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Moshe Bergman, 22, Manchester

Rav Shraga Kallus

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Avraham Daniel Embon, 21, Buenos Aires

Rabbi Aharon Dlin

redo and renew

Resell Your Real Estate

When Hashem decided to take Avraham Daniel, we lost a pure neshamah I knew Avraham Daniel since he was born, and the pain of his loss hit me not only as a member of Klal Yisrael, but also as a close family friend. He was a wonderful bochur, focused only on learning. He didn’t

Malkie Gordon-Hirsch

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Expectations versus Reality

When Hashem decided to take Avraham Daniel, we lost a pure neshamah I knew Avraham Daniel since he was born, and the pain of his loss hit me not only as a member of Klal Yisrael, but also as a close family friend. He was a wonderful bochur, focused only on learning. He didn’t

Michal Frischman

Theme Section: Open Secrets

So many of us carry secrets — some heavy, some light. Some that mean nothing, and some that change everything. Six writers tell stories of secrets kept, shared, and revealed

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Esther HaMalka: Robed in Royalty

Esther was prepared to sacrifice everything—her very life and even her portion in Olam HaBa—for the sake of the people

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Chuldah Haneviah: Heartbeats of Hope

The tefillos of men are carried upward through the prayers and tears of the women

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Parental support: readers share their takes

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All Accounted For

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Greater Detroit

Here I’m presenting a combination of my experiences from the Detroit, Michigan, areas — only my favorite parts, of course!

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Paris — Up the Siene River

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