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In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
Yossi Kohn, 22, Cleveland
Shloimy Hoffman
Web Exclusive
The Pain is Unfathomable
Tzippy Yarom
Metro & Beyond
Beating the Eviction Freeze
Yochonon Donn
The Moment
Just Between Us
Mishpacha Staff
Magazine Feature
Man in the Middle   
Yisroel Besser
Impressions
Gifted
But then there are the gifts that don’t fit into shoeboxes, or shelves, or even albums
F. Jakabovits
The Moment
Living Higher: To See and Appreciate Potential
From 1958 until his passing in 1991, Rav Ezriel Yehuda Leibowitz led the American Vienner kehillah
Mishpacha Staff
Perspective
Kiddush Club Is Not the Problem
Our community does not have a unique problem, but we are small enough that we can create unique solutions
Rabbi Yisrael Motzen
Text Messages
No Room for Doubt
He is King and it’s His Will and Word, not ours, that is the very definition of truth
Eytan Kobre
Knesset Channel
Bibi’s Sweetest Victory
In this campaign, there were no rabbits pulled out of hats; the battle plan was carefully plotted from beginning to end
Avi Blum, ESQ
Israel's “Red Wave”
What forces and trends influenced Israeli voters to kick out the left and ride a center-right, or red wave into power?
Binyamin Rose
Magazine Feature
100 Years of Light
Leader, Father, Rebbi- Rav Gershon Edelstein Z"L
Mishpacha Staff
Tribute
Whatever Needed to Be Done 
Mourning Reb Uri Mandelbaum, legendary principal of the Philadelphia Yeshivah
Rabbi Henoch Plotnik
The Current
Firewall under fire
As Israeli-made offensive cyber-tech from the NSO Group is revealed to have targeted world leaders, will Israel’s own edge be blunted by foreign-sales restrictions?
Eliezer Shulman
A Few Minutes With
A Few Minutes with Shlomo Toaff, Head of the Iron Dome Directorate
"Iron Dome was something that people thought was impossible"
Gedalia Guttentag
Incredible Lab
Make your own tornado tube with Yochanan Ghoori!
Watch Yochanan Ghoori's homemade tornado!
Yochanan Ghoori
Incredible Lab
Make Your Own Tornado Tube!
Use colored Chanukah oil and some spinning power to create your own tornado vortex
Yochanan Ghoori
Family First Feature
Choose Life    
I was engaged when I discovered that I was a carrier of the BRCA gene
Erin Stiebel
Family First Feature
Emerging from the Whirlpool    
My hyperemesis gravidarum was unbearable. Then I found a path through the darkness
Tali Edelstein
Family First Feature
Unleash Your Inner Artist
Here are step-by-step instructions to bring paint night to your home
Sarah Esral
Game On!
Long Drives, Late Nights, Lots of Laughs  
You can pull out an old game from the basement — but why not play one of these creative, curated games for even more fun?
Chanie Nayman
Web Exclusive
Echoes From Lublin
Close to a century later, we're still singing the songs of a visionary scholar, builder, and leader.
EndNote
Still Coming Out of Mitzrayim
"Whenever Pharaoh knocks at my door, I sing the song to remind myself that I’ve got a little bit of Moses in me, too”
Riki Goldstein
Counter Point
All Our Children: The conversation continues
"When parents stop sacrificing their children upon the altars of self-image, we will have students who feel valued by, and love for, the systems they are in"
Mishpacha Readers
Perspective
Before You Send Your Son
If you want to take advantage of Eretz Yisrael, don’t bring America with you
Yosef Herz
Halachah
Minhag Yisrael or Made Up?
Real minhagim have a halachic power whereas a made-up practice does not 
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
Parshah
The Why Guy
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Faigy Peritzman
Feature Videos
WATCH! Stardust in Seagate
The next chapter of Yossi Green's musical journey!
Yisroel Besser
Feature Videos
Take 2 with Rabbi YY Jacobson
Yisroel Besser
Sit Down Comedy and Asher Yatzar | Take 2 with Yossi Hecht
How can you keep smiling when tragedy strikes… twice?
Yisroel Besser
Feature Videos
Soft Yesses and Blocked Numbers | Take Rabbi Tzadok Katz, Rabbi Meir Levi & Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein
When your work puts you inside some of the most sensitive situations in our community, how can you keep from burning out?
