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Personal Accounts
One small act, but it didn’t wither or fade. It took root and flourished, sprouting blossoms of its own. 15 readers share acts of giving

By Mishpacha Readers

On Topic
Do your kids start muttering about Cinderella every time you ask them to clean up? How to get your crew to pick up a broom and pitch in

By Ariella Schiller

 
She handed me a book, saying brightly, “This might be super-duper helpful for you in helping you understand your son better.” Super-duper? Are you 12?!

By F.P. Liebesohn

 
While this was normal for Heshy, it was really insanely abnormal. Who got home from work at ten thirty at night on a regular basis?

By Gila Arnold

 
Vasara clenches her teeth. She has not yet managed to wangle a smartphone, and calling her daughter on a public payphone is a headache

By Esther Teichtal

 
“Who cares, do you see me complaining? If I need supper I can cook or buy it, too. I’m a big boy”

By Esther Kurtz

 
A final pin inserted in my balloon, and I am falling, completely deflated. Is my wish for a thriving business nothing but a pipe dream?

By Elana Rothberg

 
“And Moshe took the bones of Yosef with him…” (Shemos 13:19).

By Faigy Peritzman

Off the Couch
Everyone’s fighting a battle we know nothing about

By Jacob L. Freedman MD

Second Thoughts
Equivalence between two such polar opposites is puzzling

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Open Mic
We want to get married. Help us want to date

By Dovid Zaidman

 

By Moe Mernick

Text Messages
I identify with the urge to shout, “No, don’t do it!”

By Eytan Kobre

Outlook
In communal affairs, “one bad apple…” often applies

By Yonoson Rosenblum