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Family First Feature
Even the best-laid plans can be overturned when the unexpected occurs. Four women share tales of what went awry at their simchahs

By Hadas Afik

Medical Mysteries
What was behind my son’s attacks of agonizing pain?

By Faigy Peritzman

Family First Inbox
“It reads as a short story, but only us, the children of narcissistic/enabling parents, know the deep pain contained within”

By Family First Readers

To Be Honest
“They’ve never really been taught my generation’s lesson — that the riches of a kollel life come along with, maybe even demand, some form of material restraint”

By Family First Readers

Family Tempo
They were my siblings — yet we’d grown up in different families

By Esty Heller

A Better You
Why can being alone sometimes feel uncomfortable, even “cringey”?

By Family First Contributors

Musings
When I hear that the kallah is 21, I’m surprised. Since when do 21-year-olds look so young?

By Tali Edelstein

Sidekick
It never ceases to amaze me that I can put off anything from placing my meat order at the butcher to starting to clean for Pesach

By Sarah Moses Spero

PlateArt
Enjoy your Chanukah break with your family with these adorable edible crafts!

By Esther Ottensoser

Flashback
“...if we listen closely, we can hear the whispers of our souls”

By Bassi Gruen

Magazine Feature
Those paintings of the soul that the Soviets failed to find are now in Jerusalem, where the backstory can finally be told

By Chananel Shapiro

Family Connections
Parents often think their kids are wonderful human beings. Children often think their parents have many shortcomings

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

The Beat
How much of a threat are the protests, and what would it take to bring systemic change in China?

By Gedalia Guttentag

Jr. Feature
The Dead Sea and the land that’s sinking away

By Malka Winner