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A Grand Legacy
Racheli Plancey
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A Man of Unwavering Truth
Shmuel Winiarz
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I Want to Live  
Chayelle Kliger
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Cognitive Shift  
Yaakov Ganz
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Back Where She Wouldn’t Go
Riki Goldstein
Portal to the Potential Me: Elul 5784
This Is My Place
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Elul... an exploration of the yeshivah — past and present, form and function, haven and home
Riki Goldstein
Portal to the Potential Me: Elul 5784
Elul 5784: Learning Curve
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Elul... an exploration of the yeshivah — past and present, form and function, haven and home
Yehuda Geberer
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My Personal Rebbe, My Personal Tzaddik  
In memory of Rav Yissachar Dov Biderman of Lelov
Dr. Yaakov Freedman
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My Neighbor, My Teacher   
In tribute to Rav Noach Heisler ztz"l
Hillel Goldberg
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Pesach Vanilla Chiffon Cake
Once inside our house, I was met with a horrifying scene: A crowd of people gathered on the street in front of the house with rocks in their hands By Shlomo Meir Guttentag, as told to Riki Goldstein Iwas living in Manchester with my young family, part of an active frum kehillah, when in August,
Sina Mizrahi
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Oil vs. Butter
The impact that the fat makes on baked goods ranges from the flavor it imparts to the texture it contributes
Sina Mizrahi
Namesakes
Make Me a Corner
"He made a neder that if he got out alive he would dedicate his life to avodas Hashem”
C.S. Teitelbaum
Namesakes
A Bridge Too Far
“I didn’t care how quickly it happened, I was thinking about the future. I wanted it for posterity so that Ari should be remembered every single minute and every single day.”
C.S. Teitelbaum
Silent Heroes
Always On Call  
"Yes, it’s all true, and this is what makes yeshivah cooks heroes. But Zev is the leader of them all”
Shoshana Itzkowitz
Silent Heroes
Shadow of Light
In my heart of hearts, I was envious of each of them. They were touching souls and elevating spirits
Yocheved Kreps
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At Every Juncture        

A talmid’s unconditional adherence to Rav Mattisyahu Salomon, the gadol who became his guide

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By Shlomo Cooperman

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This year, I’ll be thinking of Yitzy. I’ll be thinking of his Chanukah neis

By Boaz Bachrach

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BLOOD! Had I made a mistake in coming? I didn’t know if I could bear seeing that

By Rebecca (Feldbaum) Steier

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Holy Smokes

“Rabbi, I want to tell you a story that happened to me when I was boy, growing up in Eretz Yisrael”

By Ester Zirkind

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