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Yiddishe Gelt: Issue 881 — the conversation continues
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Yiddishe Gelt: The conversation continues
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All Our Children: The conversation continues
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Lonely at the Top: The conversation continues, part 2   
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Lonely at the Top: The conversation continues
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Jr. Feature Article
Billboards
Let’s explore billboards — the funny, the sad (literally — it’s crying!), the brightest, noisiest, smelliest — and much, much more!
Rochel Burstyn
Jr. Feature Article
Ten World-Famous Shuls
What is your shul like? Is it big? Is it small? Is it a basement with some folding chairs and tables or is it a great, big building with a high ceiling? Today we visit ten of the most amazing shuls in the world.
Rabbi Meir Goldberg
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
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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
Ask the Expert
Ask the Expert: How to Bake Best
Last week’s panel discussing the vacuum in the vital fields of education, outreach, and askanus touched on practical concerns and lack of motivation. Here are some thoughtful responses   Gratitude Matters — Richard Altabe I read the series “Lonely at the Top” with great interest. Though the article touches on the challenges of finding quality
Leah Reisman
Off the Record
Au Revoir, Rav Yisrael
What brought Rav Yisrael Salanter to secularized Paris in his last years?
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Off the Record
What Is Your Favorite Song and Why? 
Everyone has their favorite songs, but have you ever wondered about the people who actually create their own music — the singers, composers, producers, lyricists?
Rochel Burstyn
Naming Myself
Choosing an Identity 
Most of us are given our Jewish names at birth. But sometimes, we gain our name later in life. 3 accounts
Rikki Silver
Naming Myself
Mother Knows Best 
Most of us are given our Jewish names at birth. But sometimes, we gain our name later in life. 3 accounts
Rochel Samet
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Shidduch Photos: the conversation continues 

“A person might actually miss out on their bashert and years of happiness because they said no based on a picture”

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Shidduch Photos: A Necessary Evil?  

“Are the areas of holiness and tzniyus to be left only for the chassidim? Do we in the yeshivah world not value them as well?”

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Fuzzy Math: The conversation continues

“Give it a try; if you find yourself miserable you can always go back to living above your means”

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No Further Questions: The Conversation Continues

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s call for a reset of our shidduch system drew significant responses. Here is a sampling

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Behind the Gadol Is a Great Person

What counts is integrity to self, to be genuine and actualize personal potential

By Faigy Peritzman

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A Destination, Not an Escape

They are not traveling away from, disgruntled and searching for the ever-elusive greener grass of the other side. They are traveling to

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