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What Am I Doing in Murfreesboro?
Rabbi Akiva Males
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In the Sea  
Ariella Mendel
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Clothing Makes a People   
Russy Tendler
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A Gentle Fire: The Legacy of the Chuster Rebbe
Rabbi Noach Shapiro
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The Wedding Guest
Riki Goldstein
Dinner Hour
Dinner hour with Rochie Laufer
When it’s time to eat, the youngest ones eat first, followed by the older children, who drift to the table as the smells draw them in
Rochie Laufer
Dinner Hour
Versatile and Delicious Béchamel Pasta 
A meal both adults and kids alike will enjoy!
Rochie Laufer
Balancing Act
Self, Sacrificed: Reader Roundtable
The making of a martyr
Family First Contributors
Balancing Act
The Ball I Dropped 
14 women give us a look at the balls they’re keeping in the air — and the ones they’re letting go of for now
Family First Contributors
Shul of My Youth
Open House
Rabbi Paysach Krohn remembers the shul of his youth
Baila Rosenbaum
Shul of My Youth
Lined Up Around the Block
For some reason my father chose to become a member at Dukes Place, and that was our shul
Riki Goldstein
Calligraphy: Succos 5785
By Design
“She really has to come live here. She should be near us. What else does she need at this point besides us and our children, her nachas?”
Rivka Streicher
Calligraphy: Succos 5785
Surface Deep
“I was in Reb Azarya’s office. You know the picture of the baby on his desk? The picture of… of….” He took a deep breath. “Yisroel?”
Shmuel Botnick
Dinner Diaries
Dinner Diaries Goes Vegan 
Natanya Namoff’s plant-based menu for the whole family
Riki Goldstein
Dinner Diaries
Dinner Diaries: The Very Varied Chicken Dinner 
Raizy Gerwitz shows us how to serve up chicken but keep it interesting
Riki Goldstein
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Cornerstones of Growth

Sounds like a pity party? Anything but

By Yael Stolcz

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Horsepower

Me? On a horse? What was I thinking?

By Leah Wachsler

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The Girl in the Picture

I retrieve the entire lot, dump it onto my bed, and settle comfortably amid the collection for a solitary reminiscing session

By Goldie Berg

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Sands of Time   

They learned with an intensity; they flew in the heavens above the desert. And finally Chaim knew why he had to come on the trip

By Rivka Streicher

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All I Need to Know I Learned in a Parking Lot

I eased out of my parking spot and began to meander down each row, searching for more bumper-sticker inspiration

By Peshie Needleman

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The Maestro

Protein is what makes children grow big and strong. Ask a survivor. They know

By Norma L. Noiman

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