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Family First Feature
Baalei teshuvah speak candidly about what they left behind and the obstacles they overcame as they acclimated to frum life

By Barbara Bensoussan

Family First Inbox
“For those studying psychology in secular environments, this is by far the most insidious messaging you’ll hear”

By Family First Readers

Family Tempo
Hearing updates through the telephone wire made the everyday angst of what my family was living through feel very far away

By Rochel Burstyn

A Better You
Remember: You can’t know what you don’t even know you don’t know

By Family First Contributors

To Be Honest
The real shidduch crisis happens when we push people into marriage 

By Miriam Zeitlin

Musings
The torrent of tears raged on. They’d held a party without me?

By Peshie Needleman

Windows
Dizzy sparks cascaded in my skull, and accusing inner fingers leached self-esteem from my bones

By Shayna Malka

Sidekick
Between the ages of 2 and 20 the only words you will hear out of their collective mouths are the emphatic, “No!” and “I want!”

By Sarah Moses Spero

Recipes
An elegant, delicious roast that you can serve with pride! Adding a layer of pesto to this recipe really adds a lot of depth to the flavor of this meat.

By Rivky Kleiman

Parshah
One who controls his yetzer hara reaches that same level of mesirus nefesh as the shemittah observers

By Faigy Peritzman

Magazine Feature
In tribute to Rabbi Moshe Sherer

By Shmuel Botnick

Know This
Bound by confidentiality, my husband can’t talk — even to me

By Rivka Bergman

Second Thoughts
The focus here is not on the mitzvah of giving, but on what giving can do for you

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Hidden Heroes
Children with low bone density can take part in games and any activities that don’t put stress on their bones

By Tovy Mann