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Family First Feature
She was once a Catholic schoolgirl in France; now Ora Zyto’s a frum bio-engineer in Boston

By Barbara Bensoussan

Medical Mysteries
Even though this was my first birth and I was admittedly inexperienced, I felt something was seriously wrong

By Rachael Lavon

Family Diary
“I totally don’t do that, ever. I never even let the boy buy a drink for me”

By Shani Leiman

Family Tempo
Even as a child, I knew we didn’t have real grandparents

By Shoshana Lesser

Musings
The doorbell rings. No one rings the doorbell to our house unless they’re FedEx or UPS

By Ruchie Cohen

Windows
I did this crazy six-people-to-three-functioning-devices scramble in the spring. I thought we were finally heading back to normal

By Tzivia Meth

Rocking Horse
“Fortuna, do you still think that I am a princess who lives in a castle? This is all I have”

By Leah Gebber

Outside Chance
Chaim picked up his laffa, then put it down. He seemed to be thinking. “I don’t remember ever making a conscious choice in my life”

By Esther Kurtz

Outlook
The consequences of a Biden-Harris victory, especially if the Democrats take the Senate

By Yonoson Rosenblum

Recipes
Everyone loves a classic cream of mushroom soup. Elevate it with roasted garlic, leeks, and shallots, and it enters a league of its own!

By Rivky Kleiman

Bakeaways
They’re always a popular treat and so simple to make, with a variety of flavor combinations.

By Faigy Grossman

Parshah
There is an as-yet unexplored galaxy of greatness in every Yid

By Faigy Peritzman

Words Unspoken
Although I didn’t get to choose these circumstances, I’ve been granted a gift

By Anonymous

Diary Serial
“Now that you are in Eretz Yisrael, girls, you need to learn how to keep your room clean the Israeli way"

By Avigayil Bloom