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Out of Step

Out of Step: Afterword

The resilience she’s built up from overcoming her pain will help her go so far

Ariella Schiller

Out of Step

Out of Step: Chapter 56

"I kind of had a crash course this year in growing up. You won’t know this, Deeny-beany, but I used to dance"

Ariella Schiller

Hidden Heroes

Learning to Live With Paralysis

His body is paralyzed, but his strong will drives him

Tovy Mann

Hidden Heroes

Learning to Live with Fragile Bones

Children with low bone density can take part in games and any activities that don’t put stress on their bones

Tovy Mann

Yosef Chaim

What a Great Mistake

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 Dare to Tell the Truth By Tammy Rose T his was a mistake. I knew this would be a mistake. Too many people, too much

Shira Yehudit Djalilmand

Yosef Chaim

Yosef Chaim and the Time Machine

"What period in Jewish history would you like to go back in time to — and what would you do differently if you were there?!”

Shira Yehudit Djalilmand

Calligraphy

These Trials

Now Jacob’s pathetic cries were a mockery, and I trembled, my knees pulled tight up to my chin. I could not, would not hold him in my arms and watch him slip away. Not again

Perl Weisz

Calligraphy

Heart Defects

“You need to choose to fight this monster or he’ll get the better of you. You can live a happy life, you can break free of this. The first step is to want to get better.”

Michal Marcus

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

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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

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