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Family First Feature
On January 1, thousands of Jewish men will dance in joyous celebration of the completion of Talmud Bavli. But they couldn’t have done it without the equal devotion of their wives

By Sandy Eller

Personal Accounts
Twelve writers share the messages they mined from months gone by

By Family First Contributors

Family First Feature
Four experts share their perspective on common parenting scenarios, and let us know when we have to act and when the best action is inaction

By Elisheva Appel

Family First Feature
She was fascinated by bees and dreamed of owning her own hive. Could that dream possibly come true in middle of the city? One family’s beekeeping adventures

By Naomi Elbinger

Family Matters
At a particular stage of my husband’s illness, it became clear that the shul we were attending no longer met our needs

By Joan Zlotnick

Family Tempo
I found them in the ER. The baby was flailing in my husband’s arms, an oxygen mask over his tiny face

By Shaina King

Windows
Can I, too, be created anew? Perhaps I can tap into the power of the day and become a new creation, sans impatience

By Elana Rothberg

Musings
I stand there with my years’ worth of baggage. Praying for another year

By Rivka Streicher

Magazine Feature
Son and current rosh yeshivah, Rav Simcha Scheinberg, reveals the secret of his father’s drive and passion

By Rabbi Eliyahu Gut and Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Galinsky

Recipes
This recipe is a delicious twist on supper

By Yocheved Gluckman

Year in Review
Scientists say the world’s magnetic field is seriously off-kilter — and I believe them. Let’s hope that 5780 is the year the world rights itself

By Gershon Burstyn

Year in Review
From the diplomatic angle — the peace plan of President Trump is expected to be presented soon, likely arousing deep divisions within Israeli society

By Eliezer Shulman

Election Special
If Bibi is serving as a minister, his political life is over. But if he’s the prime minister, he can fight the charges while in office

By Eliezer Shulman

Impressions
Whether it was the beard — Soviet Russians showed extra respect to bearded men — or the merit of mesirus nefesh for Yom Tov, Shlomo Klapper got out of jail that night

By Tzivia Meth