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Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
As They Grow
“Every little thing setting a little girl off” could be describing an emotionally dysregulated child
Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
As They Grow
Rabbi Greenwald's column in Issue 1011, advising a mother with a daughter in shidduchim to clarify whether she wants a husband who learns or one who works, generated significant reader feedback. Two letters are presented here, along with Rabbi Greenwald's response.
Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
Follow Me
I don’t know about you, but with the completion of Follow Me, I’m breathing a tremendous sigh of relief
Esty Heller
Follow Me
She appreciated her husband’s spirit, but couldn’t there be a balance? An unassuming desk job, with some side passion as an outlet?
Esty Heller
Story Supplement
It’s a great Haggadah, I realize. Just not the best one for me
Rochel Samet
Story Supplement
He was stuck, stuck, stuck with nowhere to go. His plans and ideas were good ones, all of them, but they were just plain useless if he didn’t have money
Chaya Rosen
Cooks Compete
Corn salad is an easy side dish to turn to when you need something quick and easy
Family Table Readers
Cooks Compete
Scene 1: A poor man is at the door asking for help. The homeowner is in a very good mood, and gives him ten dollars. Scene 2: A poor man is at the door asking for help. The homeowner knows it is a mitzvah/commandment to give tzedakah, and gives him ten dollars. Which one of
Family Table Readers
Double Dance
I thought Ta likes him to be homeschooled. What made him decide to send him?”
Bracha Rosman
Double Dance
“Punishing her isn’t going to make her feel bad for what she did. It’s just going to make her feel bad that she was caught”
Bracha Rosman
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