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A Day in the Life of an Eighteen-Month-Old    
Tzivie Lasker
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Tomorrow  
Esther Stein
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Until Then   
Dvora Heller
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Hide and Seek
Tzivia Shain
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Waiting for My Flame    
Front Row Seat
Notes from the Front Row Seat
“A groisse shkoyach. mamush, a groise mitzvah hot ir gehat”
C.S. Teitelbaum
Front Row Seat
Make Room for Another    
Whenever Rabbi Whittow had to buy a new car, the Rosh Yeshivah told him to weigh only two considerations
C.S. Teitelbaum
Slices of Life
It's Just Falafel  
He was just a man with calloused hands, shaping falafel balls, and making a parnassah
Shloimy Hoffman
Slices of Life
Blueberries and Cream
How did she get such remarkable blueberries, each one perfect?
Yaakov Rosenblatt
Moonlight
Gateway to Eternity
When Shabbos Chazon falls on Erev Tishah B’Av, it’s a powerful reminder that the end of galus is near
Rabbi Menachem Nissel
Moonlight
Mountains of Hatred   
No matter how much we try to fit in, the world will remind us that we don’t
Rabbi Menachem Nissel
Life Lab
Decisions, Decisions 
Decision making is exhausting. What if I get other people to make them for me?
Esther Kurtz
Life Lab
Just Like Moish
Could I adopt my husband’s habits for a week — and survive?
Esther Kurtz
What I’m Holding On To
Squares of Love
“Just toss it!” is the rallying cry of these weeks. But some items we simply can’t bring ourselves to discard. 9 writers share
Faigy Peritzman
What I’m Holding On To
Thrown Clear
“Just toss it!” is the rallying cry of these weeks. But some items we simply can’t bring ourselves to discard. 9 writers share
Cindy Scarr
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More Cookies  

I love it, because giving cookies is what bubbies do. And to be honest, it’s an easy out to a conversation going nowhere

By Leah Wachsler

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Sabba’s Rubber Duckie 

Lately, though, I’ve been on the fence, trying to find that fine line between sentimental and just, well, mental

By Ariella Schiller

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What I Didn’t Know    

Ima, I never knew that you went through this, too

By Miriam Bornstein

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Obstruction  

The man at the back door glanced at me, then at the line of cars behind me, then shrugged

By Bashie Lisker

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Adolescence in Reverse

These days, as a grandma many times over, I often find myself second-guessing what to wear

By Barbara Bensoussan

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Higher and Higher         

“They say you talk a lot.” Ouch. I thought I was just being friendly

By Mindel Kassorla

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