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Accepting Infirmity B'Simcha
by M. Steinberg

The cutest people live in Jerusalem. I am using the word 'cute' advisedly. My meaning is that the person is so special that you could just pinch their cheek from happiness for their existence. Boruch Hashem I meet them everywhere I go.

The Uninvited Shabbos Guests
by Tova Weinbrand

On this hot summer night, one by one they came, scraping sounds grating on the white walls. Silently, invisibly at first, then boldly and daringly stalking the dining room.

Chana's glowing smile dropped limp into a dead arch. She winced, bracing her fingernails into the soft brown upholstered chair. Her usual pale countenance made a lightning fast transformation into a shocking shade of red.

Stammering in Young Children
by A. Ross

What is stammering? If you listen carefully to any public speaker, you will detect many instances of dysfluency. There will be `em's or `er's. There will be many repetitions of words or phrases. If you stop listening to the content of the speech and just count the non-fluencies, you will be amazed at how many you find. This is prepared speech of a practiced and often gifted speaker. No one will call it stammering. Yet, when a child of three or four begins to speak with the same non-fluencies, many parents begin to worry.


Shopping

by A. Ross

I planned to go shopping yesterday. Having put 150 shekel into my little waist purse which holds nothing except my glasses and some tissues, I set off with my shopping list. I bought my goods, put them on the counter, and the girl checked them through.
I opened the little purse - and found it empty...

Letters, Eitzes, Feedback

The following letter (excerpted) was sent to a 12-year-old boy who recently lost his grandfather, shortly after he had lost his brother. Divine justice is difficult for adults to absorb, certainly not to understand, but how can we convey a proper attitude to children? Following is a perspective which might help those - may we never need it.

WHAT'S COOKING?
Roasted Root Vegetables & Vegetable Cake Surprise
by Rivka Tal

And another Nine Day (or light summer) treat. Don't tell anyone about the secret ingredients. The cake looks peppermint-studded! Some people will try anything to get their kids to eat vegetables...



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