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Fundamentals
Ninety percent of the time, my mother-in-law and I get along wonderfully. It’s the other ten percent of the time that’s ...

By Bassi Gruen

Real Life
“No one else can help me. You’re the only One who can give me children and a healthy pregnancy”,

By Sarah Gold

Windows
Anyone?,It was so close to Shabbos; who would be checking their e-mails? Even if they did, why would she want to hel ...

By Sari Blum

Fundamentals
My 15-year-old actually wants to talk? I try not to let on how exciting this is. I nod slightly, meet her eyes. ...

By Gabriella Roth

Free Fall
Colonel Cohn tells Moe that he needs him to help him understand the codebreaking work going on in Bletchley Park. Moe ...

By Miriam Stark Zakon

House of Mirrors
A photo shoot shows Laylee how people are judged by their appearances. Laylee’s parents invite the family for Shabbos Chan ...

By Rachael Lavon

Learning Curve
Yael’s in-laws surprise her with a weekend getaway. Aviva has her 20-week ultrasound, and the technician sees something worri ...

By Gila Arnold

LifeTakes
Then came the Shabbos I spent with a warm Moroccan family, where I realized I was insulting the couple by not trying ...

By Rebecca Feldbaum

Family Reflections
One tiny shift can have huge reverberations,

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

On Site
For the rav of Beit Haknesset Mishkan Eliyahu U’Malkah, a Sephardic shul in Ramat Beit Shemesh, eight lanterns burning aro ...

By Shayna Friedman

Summer Job
When Shia Langsam had yawned the night before, complaining about being up for the early morning milk delivery, Chaim had ...

By Dov Haller

Text Messages
Our perspective is the key to our happiness

By Eytan Kobre

Sister Shmooze
A box that disappears mysteriously, a truckload of floor tiles that brings back memories, a sandwich stuffed with much mor ...

By Emmy Leah Stark Zitter and Marcia Stark Meth and Miriam Stark Zakon

Connect Two
“Ezzie’s different from the other kids. And he’s missing out ”

By D. Himy, M.S. CCC-SLP and Zivia Reischer