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Painful Disparity

Esther Ilana Rabi

Study after study shows that women’s complaints of pain are taken less seriously, resulting in less aggressive treatment across the board. Why does this happen?

 

Double Brachah

Brachi Zeivald

Twin brothers born 20 minutes apart, married twin sisters born 20 minutes apart — and had daughters, 20 minutes apart. This week, the babies turn one

 

SisterSchmooze: Grave Matters

Marcia Stark Meth / Emmy Stark Zitter / Miriam Stark Zakon

There’s a little-known ancient custom to visit cemeteries, especially the kevarim of the Avos and tzaddikim, on Tishah B’Av afternoon. Join the sisters

 

Whispers: Chapter 3

Shira Hart

This time her question wasn’t about my hands or feet, or my height or weight. It was global: “Why are you so weird?”

 

Dance, Daddy, Dance

S.T. Agam

Why had I ever wished you would stop dancing?

 

Freefall: Chapter 15

Miriam Zakon

Annie receives a letter from Moe, who’s forlorn because no one from his family will be at the ceremony marking the end of basic training

 

Learning Curve: Chapter 8

Gila Arnold

Suri reassures Yael about her therapy failure. Aviva decides to allow her husband to take the secretarial job at their clinic.

 

Lifetakes: Galus Child

Faigy Schonfeld

I inhale, trying to escape the horror in my mind. It’s too dark, and within the prism of reality, there is no relief. It really happened



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