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Windows
Ariella Schiller
LifeTakes
Aliza Seidman
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Elisheva Halle
Windows
Gitel Moses
LifeTakes
Tzivi Wagner
Dream On
Vivianne Willig, MSW, responds to reader questions about Dream On
Vivianne Willig MSW
Dream On
Whatever she ended up doing in life, she’d do it as herself. If nothing else, she’d learned that this year in seminary
Gila Arnold
Every Song Has Its Story
Do we ever think much about, or even know, what motivated our favorite song?
Riki Goldstein
Every Song Has Its Story
“In place of a sefer Torah,” he told the group, “let us carry this child, who represents the future of the Jewish people”
Riki Goldstein
Battle Cry
“Mi l’Hashem elai!” In every generation, there are those who respond and take a stand for Hashem
Elana Moskowitz
Battle Cry
“Mi l’Hashem elai!” In every generation, there are those who respond and take a stand for Hashem
Malkie Schulman
Turning Tides
I almost fainted at this blatant anti-Semitism. I quickly ran through appropriate responses in my head, and rejected them all. It would be a waste of breath to even respond
Leah Gebber
Turning Tides
What would Rivka want her bas mitzvah to look like, now that there could be none of the big ideas she’d dreamed about?
Leah Gebber
Name Drop
When he was younger, he sounded off in order to survive. Today he’s an advocate for his people by choice. With Yossi Gestetner’s open mike, no one goes down without a fight
Yisroel Besser
Name Drop
His zeide loved connecting with other Jews and so does he_— through digital age albums and scouting out raw talent that no computer can replace,
Yisroel Besser
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