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Family Matters
He always thought of everything, so I didn’t have to. Now it was my job, and it was daunting
Joan Zlotnick
Family Matters
At a particular stage of my husband’s illness, it became clear that the shul we were attending no longer met our needs
Joan Zlotnick
The Great Escape
Mishpacha contributors share accounts of those special summers disconnected from the grind
Ahava Ehrenpreis
The Great Escape
Mishpacha contributors share accounts of those special summers disconnected from the grind
Esther Adler
Facets
“You find it easy to make friends?” Chana asked me sincerely. “I know how to be friendly, but a friend… I haven’t made one in a long time”
Esther Kurtz
Facets
Was it possible to make a friend in two weeks? Maybe I can get Rafi to change the terms. I really, really wanted to go
Esther Kurtz
My Corona Time Capsule
Endless days blurred into months of upheaval. We strove to forge forward. Twenty-one readers reveal the single object that defined the tenor of these times
Family First Contributors
Reno Real Talk
Every space was maximized in this tiny Brooklyn kitchen
Esti Vago
Reno Real Talk
Could we carve a whole new room out of a set of stairs?
Esti Vago
More EndNote
EndNote

“Look at the girl to the right. Look at the girl in another grade. We’re all sisters. Let’s create a nachas ruach for the Eibeshter.” 

By Riki Goldstein

EndNote

Like those on the “Ani Maamin” Holocaust train where this niggun was  composed, my mother was fortifying her emunah in the coming of Mashiach, and the ultimate happy ending,

By Riki Goldstein

EndNote

She responded that whenever she feels negative feelings toward someone, she listens to Avraham Friend’s “My Fellow Jew” and pictures this person as she listens to the song

By Riki Goldstein

EndNote

These words bought me so much comfort at a very depressing time. I felt like this tefillah had been written for me.

By Riki Goldstein

EndNote

We have no control over anything that happens and we just need to put our trust in Him.

By Riki Goldstein

EndNote

When he was a kid, Avremel Friedman went public as a child soloist on several albums — but while the light of most child stars dims as their voices change, Avraham Fried’s only became brighter. Ten years later, his 1981 debut album, No Jew Will Be Left Behind, turned into the beginning of a nearly four-decade stretch,

By Riki Goldstein