Yisroel Besser
Money Talks
Watch! Money Talks with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Money Talks
WATCH! Money Talks with Naftali Horowitz
Exclusive bonus podcast episode with Kosher Money's Eli Langer, featuring Naftali Horowitz
Mishpacha Contributors
Fundamentals
Flashback: Fundamentals, Issue 760
On Succos, we're here because we want to be
Miriam Kosman
Flashback
Flashback: Lifetakes — Chasing Clarity, Issue 759       
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Toby Schorr
The Day After
Adjusting to The Day After: Chinuch
An expert panel featuring Rabbi Menachem Karmel, Rabbi Zvi Bender and Rabbi Ari Schonfeld, moderated by Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE
Mishpacha Contributors
The Day After
Adjusting to The Day After: Children's Tech
An expert panel featuring Rabbi David Ozeri, Dr. Eli Shapiro, and Mrs. Aliza Feder, moderated by Mr. Alex Paskie WATCH / LISTEN TO THE PANEL HERE
Mishpacha Contributors
Club Jr.
Club Jr. Episode 15: Season Finale!
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Jr. Contributors
Club Jr.
Club Jr. Special! A Trip to Beit Shemesh
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Jr. Contributors
Match Quest
"Does This Qualify as Incompatibility?"    
Important note: You can gauge that far more accurately from what she does than from what she says
Sara Eisemann
Family First Feature
Scaling the Wall You Built
Common ways daters self-sabotage—and strategies to get past the hurdles
Rosie Einhorn and Sherry Zimmerman
Fiction
The Anti-MILC Society
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Gila Arnold
Fiction
Out of Sorts
Tamar's life felt all wrong. Did the Sorting Sheitel make a mistake?
Gila Arnold
Recipes
Triple Bliss Caramel-Chocolate Bars
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Sarah Sacks
Recipes
Shawarma Wontons
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Rabi Yehuda ben Bava's Kever
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Shefaram Synagogue
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
On Site
WATCH: Live in Caesarea
Watch: Follow Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz on a virtual tour around the sites at Caesarea!
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Feature Videos
WATCH: On Site Live in Tzippori!
Follow Rabbi Schwartz around Tzipori and hear the amazing stories from the time of the mishna and gemara
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
For the Record
“Der Baal Teshuvah” Comes to America
Dr. Birnbaum’s continued search led him to Orthodox Judaism
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
For the Record
There’s No Football Team in Lomza
The Lomza Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Yechiel Mordechai Gordon, spent more than 15 years in the United States fundraising
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Musings
Forever Special Children 
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Brochie Wolfson
Family Tempo
All the Broken Roads   
New husband. New baby. So why did she want to run home?
Ariella Schiller
Halachah
Which Bin?
Keep, toss, save, sell: A Pesach cleaning primer
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
Magazine Feature
Not Giving Up on Uman 
Can thousands of Breslovers fuse spirituality with safety in the heart of Ukraine?
Ben Horodenker
Magazine Feature
Turkish Trail Mix
Mile by mile, tweet by tweet, Rabbi Mendy Chitrik traipses through Turkey on the ultimate back-to-roots Jewish journey
Yochonon Donn
On Site
The Hills Are Alive
Sometimes to have a great trip, all you need is a Tanach
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
LifeLines
New Brother, Old Brother
The brother we knew was never coming back
C. Saphir
On Site
Breslov in My Backyard
Finding the essence of prayer in a Jerusalem wadi
Shoshana Friedman
Family Room
From Our Furniture Files
In the vast world of online furniture shopping, our contributors share their favorite rapid-fire tips to minimize the overwhelm.
Family Room Contributors
Family Room
Accessorize: The Bathroom Issue
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Rivki Rabinowitz
Money Talks
Watch! Money Talks with Jeff Cohen
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
Money Talks
Watch! Money Talks with Yoel Yitzchak Bodek
Exclusive interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Photos: AP Images When Phil Murphy ascended the stage at his victory party in November of 2017, it wasn’t just a sprint, but more of a flying leap, perhaps a throwback to his days as a musical theater performer at Harvard University. But there was something more
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Pressure Cooker
Prakti Chasunah Center, a one-stop shop of discounts and deals for chassanim and kallahs from lower-income families in Jerusalem
Ariella Schiller
Magazine Feature
Death by WhatsApp 
Can we stem our urge to spread tragic news?
Hadas Afik
The Moment
Living Higher: the Mesorah of Learning Torah in Purity
From now on, Brisk bochurim may only use yeshivah-sponsored devices
Mishpacha Staff
Feature Videos
WATCH! Ray McGuire Speaks with Yochonon Donn
Yochonon Donn
The Current
Ray Makes the Case
Former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire throws his hat in the ring for the New York City mayor’s race
Yochonon Donn
The Moment
Living Higher: “Not Just The Way The Rav Says ‘Beautiful’”  
“Having the Rav move from Monsey to Manchester is a loss, but it’s their right"
Mishpacha Staff