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The Gatekeeper's Daughter
“Yay, Daina! You haven’t been here in, like, foreverrrr!” Daina smiles and edges her way past the intimidating woman at the door

By Esther Teichtal

On Topic
While punishment was once de rigueur, today many parents question the efficacy of harsh consequences. What place do they have in a Torah home?

By Elisheva Appel

Dreamscapes

By Elisheva Appel

Family Tempo
Hashem, how can you do this to me? I thought. I’m Your daughter, You’re my father! Is this the way to treat a daughter? I don’t deserve this!

By Toba Stern

Windows
I was resentful. I was desperate. So I did the most rational thing: l urged my husband to somehow be less awesome.

By Julie Ackerman

Musings
I realized there was a drama being played out that had nothing to do with the music or the dancing or even the wedding

By Naomi Lobl

Care to Join
I checked the time. By now, my husband should have taken off. I dialed his number anyway. Of course, his phone was off

By Leah Greene

Center Stage
“Why didn’t I ever realize what a nerd you are?” Gabriella lifted herself up into a sitting position and rolled her eyes affectionately at her sister

By Gila Arnold

Double Take
“I could have made that bar mitzvah. I can do food like that, I can do presentation like that, I can do service like that. But I don’t have the opportunity to show people what I c ...

By Shaina King

Inside Israel

By Eliezer Shulman

Inside Israel
What were Israeli special forces doing three kilometers inside Hamas territory?

By Eliezer Shulman

The Rose Report
Professor Shmuel Sandler Senior research associate and expert on US-Israel relations at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

By Binyamin Rose

Global View
Republicans and Democrats are split over values, but they are equally split by geography and demography

By Gershon Burstyn

Washington Wrap
If election night showed us anything, it’s that the Democrats have a split personality

By Omri Nahmias