When a former Bais Yakov girl meets the perfect frum gentleman, she finds herself struggling with personal boundaries and wonders about her choices.
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Love & Sex
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A Cup of Coffee
Fiction
A Funny Guy
Asher got up, walked into his bedroom and returned with a bottle of wine and a mischievous grin. He was offering sex. For the Steins, sex was a tradeoff. This time he wanted to attend one of Dr. Feinberg’s conventions in Monsey.
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First Person
Teacher of the Year
A Chumash teacher encounters an old acquaintance among the parents of her young students.
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Contests
September Shorts Contest – “My First Aveirah”
Read and vote for your favorite essays.
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First Person
And We Are
After a b'sho and a marriage end in disaster, a young Chasid is determined to do things differently the second time around.
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First Person
Sex Ed
Casting a stripper as his teacher, a former Yeshiva boy is left with more questions than answers.
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Advice Column
It’s All Kosher (No. 5): Sharing Your Life Story
A former Chasid wonders how much to reveal about his background.
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First Person
Girls Night Out
Night on the town with the girls. And sterling reputations to preserve.
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First Person
Black And White Nights
A yeshiva boy's Tel Aviv adventure promises everything he was looking for, but leaves him with more questions than answers.
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Editor's Picks: From the Archives
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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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