Family First Feature
How do fiction writers bring their characters to life? Esty Heller investigates
Family First Inbox
“Why did Chelli agonize over a decision that wasn’t hers to make in a vacuum? She had 14 other people to consider”
A Better You
Small steps and affirmations can gradually transform your behaviors and help rebuild your trust in yourself
War Diaries
Why would anyone keep their home so gloomy when free sunlight was readily available?
Diary Serial
“I just stitched up a boy who fell out of bed and bumped his head — for real! How’s supper coming along?”
Shul with a View
The word spread quickly among them: The air conditioning in the shul had broken that afternoon
Guestlines
Did Chazal give us a clue as to how to reach this lofty level of envisioning ourselves as the Yotzei Mitzrayim?
Recipes
Ranch dip with a sweet, nutty crunch. Flavor can’t get more straightforward in terms of crowd-pleasing than this
Musings
My mirror-self’s lips twitch, and then the woman looking back at me is laughing
LifeTakes
You shake it, empty it, say Tehillim, and blow-dry the insides, but despite your best efforts the vacuum continues to spit out crumbs
