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Family First Feature
When trauma comes with shame: three women share their stories 

By Renee Kaufman

Family First Inbox
“I’m happy for you that you're free from your obsessive thoughts — and even happier that you have no knowledge about real addiction”

By Family First Readers

Family Tempo
Their home felt warm, magnetic...menacing

By Bashie Lisker

A Better You
No creates a boundary — a line demarcating what you are and are not going to do

By Family First Contributors

No Fail
I was trying to control every detail — and it wasn’t working

By Fay Dworetsky

On your Mark
Leah Kestenbaum started Cheer Up Treats, sending Shabbos dessert to people going through a difficult time

By Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz

Sidekick
How much advance prep do your guests need? Check our handy chart

By Sarah Moses Spero

Musings
There really is a monster eating all the socks. Or an elf who sneaks them away to put them on

By Hadassah Steinman

The Moment
Rabbi Motzen stood up to speak, holding up the rather old-fashioned, white, cotton-and-lace outfit the baby had worn during the milah

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

From My Table
If the people in your house turn their noses up at leftovers, turn it into a soup!

By Chanie Nayman

The Moment
Here are some of our ideas on what might make fall a season to look forward to

By Yosef Herz

Man With a Pan
Vegan, Indian, and Ashkenazi foods — we’ve got them all covered

By Elan Sanker

Serial
These men didn’t have the life jackets, the bank transfers and guaranteed income and flights back for Pesach. They were still making it work

By Blimi Rabinowitz

Jr. Feature
How did $8 million worth of rare books, maps, and other valuable pieces disappear from a Pittsburgh, PA library?

By Malka Winner