Family First Inbox
“Alcoholism and problematic drinking is not a shalom bayis issue. It cannot be resolved in an evenhanded discussion with a rav or a couple’s therapist”
A Better You
The neurodivergent brain often has difficulty weeding out unnecessary information or doesn’t take in enough information
War Diaries
Of course, there had been a protest. Why hadn’t I thought of that? Had it been a mistake to send him?
War Diaries
We’re in the park, finally, finally. I don’t remember the last time we were here in this park. BW, that’s for sure
On your Mark
This year, we opened the Janet and Stephen Kirsch Safety Center, the first of its kind in Israel, and possibly in the world
Musings
I’d never expected my parents to move out of our house — it hadn’t occurred to me that it was even an option to leave that house
Second Thoughts
Cheshbon hanefesh — literally, “an accounting of the soul.” We might also translate it as a “Commission of Self-Inquiry”
Family Reflections
Filling one’s mind with calming, positive thoughts in the daytime is essential to sleeping peacefully at night
