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A Better You
Why does the need for therapy in seminary or yeshivah overseas come up?

By Family First Contributors

By the Letter
Mem reflects the ability to start a process even when the outcome is concealed. Nun symbolizes the furthering of this belief

By Cindy Landesman and Mindel Kassorla

Family First Serial
The rabbi could wait. The Beatles were here.

By Miriam Zakon

Family Reflections
We have built-in tools to help us stay calm during crisis

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Flashback
There are all kinds of bubbies out there nowadays. I don’t have to be exactly what my Bubby was to me or what my mom is to my kids

By Peshie Needleman

Family First Inbox
I know I was difficult, but do I not give my parents nachas? 

By Family First Readers

Family Diary
“This is the resident doctor at the hospital. You must come and get your son immediately. We are not equipped to deal with him here.”

By Tzippi Leibenson

LifeTakes
The newsletter is yet another reminder that I am on the outside looking in, that I don’t belong. But do I want to rejoin?

By Miriam Maggid

Magazine Feature
Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman travels across the ocean to celebrate those who learn and live Torah

By Yisroel Besser

From My Table
White meat chicken leftovers from Shabbos are surprisingly the favorite here, and instead of eating it plain, here’s a delicious way to use it up.

By Chanie Nayman

The Beat
Sunak, whose polished pragmatism sometimes masks his distinctly conservative views, sees tackling immigration as crucial for his right-wing credentials

By Y. Davis

Recipes
The ingredients complement the natural flavor of the tilapia, and the sauce is mouth-watering as a dip for rolls or crackers

By Kosher.com

The Moment
Three hundred boys, hailing from seventh-grade classes throughout the Midwest, gathered at a new wedding hall in Chicago for an event

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

Musings
Have you ever wondered if anyone else feels some of those unspoken thoughts that leave you steeped in regret and shame? 

By Chashie Stern