"I think we owe our teens to be comfortable with the 'L' word, to let them know that marriage is a full partnership, that there’s love and connection"
"Am I the only one who shrinks to hear fine, frum Jews pontificate in defense of a gun-toting teen for all to hear?"
Let me be clear. Aniim are not raising communal standards. Tzedakah funds are reacting to the increased expectations set by others.
“Every parent of a special-needs child fears the day they will no longer be around to care for them”
“No, we’re not impressed, we don’t think it’s interesting; in fact, we think you’re being downright dumb, irresponsible, and immature”
How hard must we work to safeguard our reputation on channels beyond our comfort zones as frum Jews?
“Placing out-of-town communities near the North Pole was a total lack of sensitivity, belittling the place we live and hold dear”
When high-living standards meet a credit card, you’re lucky if you break even
The jingle genre wasn’t lost on Jewish marketers, and in the 70s and 80s, Jewish jingles started becoming popular
“We can no longer depend on our counselors to be mentors for our children”
"An understanding of nuance comes from the home, from parents who show their children what it means to be frum, to have yiras Shamayim, to be tzanuah"