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Family First Feature
Two mothers share their harrowing postpartum stories — and how they got help

By Ariella Schiller and Miriam Simmonds and Yehudis Shields

SisterSchmooze
Come plunge into the Kinneret with “Team SisterSchmoozePlus” — named for the three of us plus two next-generation daughters

By Marcia Stark Meth / Emmy Leah Stark Zitter / Miriam Stark Zakon

On your Mark
Giti Fredman started “Just Bake It” workshops, where she brings people together to create delicious memories

By Rivki Silver

Family First Inbox
“Tell me that beautifully designed canteens, with pastrami and beef-laden menus aren’t creating tremendous peer pressure for campers”

By Family First Readers

A Better You
Safer and more effective alternatives to give coughing kids some relief

By Family First Contributors

Family Tempo
“When you depend totally on Hashem, it’s as if He says, ‘Oh, you know that only I can help you? I’ll show you that you’re right!’ ”

By Batya Steinberg

Musings
Summer arrives in a blast of heat, and once again I’m hit with the rude reality that adults just don’t get summer serenity

By Miri Lederman

Family First Serial
“I come here a lot on Sundays. It’s a great place to think about what I want from life — and what I don’t want from it”

By Miriam Zakon

Serial
For the past few days, he’d been waiting for a sign, an omen, a smoke signal — anything at all — to show him what his next step should be

By Ariella Schiller

Guestlines
Mistakes are human, they are forgivable. But only when ownership and responsibility are taken

By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Flashback
Eleven months a year, I’m a staunch city girl...But come July, and I am transformed into a country girl

By Faigy Schonfeld

Family Connections
Offering help while your son is young can make a huge difference to his future wellbeing

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe