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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

Money Talks
Evan Templeman explains how you can buy a house without breaking the bank

By Shterna Lazaroff

Recipes
Not only is it loaded with flavor, but also it’s loaded with possibilities of how to personalize it to your taste

By Chaia Frishman

Guestlines
Defending one’s stance in Torah while retaining respect for the other who disagrees

By Rabbi Henoch Plotnik

Full ‘n Free
Here are three hacks you can incorporate this Yom Tov to hugely shift the way you feel

By Rorie Weisberg

For the Record
In his gentle yet forceful way the honorable President Rosenthal stirred the hearts of our Jewish brethren to donate money to purchase a permanent home for the Talmud Torah

By Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

Family Diary
“My son is autistic.” I heard the defensiveness in my voice, but also the plea. “Please don’t do anything, or say anything until I get there”

By Tzippi Leibenson