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Barbara Bensoussan

Barbara Bensoussan

Barbara Bensoussan is the quintessential Jewish dropout who never finished her Ph.D. but went on to teach English and Introductory Psychology at the University of Michigan.  She worked as a social worker for OHEL, an ESL teacher, and various other stints before easing into full time writing.  Her 20-year-plus career followed the growth of frum publishing, and she wrote articles for many Jewish publications before settling in at Mishpacha.  Barbara is the author of the young adult novel A New Song (Targum), the food memoir The Well-Spiced Life (Israel Bookshop), and the co-author of Converted Masters, an art book; she has also authored private memoirs and taught writing workshops.  All of this, of course, gets accomplished in the margins of Barbara’s day job as a wife, mother and grandmother.

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Tuesday, April 08, 2025
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Profiles
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Inside Joey Newcomb’s melodies lie deep messages that resonate with a new generation. PLUS watch Joey and friends in action!
Kitchen Encounters
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Is it hard to part with the once-loved, nonkosher delicacies of the past? A few intrepid baalei teshuvah share their experiences.
Profiles
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Moishe Hellman relives five decades of unconditional giving at Ohel
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
T here’s a jolly seafaring fellow who goes by many aliases - what’s Trader Joe’s next ethnic incarnation — Trader Yossi?
Profiles
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Zusha’s Shlomo Gaisin and Zach Goldschmiedt have created an old-new mix of mantra-like songs that cut through factions and go straight to the heart of a post-modern generation
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Wednesday, May 08, 2019
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Profiles
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
Lessons from Fair Lawn’s beloved rabbinic power couple
Profiles
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A Jewish power couple ditched Hollywood's glitz and glamour for spiritual treasure
Cut ‘n Paste
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
"We’re part of the Chevra Kaddisha of Tzfat, and we’ve been waiting here an hour to find a minyan to bury an old lady"