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!

Permission to Rejoice

You know what, maybe I am crying because of all this

Join Mishpacha’s reporter on assignment in Los Angeles, as she hops into a Waymo robotaxi for a test drive

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

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

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

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

“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