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Crown of Glory

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Hats Off

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Not the Mafia

Jacob L. Freedman MD

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The Candyman

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Tough Pill to Swallow

Jacob L. Freedman MD

Special Supplement: Rav Chaim Kanievsky — A Sefer Torah on Loan

He Knew Everything

It is impossible to feel the impact of Rav Chaim’s brilliance unless one experiences it firsthand

Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger

Special Supplement: Rav Chaim Kanievsky — A Sefer Torah on Loan

The House on Rechov Rashbam

What made the house such a magnet wasn’t just the almost tangible Torah in its air. It was the open hearts of Rav Chaim and Rebbetzin Batsheva

Ezriel Yudkowsky

Talk Back

Stop the Single-Shaming

"One thing most definitely does need fixing. And that is the absence of empathy and respect for an entire demographic"

C. Saphir

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Emunah Must Be Unconditional

Believe me — I promise you that I’m constantly questioning: Why was I worthy of this miracle?

Charlene Aminoff

Close Call

Close Call: Afterthoughts

If you’re ashamed to tell people about the friendship, that’s an important sign that shows you don’t feel proud of it

Mrs. Chani Juravel

Close Call

Close Call: Chapter 15

The more time passed, the more clarity I gained about what the problem had been with this friendship in the first place. And in one word, the answer was, “extreme”

Devoiry Braunstein

Oasis in Time

Havdalah: Celebration of Contrasts

As we return to the mundane, Havdalah reminds us to differentiate

Mrs. Elana Moskowitz

Oasis in Time

Payday

Disconnected from dollars and cents, Shabbos is still the source of all profit

Mrs. Elana Moskowitz

Summer Series

Breezy on the Balaton

Lazy days on our Hungarian lake

Judy Landman

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By Any Other Name

The enjoyment we experienced there was in inverse proportion to its physical condition

Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger

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“Whoever fights smartest is the one who wins,” I countered

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I pushed my way through and yelled, “Baruch Hashem you found him!”

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Sharp Right

As Yechezkel’s meditations on Reb Nachman grew progressively louder, it was time for tachlis

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“At least I’m not being pressured into learning 24/7 to the point where I’ll end up in an asylum”

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“Talk to a ghost? I’m normal, Dr. Freedman. Aren’t you supposed to be normal too?”

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An Unexpected Visitor

“But you’re not going to tell everyone I’m crazy if I tell you something not so normal?”

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