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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

Global View
The dragon’s ambitions: what lies behind the Trump-China battle

By Gershon Burstyn

True Account
Today, baruch Hashem, there are many organizations that provide support to patients and to the extended family, but in those days there was nothing

By Sharon Gelbach

Metro & Beyond
Senate Democrats announced last week that Felder will not be allowed back into the party conference and has so far been excluded him from any party leadership positions

By Faygie Levy-Holt

Washington Wrap
Everyone knows full well that without a Senate majority, the Democrats’ move could boomerang, uniting Republicans around Trump ahead of the 2020 elections

By Omri Nahmias

Washington Wrap
The 2020 race has begun, and Biden’s the man to beat

By Omri Nahmias

Washington Wrap
Mitt Romney seems to be resuming his rocky relationship with Donald Trump

By Omri Nahmias