Together
A Logo Is Worth 1,000 Words
Summing up the entire package in a single graphic is, without a question, incredibly challenging
Sandy Eller
Job Search
So, You Want to Be a… Grocery Store Manager 
A grocery store manager oversees the general operation of a food store
Gila Arnold
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The next chapter of Yossi Green's musical journey!
Yisroel Besser
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Yisroel Besser
Fiction
The Anti-MILC Society
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Fiction
Out of Sorts
Tamar's life felt all wrong. Did the Sorting Sheitel make a mistake?
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