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No Illusions

Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Ruffled Feathers

Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Forgive Yourself

Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Other Side of the Mountain

Jacob L. Freedman MD

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No More Choices

Jacob L. Freedman MD

True Account

The Long Game

How could this be crazy spending when everyone else was doing the same thing?

L. Meyers as told to Rivka Streicher

True Account

Who Wants Life?

“This doesn’t seem like a routine attack,” I told my wife. “This looks like war”

By Rabbi Herzl Shaubi as told to Hava Preil

Power Plays

The human drama fueling Israel’s election story

Mishpacha Staff

Power Plays

The Lion Roars Back

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Shas has stormed back, jumping from nine to 11 seats in the elections

Gedalia Guttentag

Family Living

Motherboard: Time Out

How to make the best of vacation and days off with your kids

Mindel Kassorla

Family Living

Houseplants for Beginners

Keeping houseplants is not a talent but a skill that can be learned

Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz

Still Open

Perfect Hands

Ervin Leitman’s shop feels like stepping inside a pocket watch: tiny drawers, jars of gears, and the soft tick of time all around

Avrom and Raizy Rubinfeld

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In His Shoes

Little has changed in the 25 years since Ron Holder became a shoemaker

Staying the Course

Staying the Course: Chapter 6

Against the odds, I had done it. Not only done it, but done it well

Yossi Myers

Staying the Course

Staying the Course: Chapter 5

As foreign as some of the classes were, ultimately, the questions raised in every course brought me back to where I came from

Yossi Myers

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Tea and Sympathy

“I want to ask you, how do I tell them everything else that I’ve never told them?”

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Time to Rend, Time to Mend

“How they let the ultra-Orthodox into Harvard is beyond me,” she sneered

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Desert Storm

“Had I known you were an ultra-Orthodox male, I’m not sure I would have booked the appointment”

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Just Accept It

“Okay, listen,” he begged. “Will you just come visit me? I’m surrounded by a bunch of addicts”

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

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What Do You Want from Me?

“Are you happy to see I’ve failed?!” Dr. Berger growled as he entered my office

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

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Time to Admit

“The doctor is aware that everyone thinks I’m a drunk, yes, sweetie”

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

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