Barbara Bensoussan

Barbara Bensoussan is the quintessential Jewish dropout who never finished her Ph.D. but went on to teach English and Introductory Psychology at the University of Michigan. She worked as a social worker for OHEL, an ESL teacher, and various other stints before easing into full time writing. Her 20-year-plus career followed the growth of frum publishing, and she wrote articles for many Jewish publications before settling in at Mishpacha. Barbara is the author of the young adult novel A New Song (Targum), the food memoir The Well-Spiced Life (Israel Bookshop), and the co-author of Converted Masters, an art book; she has also authored private memoirs and taught writing workshops. All of this, of course, gets accomplished in the margins of Barbara’s day job as a wife, mother and grandmother.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

You’re on your Own

Foster care can provide warmth and security for children growing up in unstable, chaotic homes. But what happens when these children reach adulthood, and are tossed out of the sys ...

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Accidental Lawyer

He always wanted to help his brothers, so he became a rabbi and then a military chaplain. Today, Jeff Ifrah advocates ...

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

My Son The Genius

“Precocious.”“Gifted.” “Top of his class.” It seems that every Jewish parent can lay claim to a “wise son” or two. But p ...

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Make It Whole

Ira Zlotowitz’s first career move as a kid involved a wheelbarrow and a garbage collection route in the bungalow colony. Today, as a financial wizard whose brokerage firm closed n ...

Family First Feature

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Flesh, Blood, and Dollar Bills

“I wasn’t interested in sending my brother money so his wife could buy designer dresses!”

Magazine Feature

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Map Quest

Can you answer the shadchan’s question of “What are you looking for?” If you’ve never addressed the more basic query of ...

Family First Feature

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Flesh, Blood & Dollar Bills

It’s hard enough when your close friend or next-door neighbor is wealthy and you’re struggling. But what happens when the person rolling in the dough is your sibling?

On Topic

Wednesday, September 03, 2014

The Battered Husband

Hear the term “domestic violence” and you immediately conjure up an image of a terrified woman cowering in fear. But in ...

Profiles

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Here to Serve You

Moshe Binik is the kind of shrewd businessman who is able to bring in money, yes. And then he turns around and joyfully gives it away,

Profiles

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Aged to Perfection

When Jeff Morgan decided to create the best kosher wine in 5,000 years, it was more than a vintner’s competition. For ...

Profiles

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

A Clan in the Courtroom

3 states, 5 offices, 9 lawyers: How the Rothenberg Family became a personal injury empire

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