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Latest Fundamentals
Touch Base
Mrs. Batya Weinberg
Moonlight
Rabbi Menachem Nissel
Milestones
Rebbetzin Shira Smiles
Unlock Your Heart
Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber
Touch Base
Mrs. Batya Weinberg
Dreamscapes
Could I create a library to serve as my son’s living legacy?
Elisheva Appel
Dreamscapes
Although the world of psychology has made huge strides, I was concerned that we, as kallah teachers, hadn’t yet caught up
Elisheva Appel
Great Reads: Second Guessing
Am I being generous — or just used?
Ariella Schiller
Great Reads: Second Guessing
I want to enjoy my daughter and her family over Succos. But she doesn’t see what she’s doing to the family
Ariella Schiller
Recipes
When — and how —should we be sharing?   C an we talk about privacy vs. sharing? asked a letter that came to Family First’s inbox. Living in such an open world, the boundaries of privacy have been blurred. What’s acceptable and what’s not? When we followed up with a request for more details, we received a
Faigy Grossmann
Recipes
When — and how —should we be sharing?   C an we talk about privacy vs. sharing? asked a letter that came to Family First’s inbox. Living in such an open world, the boundaries of privacy have been blurred. What’s acceptable and what’s not? When we followed up with a request for more details, we received a
Brynie Greisman
Bricks and Ladders
"We decided that if any of you aren’t happy in Stonesworth, we’ll try to make it work so that you can go to school in Brownsfeld"
Ariella Schiller
Bricks and Ladders
Back to school tomorrow. When I left I’d been part of the most popular clique in school and now I’m returning alone, a nobody, ashamed and mortified
Ariella Schiller
Normal
As Mimi’s world came to life, I began to wonder… is normal simply a myth that we’ve created?
Rochel Samet
Normal
Mimi feels a twinge of — what is it? Pity? Protectiveness? Caring? — for her sister
Rochel Samet
More Fundamentals
Unlock Your Heart

How can we pray with joy when we lack so much?

By Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber

Unlock Your Heart

The path to greatness runs through our mistakes

By Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber

Unlock Your Heart

When we can’t identify the strivings of our souls, the siddur identifies them and gives them words

By Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber

Unlock Your Heart

We think we feel too little; we actually feel too much

By Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber

Unlock Your Heart

When we learn to let go of results-driven tefillah, we can open up to the idea of tefillah being a connection

By Faigie Zelcer and Leah Gebber

Spirit and Sparks

“Rebbe, the Shechinah is waiting, Klal Yisrael is waiting, the entire creation is waiting!”

By Baila Vorhand