Family First Feature
Children of BTs navigate life as the first generation of FFBs
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
I didn’t question our twice-yearly pilgrimage to Ner Israel during the Yamim Noraim. Tefillah should be done in the place you call your spiritual home
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
“If we don’t accept this bochur, he’ll probably go to work and abandon learning. I’m not willing for Am Yisrael to lose such a talmid chacham”
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
We found an apartment in Bnei Brak and headed to yeshivah. What I didn’t realize was that this would be an experience that would stay with me for years
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
I grew up in yeshivah. My earliest memories involve our family — including my married sisters — sleeping in the yeshivah once a month
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
Chayei Moshe is what introduced me to this youthful chassidus, and led me down this magical rabbit hole
My Yeshivah: Shavuos 5782
The boys would go home for Pesach and Succos, and the place lost its energy; the town became a shadow of itself
LifeTakes
Can’t they see how hard they’re making it for themselves? I vented to whoever was willing to listen
The Lens
“I’m a firstborn son and I didn’t grow up religious. I’ve never heard of this. Can I still do it?”
Shul with a View
"The words of the Kaliver Rebbe penetrated my heart. If he could be b’simchah, so could I"
Recipes
This delicious salad with its unique topping requires a bit of extra effort but the results are so worth it
