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Ball of Yarn
by Tzipora Hoffman

More on `Suffering.'

Two images strike me when I think about "the hard knocks of life," which is NOT synonymous to suffering! One of them is the grinning comic-strip figure of "What, Me Worry?" whose name, but not face -- or attitude, I've long forgotten.

Why Doesn't Shmuly Want to Go to Gan?
A true story by Rivka M.

Hello. My name is Shmuly. I am three-and-a-half. The oldest in my family is Moishy, then comes Rochel, then me and then the baby, Chani. I already have a yarmulka and tzitzis and payos just like Moishy and Tatty. I love my Tatty and Mommy. My Tatty plays with me when he is home and loves to test me on the alef-beis. I already know up till yud. My Mommy takes good care of me and she gives me star stickers when I do something that makes her proud.

The Longer Shorter Path [somewhat abridged]
by Sarah Goldstein, ICEA Educator-in-training

I am writing to all you Jewish mothers and potential Jewish mothers. I am writing in the name of all those yet-to-be-born children whose souls are still waiting to be brought down from Heaven.

Outfitting the Wedding Party
Cost-Cutting tips for Weddings

by Yonina Hall

Part I

A young lady once told me why the gowns she and her sisters wore to their eldest sister's wedding were, well, out of the ordinary.

LETTERS, EITZES, FEEDBACK

After reading Sheindel Weinbach's excellent article about suffering, and the first batch of responses, I would like to add my `two cents' to the discussion.

Your Medical Questions Answered!
by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

Stretching has always been the odd man out in the world of resistance training. When it comes to building strength, many people are willing to do just about anything.

Stretch to Get Stronger
by Dr. Reuven Bruner, Ph.D.

Every once in a while our PR person in Bnei Brak urges me to put in a good word about the Beged Yad Leyad clothing gemach with which I am involved. There is something about the gemach which reminds me of the mon which sustained our ancestors in the desert.


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