He felt the vibration on his waist. He removed the phone from its holster and glanced at the caller-ID screen. The number was unfamiliar, and so was the voice. But what it said send a shudder rippling down his…
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The Family Gelb
My name is Moishe: Male, Caucasian, age 26, five feet seven, circumcised, brown eyes, brown hair with a few strands of white. The guys call me Mo; often times Fat Mo, for the obvious reason. And why would I…
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Closed Doors
Yup-a-ra-ra-ra-ra, yup-a-ra-ra-lei-lum. The baritone voice seeping through the latched door is rather loud. I wouldn’t mind soft elevator music that pairs well with a work environment. She is one of those people out there who can concentrate with…
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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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