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Joan Zlotnick
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Joan Zlotnick
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Joan Zlotnick
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Joan Zlotnick
Slices of Life
He was just a man with calloused hands, shaping falafel balls, and making a parnassah
Shloimy Hoffman
Slices of Life
How did she get such remarkable blueberries, each one perfect?
Yaakov Rosenblatt
Club Jr.
When you’re out there on your own, after almost half a century of marriage, as I was, socializing is very complicated   Caregivers, depending on their circumstances, might occasionally find themselves navigating the social landscape on their own. Widows have to do this this every single time. For caregivers, there’s the problem of dealing with
Jr. Contributors
Club Jr.
When you’re out there on your own, after almost half a century of marriage, as I was, socializing is very complicated   Caregivers, depending on their circumstances, might occasionally find themselves navigating the social landscape on their own. Widows have to do this this every single time. For caregivers, there’s the problem of dealing with
Jr. Contributors
FF POV
Protektzia is baked into our society. Should it be?
Family First Readers
FF POV
Kids are overwhelmed, parents are overworked. Just whose job is this homework, anyway?
Family First Readers
SisterSchmooze
Time travel isn’t possible. Or is it? What about mental time travel?
Marcia Stark Meth / Emmy Leah Stark Zitter / Miriam Stark Zakon
SisterSchmooze
We move out of our comfort zone, bemoan no-parking zones, and drive in a family no-fly zone
Marcia Stark Meth / Emmy Leah Stark Zitter / Miriam Stark Zakon
heart to table
I wanted to take the classic chicken soup and give it that Sephardic twist by adding warmth and depth of flavor
Leah Hamaoui
heart to table
In the Sephardic world of flavor, cinnamon is a prominent and essential spice
Leah Hamaoui
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Family Matters

Had the situation been reversed, I know that my husband z”l would’ve taken even better care of me than I did of him

By Joan Zlotnick

Family Matters

I think the reason she chose me to be her confidante is obvious: I’d been a caregiver. I’d been there. I would get it

By Joan Zlotnick

Family Matters

Once again, though, my assumption that this was the worst thing you could ever do to a loved one proved false

By Joan Zlotnick

Family Matters

After about a year, it became clear to me that my husband belonged in a day-care program, but, of course, this was not something he’d agree to — and I knew better than to suggest it

By Joan Zlotnick

Family Matters

I know this sounds unbelievable. A doctor who, for a year, would advise me — a person he’d never met — over the phone about a patient he had never seen?

By Joan Zlotnick

Family Matters

In these instances, my instinct to spare my children and grandchildren was outweighed by my desperation

By Joan Zlotnick