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Family First Feature
What are we really doing all day? A group of seven women, ages 20 to 65, decide to find out just where the time goes

By Aviva Lison

Etched in Memory: Rosh Hashanah Theme 5784
Sometimes there are events so monumental they’re perfectly preserved as a snapshot, never forgotten. 5 readers share the moments forever

By Family First Readers

Hanging in the Balance: Rosh Hashanah Theme 5784
Sometimes it feels as though your entire future hinges on an upcoming verdict that will change everything. 4 stories of women left hanging in the balance

By Family First Readers

Family First Inbox
“The conclusions you drew long ago in childhood are now part of the architecture of your brain. They can certainly be dismantled, but only by you”

By Family First Readers

The Conversation Continues
“Alcoholics and other addicts would never be encouraged to just have their substance in moderation, just walk away, or just try harder”

By Family First Readers

A Better You
“It’s true one person can’t save a relationship, but one person can make changes that greatly improve it”

By Family First Contributors

Family Tempo
What happened next is vivid in my mind like a scene from a horror film

By Leorah Hartman

Musings
The migrating birds that make their way over my Jerusalem neighborhood as summer winds down will always remain my favorite

By Risa Rotman

Open Mic
The problem with acting ethically is that you have to do it in real time

By Lori Holzman Schwartz

Family First Serial
“Listen, when the doctor comes, I want you to call me. I want to speak to him or her. Okay, Ma? Don’t forget”

By Gila Arnold

Magazine Feature
Summoned to bring a double sacrifice, Devory Paley shared her bedrock faith with an entire nation

By Rachel Ginsberg

LifeTakes
That’s what they told me. That just to lie still, to close your eyes and feign, that alone can refresh you

By Aliza Seidman

Magazine Feature
This is the lost legacy of Bais Yaakov of Lithuania

By Tzipora Weinberg

Touch Base
“How can I not judge someone when I know they're doing wrong?” Discussing some angles of judging

By Batya Weinberg