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Right Turns Left

Eytan Kobre

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614 Assimilation Avenue

Eytan Kobre

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Eye on the Goal

Eytan Kobre

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What Am I, Chopped Liver?

Eytan Kobre

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Vote of Confidence

Eytan Kobre

Afterwords

Goodness at our Table

Bircas Hatov V’hameitiv

Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz

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Longing for Redemption

Even at times of joy, there is a gaping hole in our landscape

Mrs. Shani Mendlowitz

Turning Tides

Class Action

I almost fainted at this blatant anti-Semitism. I quickly ran through appropriate responses in my head, and rejected them all. It would be a waste of breath to even respond

Leah Gebber

Turning Tides

Joy in the Darkness

What would Rivka want her bas mitzvah to look like, now that there could be none of the big ideas she’d dreamed about?

Leah Gebber

Impressions

A Smile Can Change the World

“Sharing a smile costs you absolutely nothing, and yet it is one of the most powerful acts of chesed”

Rabbi Philip Moskowitz

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A Mountain of Tefillin

My grandfather never forgot that mountain. And now, neither will my precious son

Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg

War Diaries

In Those Days, In These Times

I would listen politely, waiting for Grandma to get to the interesting bits

Esther Mandel

War Diaries

My New Favorite Place

Hashem is my real safe room

Elana Zyskind

Hostable

Lox Tartare with Michal Belen

This recipe is relatively easy to make and a great appetizer for Shabbos lunch. It looks pretty and tastes delicious, and is definitely a crowd-pleaser.

Michal Belen

Hostable

Minute Roast with Leah Hamaoui

Wonderful for Shabbat or Yom Tov, and for your in-laws in case they need a reminder of how lucky their son is... Just saying.

Leah Hamaoui

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Danger: School Crossing

The hypocrisy of YAFFED’s assertion is breathtaking

By Eytan Kobre

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Cold Front

Squirrel Hill. Just mentioning the name warms me on a chilly fall Sunday morning. Only this one feels far chillier than usual. I haven’t been there in many years, so that warm feeling is more impressionistic than concrete, rooted in some long-ago memories and a few points of connection to the place. For one, I

By Eytan Kobre

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Words for the Road

Here and there, little vestiges of Tishrei persist

By Eytan Kobre

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Heart on Your Sleeve

Being pro-phylactery can be downright prophylactic

By Eytan Kobre

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Survey? Oy Vey

How could YAFFED promote such a farce?