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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
Open Mic
The Torah itself explicitly reveals to us the secret to achieving simchas Yom Tov
Shmuel Botnick
Open Mic
Can we sleep at night when hundreds of girls are embarrassed and hurting?
Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald
Make Her Day: Succos 5782
“Strong” is so overused that it’s too trite to give people a real understanding of who she is and what she has gone through
Ariella Schiller
Make Her Day: Succos 5782
"I’d love to give her something to brighten her Yom Tov so that she feels special and knows how loved she is"
Ariella Schiller
Dinner Diaries
FamilyFirst editor Sara Bonchek shares her wholesome and frugal meal ideas
Riki Goldstein
Dinner Diaries
Family First reader Shoshana Friedman shares her kid-friendly, health-minded meals
Riki Goldstein
Plate art
With so much fish being served over Yom Tov, here’s a pretty yet simple plating idea.
Esther Ottensoser
Plate art
Here are a few special touches that will enhance your Yom Tov table
Esther Ottensoser
Club Jr.
The last mishnah in Sotah (49b), depicting a topsy-turvy world just before the final Redemption, has come true     All those UFOs that have recently been sighted revive the old question: Is there intelligent life out there in space? But there is a more crucial question: Is there intelligent life here on earth? Specifically,
Jr. Contributors
Club Jr.
The last mishnah in Sotah (49b), depicting a topsy-turvy world just before the final Redemption, has come true     All those UFOs that have recently been sighted revive the old question: Is there intelligent life out there in space? But there is a more crucial question: Is there intelligent life here on earth? Specifically,
Jr. Contributors
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