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Calligraphy
It doesn’t come easy, but that’s why we daven for it. Let us truly be in the succah

By Mishpacha Contributors

Calligraphy
Emboldened, and hoping he didn’t sound bitter, Ephraim persisted. “Yeah, but everyone has family and memories, there’s something else here”

By Dov Haller

Calligraphy
Too many compliments in one sentence. Shraga nods his thanks and waits for the other shoe to drop

By Rochel Samet

Calligraphy
“Sure.” I said yes because I was supposed to, but I really wanted to run away and vomit

By Elana Kirshenbaum

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JJ wouldn’t have schmoozed anyway. He would have grilled him. Worse, he would have said no to the boy right off the bat

By Rachael Lavon

Calligraphy
I liked spinning with Lily. She was my twin, and aside for her ugly hair and white skin, we looked exactly alike

By Chanie Spira

Calligraphy
Run for Refuah and Save a Life, the banner reads. Nice. I hover over the Click to Sponsor tab, and my eye catches something else

By Ariella Schiller

Calligraphy
“New York’s the place to be,” Shifra says innocuously, and as she’s saying it, she feels her heart accordion open, then close

By Rivka Streicher

LifeTakes
"If not for my visits, they wouldn’t know about shul and Shabbos. They would know nothing"

By Roizy Baum

Yiddishe Gelt
A husband and wife reflect upon their journey

By C. Saphir

On Our Own Terms
Discover the backstories behind our own uniquely frum phrases

By Sarah Faygie Berkowitz

Second Thoughts
Our prison is of our own making, and if we really want to escape, we can do so

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Speechless Moments
All I could think about was the journey that had brought me to this moment

By Adina Lover

Words Unspoken
Your mother-in-law shared her pain with me. Now I’d like to share some of my thoughts with you

By Anonymous