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On Topic
He seems happy at home and happy in school — But he’s just so quiet. How to connect with a non-talkative son, ways to foster communication skills, and when to worry about silence

By Esther S. Leshkowitz

Sister Shmooze
Like so much in our lives, Old is only as good or bad as we make it. It’s all about how we look at it. And that’s a lesson that never grows old

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

Family Tempo
Take a shmatteh soaked in bourbon. (No, kidding. Fantastik.) Swipe at that top shelf. This will bring down a shower of dust and small insect parts. When you stop coughing, make a ...

By Perel Grossman

Center Stage
How could Rina do this to her? How could she? After all Gabriella had done for her film, all the times she’d bit her tongue and gone along with Rina’s ridiculous ideas

By Gila Arnold

More or Less
“What are your Purim plans?” Mommy was finally taking initiative in this conversation, but of course she had to bring up something I don’t want to talk about. Not with her, at lea ...

By Esther Kurtz

LifeTakes
Was it time for the picture to be stretched back to its original shape? Whom could I possibly trust with it?

By Fayge Young

 

By Faigy Peritzman

Family Reflections
Take the mean out of meaningful

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Song at Sunrise
When we gird ourselves for battle, we can rise above our lower selves

By Rebbetzin Shira Smiles

Story Time
“Money isn’t a concern!” Meir said angrily. “I’ll pay each one of you so much money you won’t know what to do with it! Just help me get my daughter back!”

By Yehuda Bromberg

Profiles
Lessons from Fair Lawn’s beloved rabbinic power couple

By Barbara Bensoussan

The Rose Report
Israel election guide with Binyamin Rose

By Binyamin Rose

On Site
A long-ago art form sheds light on Maimonides and the medieval Jewish world where he flourished

By Libi Astaire

Shared Space
Sometimes, the greatest gift parents can give their married children is the freedom to fail

By Dr Meir Wikler