“He’s not coming,” I said, and threw my finished cigarette on the ground. I moved my shoe over the remnants of the butt, about to be extinguished by my ballet flat. I took a deep breath and exhaled as the…
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A Fur Coat and Clicking Boots
I looked at the clock and sniffed. It was 2 am. I had a cold, work early in the morning, and a long walk home. I rubbed my eyes, said goodnight to my friend, bundled up, and headed…
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My Antidepressant: An Outsider Looking In
“You know,” my school therapist suggested in one of our sessions. “Exercise works much better than any antidepressant. You should try to go on walks to alleviate your moods.”
I had recently come back from a European spring break trip…
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Green Tuesday
Chaim Mayer’s mother usually calls in on Thursdays to remind him to pick up the lokshen kugel for Shabbos, or of a family member’s shulem zucher, which s’volt gepast that he attend.
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The Departed
A report on the Footsteps organization and the lives of those who leave the ultra-Orthodox world. Article by Orli Santo.
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