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On Topic
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. But that’s not always good advice. Sometimes, the smartest course for ourselves and for our families is to choose to quit

By Rochel Burstyn

SisterSchmooze
The siblings we’re stuck with — and stick with

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

Family Matters
Had the situation been reversed, I know that my husband z”l would’ve taken even better care of me than I did of him

By Joan Zlotnick

Fiction
Tamar's life felt all wrong. Did the Sorting Sheitel make a mistake?

By Gila Arnold

Yardsticks
I doubted Yocheved even knew that fresh flowers went against the takanos deal. I never shared the nitty-gritty takanos details with her. I avoided takanos conversation with her in ...

By Esty Heller

Vacancies
She took a deep breath and gave herself a Kate talk: “You can do this, Talia. You’ve done it before, you’ll do it again. Go for it, girl. Chaykie’s gym”

By Adina Lover

LifeTakes
It was for a great reason, but it sure was awkward. I had to reach out to my new mechutanim before my obstetrician

By Rochel Leah Korn

Parshah
The conquest of Eretz Yisrael was much more than mere appropriation of real estate

By Faigy Peritzman

Recipes
This is a simple supper, but it will have adults and kids begging for more. 

By Rivky Kleinman

Family Reflections
She doesn’t like the way he snores, he doesn’t like the way she sniffs

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Jolly Solly
Suddenly, there was a commotion. A truck made a loud noise that frightened the chinchilla. Without warning, it leaped to the ground and ran

By R. Atkins

The Rainbow Girl
The words were cold, icy even. Rachelli shifted in her seat. Mrs. Hertz had just walked in. Why was she angry already?

By Rochel (Grunewald) Samet

Profiles
Rav Yitzchak Berkovits takes the torch at Aish HaTorah

By Gedalia Guttentag

Inside Israel
Israel will take action on any front that presents a threat

By Eliezer Shulman