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Impressions
Shawls? I’d been prepared for messianic Jews, and they wanted to talk capes?

By Elana Moskowitz

Family First Editor's Letter
While working on our “Impressions” theme, I found myself thinking about that cholent

By Bassi Gruen

Family First Feature
Rebbetzin Chaya Ausband lived with faith, intense joy, and boundless appreciation for Torah

By Gila Arnold

Impressions
She’ll deny it, but it was always an imbalanced relationship. Chaya was the mashpia and I was the mekabel

By Shoshana Itzkowitz

Impressions
It’s been over 20 years since that summer. But I’ve never forgotten Henchi and her kindness

By Russy Tendler

Impressions
I wondered if it was time to take on something I had an aversion to — physical exercise

By Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz

Impressions
Years ago, you crossed paths, and something changed. Her hands warmed your essence, left an imprint upon your soul. 7 writers sought out the women who changed them

By Gila Arnold

Impressions
In 2020 we recognize “so normal” as authentic. That was Miri. No pretenses, no apologies, no straining

By Esther Kurtz

Voice in the Crowd

By Yisroel Besser

Halachah
If you slept a half an hour or more without interruption, you recite all of the brachos

By Rabbi Doniel Neustadt

Kitchen Encounters
There had to be a better way, a way to simplify grocery shopping so that crowds, lines, and deliveries could be bypassed and everyone’s safety ensured

By Barbara Bensoussan

Recipes
The perfect tasty solution for people with food allergies and kids who attend nut-free schools because it’s made from an array of seeds.

By Beth Warren

Recipes
The brightly colored sautéed peppers add marvelous texture and taste to an otherwise rather plain lettuce salad

By Brynie Greisman

This Way That Way
Whether you serve it with herbs or balsamic vinegar, citrus or watermelon, feta’s flavor might be specific, but its usage is incredibly versatile.

By Family Table Contributors