Song of Humans

But suddenly, inexplicably, voices rise and the joy is back: V’Atah Hu Melech — But You are King, G-d Who lives for all eternity!

That’s the Plan

My in-laws were the type to show up three days before Yom Tov and start planning everything the next morning

Our cover story, “Opening the Books” in Issue 1030 continues to draw vigorous and passionate feedback. Here is a sampling:

Mishpacha writers share their memories as guests from years past and pay tribute to a host’s lasting impact

Saleswomen and storeowners tell Family First what they want mothers and daughters to know

The special closeness we feel to Hashem during Succos leads to greater unity among us in other ways as well

The Mossad's most daring cloak-and-dagger operations

“The sad reality is that when you defend the indefensible, you lose your credibility when it comes to other issues as well”

“Should we be encouraging financially clueless newlyweds to spend money they don’t have on such a huge investment?”

There is something so simultaneously degrading and devastating about being patronized by a fourteen-year-old

Would the music of my father, Moshe Yess a”h, be relegated to a pile of scratched oldies in someone’s basement?