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The Explainer

More Holes Than Swiss Cheese

Rafael Hoffman

The Explainer

Shifting Sands

Rafael Hoffman

The Explainer

Giving Our Best Shot

Rafael Hoffman

The Explainer

Federal School Choice — It’s the Law

Yosef Herz

The Explainer

The Art of the Deal Meets the Persian Bazaar

Rafael Hoffman

Kovna Rewrite

Kovno Rewrite — Revisited

Stepping into the Moadon HaYehudi in Kaunas, Lithuania, feels like venturing up (down?) Penrose’s impossible staircase, stepping back in time while moving forward just the same. It’s been almost two years since we left, and we’re back as visiting lecturers.,Kovno Rewrite — Revisited,We’ve gone back in time in Lithuania

Esther Teichtal

The Struggle Is the Goal

The Struggle Is the Goal: Driven to the Edge

We each have our own private quests, those goals we tried — or keep trying — to achieve. As we struggle and strive, the process becomes its own destination

Ahuva Holzer

The Struggle Is the Goal

The Struggle Is the Goal: Got a Match

We each have our own private quests, those goals we tried — or keep trying — to achieve. As we struggle and strive, the process becomes its own destination

Yosef Zoimen

One Day Closer

The Lone Learner

“Everyone wants to quit at some point, but if you don’t push yourself, you fall further behind and you’ll soon be off the wagon."

C.S. Teitelbaum

One Day Closer

Born of Grief

The Torah tells us that after the death of Aharon’s two sons, “Vayidom Aharon — and Aharon was silent.” “But what about his wife?” asks Baruch. How did she cope?

Baila Rosenbaum

My Lightning Flash

FF Theme: My Lightning Flash

Six women share a moment that illuminated their path

Mishpacha Contributors

My Lightning Flash

Never Say Goodbye

As we stood at Har Sinai, we saw the thunder, heard the lightning. The lightning fades, but the sudden burst of clarity takes you forward. Six women share a moment that illuminated their path

Shoshana Schwartz