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On Topic
He saw his parents’ paystubs, and it lent a level of resignation. The knowledge that there was no money made him feel insecure. He was afraid to express his needs

By Esty Heller

On Topic
Rebbetzins, educators, and therapists share 21 pieces of hard-earned wisdom they want to share with their daughters — and all of us

By Ariella Schiller

Personal Accounts
Fifteen simanim form the structure of our Seder. If we listen closely, we can hear them echo in our everyday lives. Fifteen stories of transformation and tradition

By Mishpacha Contributors

Lifestyle
What happens when you take two complete strangers and have them spend a few hours together? Does the time fly by, or is the evening strained and awkward? Family First matched up f ...

By Elisheva Appel

Personal Accounts
As mothers, we’re influential in creating the memories that will accompany our children through life. Here, three women reflect on their role as memory maker

By Mishpacha Contributors

Family Matters
How could I protect his dignity in the face of such a debilitating illness? How could I respect his independence and still keep him safe?

By Joan Zlotnick

Fiction
“I can’t take this, the waiting!” she muttered. “Just wake me up when I’m married…” From across the street, the woman looked up, and smiled

By Rikki Ehrlich

Windows
Each week, there’s a new mix of guests at the table. People her neighbor finds in shul, people who have nowhere else to go

By Rivka Streicher

Shul with a View
As Pesach loomed closer, his resentment was growing

By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman

Calligraphy
At least now he’ll see that nonsensical, silly, irresponsible Molly had done well for herself, is married to a celebrated rebbi, has raised poised, wonderful, eidel children…

By Faigy Schonfeld

10 Questions
"Most of all, I’m hoping they can rekindle the geshmak"

By Rachel Bachrach

Teen Feature
As a teacher, camp director, and now as a principal, Mrs. Weiner watched this cycle play out over and over — until she couldn’t stand it any longer. It was time to act

By Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

Profiles
He sat by his zeide daily, through winter and summer and sickness and health. And every day, Rav Aryeh Elyashiv, the grandson of Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv ztz”l, watched his belov ...

By Yisroel Besser

Friendship
Catastrophizing involves irrational thoughts where we believe something is much worse than it actually is

By Devora Zheutlin, MA, CAS