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Family First Feature
As we wend our way through cities, as we visit distant countries, as we travel and explore, we make unexpected discoveries. Eight stories

By Family First Contributors

Family First Inbox
Almost every frum Jew today has someone in their life who is at risk of being cremated

By Family First Readers

The Conversation Continues
Our shidduch stats generated a great deal of discussion. Savvy singles and seasoned shadchanim offer their insights into the process

By Family First Contributors

Family Tempo
No one was there, aside from me, and it was just voices on the other side of the curtain, cocooning me in a vision only I could see and feel

By Esther Kurtz

A Better You
How do we learn to believe in ourselves and feel empowered to do things that feel out of reach? Try I C.A.N. 

By Family First Contributors

Sidekick
Like many other parents on the force, I began my parenting career at the most basic entry level

By Hadassah Swerds

Family First Serial
“They have sworn loyalty, yes. But at the end of the day, everyone is only loyal to his own interests, would you not say?”

By Leah Gebber

Family First Serial
The past few weeks of loneliness melted from Shira’s mind. She and Ephraim, working together. He was going to get an A

By Esther Kurtz

The Beat
It’s a far-fetched, dystopian vision — could it ever come to pass?

By Gedalia Guttentag

Normal
“Mona Lisa. You’ve never heard of it? The most famous portrait painting in the world, by Leonardo da Vinci"

By Rochel Samet

Halls of Power
An insider’s guide to political influence

By Maury Litwack

Works for Me
Asking, “Are there any medical careers that could satisfy both of us?” begs for mediocrity

By Shaina Keren

For the Record
Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (1816–1893) would forever be remembered to posterity as the Netziv of Volozhin

By Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

The Moment
Time is of little relevance when chavrusas are bound by a power that exists many eons above time and space

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz