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Magazine Feature
In tribute to Rabbi Moshe Sherer

By Shmuel Botnick

EndNote
As the owner and conductor of Lev Choir, a New York-based adult choir, he loves helping people actualize their personal musical vision for their special night

By Riki Goldstein

Serial
“Yudi,” he gasps out. He can’t find Yudi when he reaches for him. Everything around him is fire and black smoke, acrid and deadly

By Bashie Lisker

Second Thoughts
The focus here is not on the mitzvah of giving, but on what giving can do for you

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Cut ‘n Paste
“It is not up to you to finish the job... but neither are you free to disengage from it”

By Linda Hirschel

Double Take
I was doing a favor for a neighbor in crisis — so why was I the target of so much resentment?

By Rochel Samet

Magazine Feature
For Rabbi Alan Plancey, the crown on his kehillah, one of the fastest-growing Orthodox communities in the UK, tops any royal welcome

By Riki Goldstein

The Moment
“It was in the merit of your dedication to upholding your spirituality"

By Shmuel Botnick and Yosef Herz

Family First Inbox
“For those studying psychology in secular environments, this is by far the most insidious messaging you’ll hear”

By Family First Readers

Recipes
Not only is it loaded with flavor, but also it’s loaded with possibilities of how to personalize it to your taste

By Chaia Frishman

To Be Honest
The real shidduch crisis happens when we push people into marriage 

By Miriam Zeitlin

Full ‘n Free
Here are three hacks you can incorporate this Yom Tov to hugely shift the way you feel

By Rorie Weisberg

Sidekick
Between the ages of 2 and 20 the only words you will hear out of their collective mouths are the emphatic, “No!” and “I want!”

By Sarah Moses Spero

Family Diary
“My son is autistic.” I heard the defensiveness in my voice, but also the plea. “Please don’t do anything, or say anything until I get there”

By Tzippi Leibenson