Permission to Rejoice

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

The Moment: Issue 1033

“The yeshivah is indeed being built in the place of rock,” said the rosh yeshivah, “that ancient rock from the Beis Hamikdash

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:

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

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

“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

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