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Family First Feature
It took me years to outgrow my tics — and even longer to recover emotionally

By Mindel Kassorla

Family First Inbox
"One important point has been omitted: There’s such a thing as technology addiction. It’s as real as alcohol or food addiction"

By Family First Readers

Family Tempo
I worried, I inadvertently lectured, and I davened. Marriage seemed so big and so scary and so permanent

By Yocheved Zerfman

A Better You
Spotlight on camp anxiety

By Family First Contributors

Sidekick
I pack for sunny days, for windy days, for Wednesdays in July with a touch of rain

By Hadassa Swerds

No Fail
Success left me flying high — and then I’d crash

By Fay Dworetsky

Behind the Book
Rabbi Berel Wein on how he got hooked on history

By Riki Goldstein

Musings
Slowly, my fear of a diagnosis turned into a burning need for one

By Aliza Radin

Teen Diary Serial
I thought of Shani walking down to her chuppah with two loving parents at her side, and the tears came

By Miriam Ribiat

The Moment
The contents of the letter took things to a whole new level

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

The Moment
All the things that might go wrong on vacation

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

Second Thoughts
If man is just another animal who happens to walk upright, anything goes

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Text Messages
Some subtle difference between two words for falsity

By Eytan Kobre

Family First Serial
Bilhah picks up a faded blossom and crushes it between her fingers. “If people liked her — loved her — she would not be so afraid”

By Leah Gebber