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Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
I was the stereotypical newlywed, setting up my best friend with my husband’s kid brother

By Esty Heller

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
Disgust is really the only way to describe her facial expression. And the worst part is I know I deserve it

By Ariella Schiller

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
My heart squeezes because he’s captured the crux of his problem: It really may be too late

By Michal Marcus

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
WHY DOES MY SON CARE ABOUT A SPORTS TEAM, and WHY DID I SWITCH HIM OUT OF THE YESHIVISH CLASS?

By Esther Kurtz

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
She watches him fearfully as he goes to pieces berating himself: the self-blame, self-hatred, the regret, the desperation

By Rivka Streicher

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
“We can give Bayla a different role... Let the star role go to someone who deserves it”

By Rochel Samet

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
Ninth-grade bochurim would huddle in a corner, daring each other to make the plunge and ask Mordy a question

By Shmuel Botnick

Calligraphy: Pesach 5784
How could Yaakov, an ordinary bochur with ordinary interests (sports! grilling! power tools!), ever really understand someone who’s so different?

By Bashie Lisker

Magazine Feature
Dr. Yehudah Pryce, gangster turned Orthodox Jew, helps young people who’ve been arrested put their lives back on track

By Yael Schuster

Family First Feature
Our readers share the pasuk of Hallel whose strains resonate most melodiously through their life

By Family First Readers

Plate art
With so much fish being served over Yom Tov, here’s a pretty yet simple plating idea.

By Esther Ottensoser

20 Years of Mishpacha
We carry a mandate to serve as the Shevet Levi of the Jewish nation

By Eli Paley

Balancing Act
When our values compete, it’s hard to stay upright. Four writers reflect

By Family First Contributors

20 Years of Mishpacha
Over the past 20 years, our staff has learned that often their handiwork sparks an equally fascinating epilogue

By Mishpacha Contributors