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Sarah Massry
Cut ‘n Paste
Rivka Streicher
Off the Couch
Jacob L. Freedman MD
Double Take
Rochel Samet
Second Thoughts
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
Connection Everywhere: Yom Kippur Theme 5783
“Please come with me,” she begged. “It’ll be a one-time thing — and the trip won’t last more than 24 hours”
Sarah Pardes
Connection Everywhere: Yom Kippur Theme 5783
It wouldn’t be easy to both fast and care for my father the entire day. So, the zechus of the mitzvah fell on me
Sarah Pardes
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
Sunshine Season: Summer 2025
Everything I needed to know I learned on summer break
Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz
Sunshine Season: Summer 2025
Making the effort to meet people where they are doesn’t mean you aren’t being true to yourself 
Sandy Eller
Pantry Makes Perfect
Something not too complex, yet flavorful enough to be special
Faigy Grossmann
Pantry Makes Perfect
This fish dish takes just a few minutes to prepare — definitely appreciated when preparing so many Yom Tov dishes
Faigy Grossmann
Family Farce: Purim 5782
"Picky eaters? That concept was invented circa 2010; it simply did not exist when we were raising children"
Chana Fishman and Michali Naiman
Family Farce: Purim 5782
How many other foods have achieved the widespread popularity that ketchup has enjoyed for decades?
Yaakov Taub
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To my dismay and disbelief, however, no one responded to the deafening shrill of the alarm

By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman

Off the Couch

I was a bit overwhelmed myself — it’s not every day you see a person so candidly willing to admit his pain or weakness

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

10 Questions

Yaakov Berger is the voice actor and narrator behind many of today’s frum commercials, movies, clips, and promos

By Rachel Bachrach

Off the Couch

No, he’s not crazy like he’s a psychiatric patient, more like he’s broken. It’s like something happened to him and his brain is broken.

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

Second Thoughts

Is it not sad that, because of the enmity between our two peoples, a simple act of kindness cannot be taken at face value, and instead generates nervousness and unease?

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Double Take

Will less-than-pristine clothing send a longtime relationship down the drain?

By Rochel Samet