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Family First Feature
When positivity masks pain, it can come at a heavy price

By Chani Muller

SisterSchmooze
We Sisters are pleased to share some of the silent, inanimate objects in our lives that schmooze with us

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

Family First Inbox
"Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky famously advised parents not to rebuke their children for behaviors they’ll naturally outgrow"

By Family First Readers

On your Mark
The thirst for connection displayed by the women I’ve come to know over time never ceases to fuel me and humble me

By Miriam Bloch

Family Tempo
She’d known all along that something was wrong. Was it the lost heirloom?

By Elana Rothberg

Sidekick
The genie looked surprised. “That wasn’t exactly what I had in mind”

By Esty Heller and Shaina King

A Better You
One of the most painful forms of suffering is watching someone you love in pain and not being able to do anything about it

By Sarah Rivkah Kohn

Musings
We went the “eenie-meeny-miney-mo” route. Seemed as good an option as any

By Gitel Moses

Story Time
"Will you pray for the prince’s recovery? He needs a miracle and he needs it now"

By Y. Bromberg

The Moment
"There, one can feel the presence of the Shechinah, watching, peering, embracing us all with eternal love"

By Mishpacha Staff

Out of the Woods
"I just feel like someone’s staring at us,” he said, lowering his voice. “Strange, no?"

By Rochel Samet

The Moment
"Because sometimes you have to crawl through the garbage to help another Jew"

By Mishpacha Staff

5 to 9
"If you focus too much on the competition, it takes away from what you’re trying to accomplish"

By Moe Mernick

Second Dance
This whole neighborhood, he believed, had the making of a success, but there was something missing, some element that wasn’t there yet

By Dov Haller