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Climbing Up a Ladder on One Leg
a story by H. Ofek

Part II

Synopsis: Rivka, who manages a chessed organization which sends help to families in distress, is giving Liat a tryout at the home of her husband's chavrusa whose wife is hospitalized in intensive care.

Bikur Cholim
by Tzipora Zien

Part I

Why is it so hard to do bikur cholim when we're young?

It seems to be that tender souls are too impressionable to withstand the impact of man's vulnerability to the raw force of illness.

From Bondage to Freedom
a true post-Pesach story by Sara Carmel

Pesach, the festival of liberation, was less than twenty-four hours away. In his prison cell, Abba prayed, fully believing that he would be redeeemed, too...

Keep the Lines Open
by R. Chadshai

Young children speak their minds freely, never thinking what effect their words will have. A little girl might say to the teacher, "Please don't wear that dress tomorrow. I don't like it." Teacher smiles and is not in the least offended. As the child matures, s/he learns to polish his speech, and choose his words more carefully.

Can Your Child Read?
by Raffles

Well, of course. He or she goes to school happily, the rebbes or teachers are pleased with their progress. They know the parsha well on Shabbos, and the Chumosh. So well, in fact, that they don't even need to look in.

Keep Smiling

Short inspirational pieces by Avrohom Tzvi Schwartz, Kiryat Sefer, author of A Handful of Light, Hearts on Fire and other works on Mussar and Hashkofa.

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

A correction: I mentioned Israel's water is "heavy" -- that should have been "hard." Hard water has more salts in it such as calcium carbonate. Heavy water is industrial water which uses hydrogen that has an extra neutron.


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