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Family First Feature
Suzanne Dekel, an internationally recognized expert on artisanal dyeing, creates the most vibrant of hues from the most natural of sources

By Barbara Bensoussan

Family First Feature
For some women, there’s a pebble on the road to success: chronic and/or mental illness. Four women share their stories

By Chani Kahan

The Conversation Continues
“I’ve been married for 20 years, and for most of that time, starting from when my oldest was about two years old, I, too, struggled with this”

By Family First Readers

Family First Inbox
“For whatever it’s worth, my respect for you and other baalei teshuvah (and geirim) is exceedingly great. I’m in awe of your sacrifice”

By Family First Readers

A Better You
There may be comfort in knowing that rarely does someone live in a permanent state of limbo

By Family First Contributors

War Diaries
There’s no doubt; school has undergone a series of subtle transformations

By Shoshana Lesser

Family Tempo
Avy Reid's journey took her from Nigeria to Jerusalem

By Rivka Streicher

Windows
I didn’t know where to put the emotions, and so I put them, and those envelopes, away for another time

By Racheli Lebovics

Temech Tips
Yaffi’s pivot is an excellent example of the advice offered by Daniel Kahneman in Thinking, Fast and Slow

By Gvira Milworm

For the Record
One of the historical curiosities of the mussar movement was the tendency of its tzaddikim to travel

By Dovi Safier and Yehuda Geberer

Cut ‘n Paste
To feel, to partake, to attest, I count

By Reva Kaiser Barbalatt

Outlook
The potential results every time two Jews from across societal or religious lines reach out and connect with one another

By Yonoson Rosenblum

Musings
“They’re not necessary, Ma,” my daughter told me. “You’re the only one who still uses yours”

By Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz

Recipes
This is a delicious treat that tastes similar but only takes 10 minutes to put together

By Efrat Libfroind