Family First Feature
Dr. Alexandra Friedman, a chassidish mother of ten in Monsey, graduated top of her class while never losing sight of what mattered most
Family First Feature
Our readers have shared the tips, advice, and wisdom they wish they’d known when they were newly married
Family First Inbox
"I find it offensive and untrue to suggest that the self-sacrifice and growth of baalei teshuvah is an escape from suffering"
Freeze Frame
You don’t need to be a photographer or a writer to take on the role of Memory Keeper
Family Diary
"If you think there’s something I could change that would help me to get married, I really want to hear it”
Behind the Book
"Baalei teshuvah and geirim are hypersensitive to hypocrisy. If you’re going to work with them, be sure your actions and your mouth are on the same page"
I'll Sing to Hashem
"From the rhythmic tapping at the start through the thunderous, responsive “Chayei arichei — ARICHEI” all the way to the end, I felt no other tune could ever be as stirring"
Out of the Woods
Elchanan was nowhere in sight. Which direction had he even gone in?
I'll Sing to Hashem
"I felt like the meisim and the churvos Yerushalayim were dancing along"
I'll Sing to Hashem
"The lively tune of 'SHEMA B’NI' followed, and I would sing — and dance — through it"
The Beat
A number of major changes this year that could smooth the way things operate for years to come
