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LifeTakes
Mussaf starts, the table is full, yet I feel so alone. The room has been cleansed of a whole decade of women, the ...

By Gayil Rose

Personal Accounts
“Unesaneh tokef, let us proclaim the power of this day’s holiness…” Three women describe having their lives overturned, facin ...

By Sarah Pardes

On Topic
Shul rebbetzins give of their time, their energy, their family life — and yet, they say, they wouldn’t have it any o ...

By C.B. Lieber

Real Life
We land and head straight for Ichilov hospital. Shealtiel is frighteningly still, white, surrounded by beeping — blood pressu ...

By Rivka Streicher

Musings
Not ready for the blast, the awakening. Not ready for the wrenching sobs from tens of dozens of people who must be ...

By Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

Windows
No one else noticed I was there. But I didn’t mind; it was okay this way. Until it all changed,Windows: A Place t ...

By Adina Weiss

Grab the Reins
“The main thing I learned from our group was how mood can affect us. And that people do things to make thems ...

By Shoshana Schwartz

Map the Starlight
Clara comes up to her, snatches the parchment from Aster’s sash, unfurls it. The strength is gone from Aster’s hands, o ...

By Leah Gebber

Text Messages
Society — and sanity — has lost,No Icing on the Cake,Society — and sanity — has lost

By Eytan Kobre

Off the Couch
No big reward if it’s not tough,Even Your In-Laws,No big reward if it’s not tough

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

Family Reflections
Rosh Hashanah invites us into our future ,Moving Forward,Rosh Hashanah invites us into our future

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Profiles
According to the Biala Rebbe of Bnei Brak, we’re a worthy generation that engages in Torah and chesed like never before ...

By Aryeh Ehrlich

On Site
What’s so special about Mr. Bengio’s shofros? Why are baalei tokeia scrupulous about purchasing only Mr. Bengio’s workmanship?

By C.S. Teitelbaum

Personal Accounts
What’s your singular snapshot moment of 5777, the encounter, experience, or epiphany that will always wield a lasting impact?

By Mishpacha Contributors