On Topic
For those pursuing a shidduch during middle age or beyond, the path can be lonely and strewn with obstacles, but a caring support network can make all the difference
On Topic
Mazel tov! It’s a boy! A girl! Whatever the gender, the next step is naming the baby. Fortunately, there’s a minhag for that — in fact, there are many
Personal Accounts
The intrepid women who work for gown gemachs or own gown rentals share a heartwarming collection of stories — and secrets of the trade
Family Tempo
A thread of indignation twists itself around my heart. How dare this WASP-y stranger lay claim to my aunt. As if she were one of them!
Windows
“If I have a chandelier in my bathroom,” Ma reasoned, “why should it bother anyone? It’s my bathroom, after all”
Center Stage
“It feels funny, doesn’t it? Going somewhere so off-the-beaten-Jewish path. Everyone will be staring at us like animals in the zoo”
Magazine Feature
Dirshu’s learning revolution — where thousands of people around the world are going through Shas and halachah in a way they never thought possible
News In Depth
In a quiet alley in Jerusalem’s Old City, Simcha Czin & Mordechai Lichtenstadter, two chassidim from Boro Park, stumbled upon a terror attack and saved a life
Win or Lose
“It’s incredible that after all these years of not speaking to us, Mr. Greenbaum will actually be sitting at our Shabbos table”
Story Time
“Nobody talks to our beloved rabbi like that! Who do you think you are? Reb Pinchas is our hero! He single-handedly supports all of us!”
Jr. Tales
We’d ordered my tefillin ages ago, before we left Earth. Then, when they were finally ready, they’d missed the spaceship headed here
F is for Friendship
“The fun and games are over. Every girl in this classroom has one more chance to prove she deserves to come on this trip. Just one”
