fbpx
On Topic
We’re a nation of schmoozers. But when it comes to business meetings, overindulging in our national pastime can be frustrating — and costly. Here’s how to make meetings more focus ...

By Libi Astaire

Sister Shmooze
Fasten your fur hat earflaps, slip your hands into a cozy muff, and wrap your babushka around your head as the Sisters travel to the icy land of the Russian bear

By Emmy Leah Stark Zitter and Marcia Stark Meth and Miriam Stark Zakon

936 Sundays
Who said you have to be competitive in order to have fun? We’re all on the same team anyway. With these friendship-themed activities, everyone’s a winner

By Sara Wolf

Family Tempo
Layee smiled serenely. “Behind every great man, blah blah blah… And until a bochur finds his bashert, who is that great woman? His mother”

By Esther Neiman

Windows
The scarf is tied tightly around my eyes. I grope and stumble in the dark, looking for my Ima. Eventually, I catch hold of a figure. I rip the scarf from my face. But it is never ...

By Mazal Madina

Center Stage

By Gila Arnold

The Gatekeeper's Daughter
Daina thinks she can recognize some of the faces from her welcoming party not that long ago. And Tzippy, of course, is a regular visitor here, being married to Leah’s son. As for ...

By Esther Teichtal

More or Less
“How much do they cost?” Ari asked it innocently, and seriously, it scared me. There was no way I’d let him spend that much money on me

By Esther Kurtz

Bricks and Ladders
I suddenly want to freeze the moment and lock it away for every rainy, turbulent day that I know is just around the corner in my messy, confusing life

By Ariella Schiller

Teen Fiction
“I don’t understand how you never have time for me! I’m the only one home and I’m forever helping you. You never attend my school events! I feel like an orphan”

By Chavy Gold

Win or Lose
Hmm, the last time something like this had happened, his mother had poured a cup of water on him! Yitzy’s eyes popped wide open

By Chaim Finkelstein

Story Time
“I’m not your son! My name is Meir son of Efraim. I am a Jewish boy on a business trip from Vienna”

By Yehuda Bromberg

Bentzi and the Mystery in the Museum
“It’s like the difference between setting a table with fine china, or eating straight out of a pot while standing in the kitchen”

By Shifra Glick

Jr. Feature
Get the inside scoop on how this prolific writer started his writing career, the inspiration behind the popular Cam Jansen books, and the books he continues to create each year.

By C.B. Lieber