fbpx
Family First Feature
It turns out there is a recipe for popularity — and you can teach your kids these skills

By Rachel Atkins

A Better You
Emotional eating isn’t about lack of discipline; it’s often a nervous system response

By Family First Contributors

Family First Inbox
“End-of-life doulas are mostly lay people who want to make a difference”

By Family First Readers

To Be Honest
As hard as it is, try to focus on the future. Then make the choices that will get you there

By Rivka Gold

Living Room
Walking is one of the most popular and accessible exercises out there

By Family First Contributors

 
How could we tell Savta that her beloved budgie had gone missing?

By Sari Weiss

Family First Serial
“This is destroying you!” Ezra doesn’t budge, doesn’t back down, and Rivi can feel her heart racing

By Bashie Lisker

Family First Serial
Amram turned to her. “By the way, Leebie, I invited Yehudis and Sruly for supper tomorrow”

By Esty Heller

Serial
“Maybe she’s starving and I’m neglecting her! Maybe I’m, like, an abusive mother! How do I know?”

By Blimi Rabinowitz

EndNote
While his music is a blend of many different styles, it’s all infused with a longing to become close to Hashem

By Riki Goldstein

Worldview
Sometime in the last few years, we passed peak atheism and the shine went off godlessness in the modern world

By Gedalia Guttentag

LifeTakes
I might cry. I might whisper perakim of Tehillim. I might just plead with Hashem.

By Esther Stein

Pearls of Wisdom   
With our dreams and decisions, we will still need to put in the work. Cultivating a vineyard is messy, backbreaking work

By Family First Contributors

Imperial Moment
As his second term looms, Trump has gone full-blown imperial

By Gedalia Guttentag