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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

Profiles
Rabbi Rosenfeld’s appearance was so ordinary that most people had no idea he was a giant in Torah, halachah, and Kabbalah.

By Rachel Ginsberg and Sharon Gelbach

Magazine Feature
During the four-and-a half-years since Mishpacha’s probing report on the mysterious Lev Tahor, the setting has changed and shocking accounts of mind control and abuse are emerging ...

By Machla Abramovitz

Inside Israel
Running independently meant Degel was scrounging for every vote — and, necessity being the mother of invention, that led the party to target English-speakers

By Eliezer Shulman

Off the Couch
“I’d really like to schedule an appointment but I don’t want to take any medications and I’m afraid you’ll tell me that I have to take them.”

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

Text Messages
Why I tuned in to the liberal radio station

By Eytan Kobre

Point of View
We’re still feeling the fallout of the First World War.

By Rabbi Moshe Grylak zt"l