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The Swerds Circus Goes Airborne    
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My Son, the Juvenile Delinquent
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Retail Therapy
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Ready or Not
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No Pets Allowed       
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Second Thoughts
UPSIDE DOWN
Some upside-down wishes that would require miracles to be fulfilled
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
My Rabbi Is a Jew
What began as a slight watering down of Jewish law has today reached tsunami levels
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
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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
Family First Contributors
From A to Z
From A to Z: Chapter 16
“You're my teacher?” she asked, incredulous. I took her little hand in mine
Rikki Baum
From A to Z
From A to Z: Chapter 15
“Why,” I demand, “do I have to go to stupid graduation?”
Rikki Baum
Send Them Off as Jews
Send Them Off as Jews: Chapter 8
“You know,” I tell them, “what’s important now is just being here.”
Rabbi Daniel Rose
Send Them Off as Jews
Send Them Off as Jews: Chapter 7
Facing the end of life — or even seeing that possibility in the distant future — can be a gift, for all sorts of reasons
Rabbi Daniel Rose
On Topic
Quiet People in a Noisy World
On Purim, Esther Hamalkah reminds us of the strength that lies in silence
Esther Ilana Rabi
On Topic
Everybody's Looking at Me
What triggers and exacerbates self-consciousness — and how can you overcome it?
Miriam Bloch
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Name, Rank, and Insurance Number

Just sign here, and here, and here, and here

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It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask (Or Does It?)

Of course, I’m delighted that my children believe that I am wise and all-knowing

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The Hats We Wear

You slowly discover the many hats you’ve invited onto your head

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The Way We Communicate  

Between the ages of 2 and 20 the only words you will hear out of their collective mouths are the emphatic, “No!” and “I want!”

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The Book of Swerds

I share some excerpts with you, my faithful readers, because this level of truth and clarity is not easy to come by

By Hadassa Swerds

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The Traditional Pesach Menu: Before, During, and After

It’s like a conglomeration of the years of plenty and the years of hunger. There’s nothing, nothing to eat, and yet, there are egg kichels

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