(Originally featured in Family First, Issue 870)
(Originally featured in Family First, Issue 869)
(Originally featured in Family First, Issue 868)
(Originally featured in Family First, Issue 866)
(Originally featured in Family First, Issue 864)
https://mishpacha.abovedemo.com/chasing-clarity/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 861)
https://temp.abovedemo.com/editors-letter-issue-608/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 860)
I stepped towards the smooth, pockmarked stones of the Wall. The Wall that had seen and heard so…
https://temp.abovedemo.com/the-first-day-of-school/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 858)
Eleven months a year, I’m a staunch city girl...But come July, and I am transformed into a country…
I am thoroughly thankful and humbled by the Jerusalem outside my window.
I used to feel a slight sense of failure as I deleted the fancy dishes that never materialized.…
Some people will never really get it. Perhaps, even if I explained until I was blue in the…
One night, under a waning moon and clouded sky, I turned to G-d and asked if He loves…
I’m always running, always doing, never sitting still alone with my thoughts
I like getting old
Between the waves of chaos, though, there are moments that almost disappear
Do you dream? Do you long for a country halfway across the world?
There are all kinds of bubbies out there nowadays. I don’t have to be exactly what my Bubby…
Every word of Torah is a creation, living and dynamic and ever-growing
My vulnerability is my pride, it’s the reward of a courageous and scary journey. Needing something does not…
By letting go of perfection, I have learned to keep all my balls in the air
https://mishpacha.abovedemo.com/forever-a-conduit/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 841)
All children— adult children included— want one thing: their parent’s approval
https://mishpacha.abovedemo.com/off-track/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 839)
“One’s good deeds are one’s most authentic offspring.”
https://mishpacha.abovedemo.com/adviceline-issue-432/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 837)
The most critical distinction to make in all life experiences is between the external reality of the event…
https://mishpacha.abovedemo.com/the-boomerang-tefillah-effect/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 835)
Think. What could you send that’s classy, pretty, original, up-to-date, easy to prepare, easy to transport, and doesn’t…
Kids are kids — they have to go through all sorts of stages and experiences in order to…
Not everyone can stand on center stage
https://temp.abovedemo.com/growth-charts/ (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 830)
“Shalom is the first priority”
The easiest way to shower attention within the family
“I wonder if I’m tucking something into the cucumber slices”
“The blessing is here, all around me, waiting to be invited in”
The nature of a mission
