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To Slay the Beast
Gedalia Guttentag
Outlook
Anti-Semitism Is Getting Me Down
Yonoson Rosenblum
Open Mic
Pain is Only Part of the Picture
Gedalia Guttentag
Perspective
The Ben & Jerry’s Fiasco: A Tale of Ice Cream in 3-D
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Goldfeder
Family First Inbox
Family First Inbox: Issue 753
Family First Readers
Sefiras Ha'Omer
Fundamentals
A Tale of Two Voices
On Pesach, Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim. During Sefiras Ha’omer, we take Mitzrayim out of us
Miriam Kosman
A Better You
A Better You
Water On a Rock
There’s a powerful chinuch message in the story of Rabi Akiva
Family First Contributors
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
A Better You
A Better You
Water On a Rock
There’s a powerful chinuch message in the story of Rabi Akiva
Family First Contributors
Family First Feature
Choose Life    
I was engaged when I discovered that I was a carrier of the BRCA gene
Erin Stiebel
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
The Current
Unintended Targets
"Trump’s tariff wars hit e-commerce hard — and sellers are scrambling to adapt"
Rafael Hoffman
Hostage Poster
News Feature
House and Home
Rep. Josh Gottheimer's battle to bring Idan Alexander Back
Yitzchok Landa
For the Record
Signed in Knyszyn, Sealed in Eternity
"A forgotten postcard from 1935 Knyszyn helped shape the future of Torah in America"
Dovid Safier and Yehuda Geberer
For the Record
The Long Gray Line Ends in Israel
An unexpected surprise awaits the casual visitor: the Jewish grave of the only officer in the entire cemetery who died fighting under another nation’s flag
Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer
Recipes
Israeli-Spiced Arayes with Roasted Potato Chips and Chopped Vegetable Salad
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Hana Itzhaki
Recipes
Fish Tacos with Cabbage-Lime Slaw and Pico de Gallo
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Hana Itzhaki
Club Jr.
Club Jr. Episode 15: Season Finale!
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Jr. Contributors
Club Jr.
Club Jr. Special! A Trip to Beit Shemesh
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Jr. Contributors
TLC Talks
How can I, as a parent, best advocate for my son's therapy?
"Parents who hope to positively impact their children’s chinuch must build a strong foundation and collaborative relationship with the mechanchim"
Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield and Rabbi Ari Schonfeld
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
Chair
Expert Eye
Upholstery Check
How to choose fabrics for your home
Zisi Naimark
Plant by a window
Family Living
Houseplants for Beginners
Keeping houseplants is not a talent but a skill that can be learned
Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz
Padlocks
Halachah
Top Secret
When is it okay to tell and when is it not?
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
LifeLines
New Brother, Old Brother
The brother we knew was never coming back
C. Saphir
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
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
Fundamentals
Flashback: Fundamentals, Issue 760
On Succos, we're here because we want to be
Miriam Kosman
Flashback
Flashback: Lifetakes — Chasing Clarity, Issue 759       
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Toby Schorr
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
A Different Way
When there’s “another way,” no matter how hard — Rav Mattisyahu Salomon showed us that’s the road to take
Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg
Family First Feature
In My Parents Home
Rav Chaim Ozer calmly said, “Go to America, Reb Avrohom, and ratevet, save as many people as you can”
Mina Englander
Reel Chronicles
Lipa's Super Seder Takeover
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Money Talks
Watch! Money Talks with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Fiction
The Anti-MILC Society
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Gila Arnold
Fiction
Out of Sorts
Tamar's life felt all wrong. Did the Sorting Sheitel make a mistake?
Gila Arnold
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
Hands on Steering Wheel
Great Reads: Second Guessing
Carpool Conundrum
It's just a carpool. Do we need to be married to it?
Ariella Schiller
Musings
Forever Special Children 
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Brochie Wolfson
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
The Current
Unintended Targets
"Trump’s tariff wars hit e-commerce hard — and sellers are scrambling to adapt"
Rafael Hoffman
Software Savvy
Software Savvy: Part 25
Empower your business with smart software choices
Yossi Brieger with Esther Kutz
Connections
Connections
Performance Pressure
How can I stop worrying I’m going to fail at my new job?
Sarah Chana Radcliffe M. Ed. C. Psych.
A Better You
A Better You
Water On a Rock
There’s a powerful chinuch message in the story of Rabi Akiva
Family First Contributors
The Moment
Overheard: Issue 876
"What does Hashem want from us? He doesn’t want from us. He wants us"
Mishpacha Staff
The Moment
No Worries
"He looks like he did ten years ago and twenty years ago too…”
Mishpacha Staff
Sefiras Ha'Omer
Fundamentals
A Tale of Two Voices
On Pesach, Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim. During Sefiras Ha’omer, we take Mitzrayim out of us
Miriam Kosman
Parshah
Parshas Emor, 5785
Counting of the Omer mustn’t only be quantitatively complete, but also qualitatively complete
Faigy Peritzman
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
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
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Rabi Yehuda ben Bava's Kever
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
Feature Videos
Sanhedrin Stopovers: Shefaram Synagogue
"Share information sparingly on an as-needed basis, but do not waste one ounce of your much-needed energy trying to keep your diagnosis secret"   Fond Memories [Kitchen Encounters / Issue 751] Barbara Bensoussan’s article about bonding with her mother-in-law over cooking brought back memories for me. I did not know how to cook, but when
Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz
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Inbox
Inbox: Issue 870
"Kids have to know that there are rules in the house. The Torah is a guideline from Hashem, Who has the real unconditional love"
Mishpacha Readers
Family First Inbox
Family First Inbox: Issue 752
"I find it offensive and untrue to suggest that the self-sacrifice and growth of baalei teshuvah is an escape from suffering"
Family First Readers
Text Messages
Really See Me
The vast majority of Americans don’t in fact hate each other
Eytan Kobre
Counter Point
Lonely at the Top: The conversation continues, part 2   
"Does chinuch add up to support a frum lifestyle? No. Is it a crime? Yes"
Mishpacha Readers
Guestlines
Why Haven’t We Changed?
We have forgotten how to connect the dots that lead in the direction of the Creator
Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg
Counter Point
Lonely at the Top: The conversation continues
Last week’s panel discussing the vacuum in the vital fields of education, outreach, and askanus touched on practical concerns and lack of motivation. Here are some thoughtful resp ...
Mishpacha Readers