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Family First Feature
From kiddush tables to classroom prizes, frum life is saturated with sweets. Can we rethink our sugar-filled celebrations and classrooms?

By Rivki Silver

Medical Mystery
Our son just couldn’t seem to succeed in school. And the culprit was something we’d never expected

By Shoshana Gross

A Better You
Our thoughts, beliefs, and expectations can directly influence our physical and emotional experience

By Family First Contributors

Family First Inbox
“In order to assess the utility of a treatment for a disorder, you NEED to know what the disorder is!”

By Family First Readers

To Be Honest
  Sometimes it’s kinder to speak up than keep quiet

By Toby Goldstein

Living Room
If you’re ready to redo a space, what you step on is often the first step

By Zisi Naimark

Reno Real Talk
Chaya and Esti turned a bathroom and closet into a timeless big-on-blue bedroom for Chaya’s nine-year-old son

By Esti Vago

Great Reads: Real Life
The administration was furious that my father was teaching Torah values

By Leah Weishaut

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Here are four “by the way” lessons from my school years that remain with me still

By Shoshana Friedman

LifeTakes
   “Remember? We’re moving. That means a new school, too”

By Rikki Stein

Halachah
The ins and outs of asking for forgiveness    

By Rabbi Doniel Neustadt