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Profiles
In honor of his seventh yahrtzeit, Rav Elyashiv’s daughter, Rebbetzin Sura Yisraelson, recalls a childhood among giants

By C.S. Teitelbaum

Personal Accounts
On trips to Poland, the next generation returns, remembers, and rebuilds. What do they find in tiny hamlets, forgotten cemeteries, and crematoria gone cold?

By Family First Contributors

Family Matters
I know this sounds unbelievable. A doctor who, for a year, would advise me — a person he’d never met — over the phone about a patient he had never seen?

By Joan Zlotnick

Real Life
The results of that tube will determine whether or not his brain will be affected for life, and you’ll desperately daven, in a way that you’ve never davened in your life

By Elana Rothberg

Musings
I can wear those comfy Ecco shoes to the wedding and no one will ask me why. Oh, the sadness of it all

By Susie Netzer

Yardsticks
“Wow,” the mother whispered when I held up the dress. “It’s… wow”

By Esty Heller

LifeTakes
Residents would complain about the dimly lit streets; I embraced the darkness

By Ashira Becker

Parshah
The zechus of consistency: “They are those who seek Me daily”

By Faigy Peritzman

FamilyTable Feature
What happens when you combine a high-endurance sports event with Jewish organizing? Camp Simcha fuels their bikers with more than just food.

By Barbara Bensoussan

Best Food Forward
Nori makes an interesting and savory addition to a variety of dishes.

By Chanie Apfelbaum

Bakeaways
A great pie starts with a great crust, great filling and great expectations

By Faigy Grossman