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A Better You
Learning to navigate the difference between physical hunger and head hunger can take time and practice, but it can be a helpful step in addressing unwanted eating

By Family First Contributors

Family First Feature
My symptoms were so worrying, I was afraid to find out what I had. B’chasdei Hashem, there was a simple fix

By Sara Weiss

Family First Feature
Marriage is a big step for anyone. When the two spouses have Down syndrome, it’s the cornerstone of an incredible story

By Libi Astaire

Family Connections
Surely the point of her suffering wasn’t that she should become emotionally twisted, but rather that she should grow in wisdom and compassion.

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Flashback
The most critical distinction to make in all life experiences is between the external reality of the event taking place and our subjective, internal interpretation of those same e ...

By Family First Contributors

Inbox
I thought my life was normal. Until I realized that it isn’t.

By Family First Readers

LifeTakes
“Would you make this house into a home for me? For us?” I ask.

By Leah Wachsler

Musings
But you were silent. Silent in your pain. Silent in your fear. Silent in your sorrow.

By Shiffy Grun

From My Table
Sometimes extras come before essentials in my house!

By Chanie Nayman

The Moment
Recently, the organization held a retirement celebration for Dr. Stuart Greenstein, an Orthodox Jewish surgeon specializing in kidney transplants at Montefiore Medical Center

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

Recipes
The orange-lime combination makes for a seriously dangerous dessert

By Faigy Grossman

For the Record
Rav Moshe Rosen — the Nezer Hakodesh emerged as one of the country’s most active rabbinical leaders

By Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

Money Talks
Got a little money? Invest it wisely and turn it into a lot. You can’t afford not to

By Shterna Lazaroff

Second Thoughts
They sense that they have lost the battle for the Israeli soul; they know that the electorate — not only the Orthodox — has said No to their desire to shed our uniqueness

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman