1+ week, 1+ day ago  (273+ words) Mishpacha This is a time for our nation to mourn a loss of infinite magnitude, and our own personal losses as well. In that vein, I wanted to share a follow-up to my last column. As I sipped a cup…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (301+ words) Perhaps the biggest lesson of Arnold Cohen’s life is just how much one individual can achieve for the benefit of others The joy and love of limud haTorah was a key part of who Arnold was. As a boy, his…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (401+ words) Losing a child has a huge impact on a couple’s relationship Parenting is always a challenging journey and has a profound impact on a marriage. Yet there is one challenge that surpasses all stressors in terms of its impact on…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (615+ words) As expected, though, the Iranian counterresponse was fast and furious, and from Shabbos morning, Israelis were paying the price, as hundreds of ballistic missiles and swarms of suicide UAVs showered over the country in precision strikes from over a thousand…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1524+ words) Some grief comes with communal structure. Other grief is harder to explain and comes with stigma and judgment that isn’t worth the cost of opening up. Over time, I’ve learned that the words we offer others in a shivah house…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (355+ words) I recently read a disturbing book that documents the experiences of a family with 12 children, six of whom suffered from schizophrenia. The story was disturbing for many reasons, but what stood out most strongly was how much blame those in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1992+ words) When her husband left on his first business trip, Malka thought she’d be fine. She was a stay-at-home mom of six, and her husband worked late hours, anyway. Would it really be so different? She scheduled in hours at an…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (749+ words) ately, I feel as if I’ve been living in a perpetual construction zone. Every stroll through the neighborhood reveals another green fence sprouting up overnight, heralding the arrival of yet another demolition crew. When I first moved to my community,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (21+ words) Mishpacha Magazine By Sarah Chana Radcliffe By Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (239+ words) AS a rule, where to go on vacation depends on your weather preference. If you prefer it warm (as most older people do), you head south. If you like the cold and the snow (as some young people do), you…...