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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

Recipes
Roasting the vegetables adds incredible flavor to this humble, healthful soup

By Brynie Greisman

The Moment
In classic Kinyan Hamesechta form, whose premise is chazarah, chazarah, chazarah, left the gourmet food waiting as they proceeded to take out their Gemaras and review the last few ...

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

PlateArt
Enhance your Yom Tov table with these classy leather napkin rings/seating cards

By Esther Ottensoser

Double Take
I’m your mother, and I need help badly. Why won’t you let your daughter pitch in?

By Rochel Samet

Works for Me
There are three categories of mentors: The ones you’ll never meet, the ones you’ll pay to meet, and the ultimate mentor who meets you where you’re at

By Shaina Keren

EndNote
Baruch levine, fresh off his latest collaboration with producer doni gross of his newly-released solo album lev chodosh

By Riki Goldstein