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Family First Feature
Animal therapy isn’t your classic form of therapy, but those cute balls of fur are great for our mental health

By Barbara Bensoussan

Family First Inbox
“To say, ‘There aren’t many mentors available,’ is a total cop-out. It’s up to you to be proactive in the search”

By Family First Readers

On your Mark
Abi Katz takes care of women’s gashmiyus as a clothing stylist and their ruchniyus as a popular Torah teacher

By Rivki Silver

A Better You
Perfection is beautiful but illusory. It is our humanness, with all its guts and glory, that is a true representation of beauty

By Family First Contributors

War Diaries
Recent months have handed Israelis a new script, and the words I’m learning have… a different flavor

By Shalva Muschel

Match Quest
Rules are a lot like clichés. They came about for a reason. And like clichés, sometimes they apply and sometimes they don’t

By Sara Eisemann

To Be Honest
We've traded homemade for perfection — but at what cost?

By Tova Grossman

Windows
There’s no space where I won’t get brushed against or breathed on or worse, trapped

By Hadasa Singer

The Moment
“Every siyum is special, but a collective siyum made by boys who have all lost a parent is extraordinary”

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

Screen Safer
“You told them that a smartphone would be good for you. Now is your chance to prove it”

By Bayla Hersher

Outlook
The danger posed by the holders of luxury beliefs lies not only in their pernicious cultural influence

By Yonoson Rosenblum

Guestlines
We have a tremendous capacity for resilience to endure difficulties when we believe they are providing purpose to our lives

By Rabbi Yonah Sklare

Musings
While we don’t have table-setting issues anymore, not all is calm and tranquil on our side of town just yet

By Hadassa Swerds

This Way That Way
All the benefits of a classic roast with flavors that make it fresh and current.

By Family Table Contributors