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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

Double Take
I was doing a favor for a neighbor in crisis — so why was I the target of so much resentment?

By Rochel Samet

Jolly Solly
“Mr. Potts warned me I gotta do better or I’m in big trouble, but this is impossible!”

By R. Atkins

The Moment
In an exciting development for mechutanim, (and their guests!), Ateres Matel Leah in Brooklyn opened its doors this week

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

Teen Diary Serial
“I can’t even imagine how you did it,” Chavala says. “That’s… that’s torturous!”

By Matti Silverstein

Inbox
As a society we need to remember that some things are needs and some are wants, wishes, or dreams. We live in a time when we have so much that it becomes hard for us to sometimes ...

By Mishpacha Readers

Story Time
“Please, Sylvester, they’re coming after me! I need somewhere to hide!”

By Y. Bromberg