Family First Inbox: Issue 862
“Chaim V’Chessed, a nonprofit in Jerusalem that helps English speakers navigate the oftentimes confusing bureaucracy in Israel”
Heart of the Matter
While others may see jeans and piercings, for Benjie and the other men behind Lev Teen Center, it’s always about neshamos
Mini Lotus Ganache Tartlets
If you’re looking for an easy yet scrumptious dessert, these are a must-try
Concerted Efforts
In a peek behind the props, concert producers share a bit of what it takes to keep the music playing
Settling Unfinished Scores
A half century after the guns fell silent over Sinai and the Golan, revisiting the climactic scenes on the front and those inside the heart
Anatomy of a Scandal
“This shameful bill passed controversially in the Knesset, is responsible for many premature deaths in dangerously ill people who avoided medical treatment out of fear of the drac ...
Connected: Chapter 3 of 6
The deed was done. I had my new black flip phone, with my lobotomized iPhone sitting there next to it on the counter
When Jews Do History
As a scholarly discipline, history is concerned with facts; but an authentically Jewish view of history can’t ignore the bigger picture, the traces of Divine involvement in histor ...
Tracing the Maggid’s Footsteps
Rabbi Paysach Krohn may be retiring his bris bag, but after 57 years of milah, he is still using his gifts to bring Jews into the covenant
A Tribute to My Mother
Five prominent personalities pay loving tribute to the strength and self-sacrifice of their mothers
The Ones Who Turn You Down
What's it like when your job is to turn others down? Meet the “rejectors” and hear their thoughts on the heavy toll of the role
