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Punishments
by A. Ross M.Ed

It would be a utopian world if there were never any need for reprimand or castigation. Whether it is in the home or at school, there are times when punishment is needed. Some fortunate teachers can enter the classroom, greet the children, give an order and have instant obedience.

The Airport
by Sara Gutfreund

Tomorrow we will go to the airport. By then the sky will be dark, like the dark blue of the vase in the kitchen. When I was little, I used to lift my hand up to the sky and would always be caught by surprise.

Why Are You All So Bored?
by Risa Rotman

An elegantly dressed woman quickly dialed her phone and nervously said, "Hello. Is this Dr. Allneu? Oh, good. Doctor, you must help my daughter. There is something very wrong with her.

Polished Jews

By Rosally Saltsman

Another Sefira message, to polish our `crowns' of Torah in preparation . . .

MODERN MESHOLIM AND MUSSAR
Butter Cookies and Look-alike Situations

by Bayla Gimmel

We'll forgive Bayla for overlooking parve franks and Kosher l'Pesach noodles, which were on the grocery shelves in Jerusalem this year.

What you might like to incorporate is the no-eiruv Shabbos, once a year, for chinuch sake!!

THE BEST SONGWRITER
by Adina Hershberg

"I lift my eyes to the hills; from whence will come my help? My help is from Hashem Who made heaven and earth." These words of Dovid Ha-Melech have often brought me comfort. No matter what the event — whether sad or happy, comforting or frightening, tense or peaceful — there is a psalm to match every occasion.

Mother's Wish
by Yisca Shimony

Sefiras Ha'Omer, where each day counts . . .

Day Hayomi, where each day counts . . .

White Space Within
by Rifca Goldberg

(The assignment in Rifca's writing workshop was to imagine the white spaces of the page speak.)

Your Medical Questions Answered!

by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

I was sent an article that life expectancy is going to go down in the USA. The USA is currently behind Israel by the WHO statistics for life expectancy in the world, with Japan and Australia at the top. Women still outlive men by 7 years on average in most countries.


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