Family

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INSPIRATION

Gifts My Mother Gave Me: A Tribute to the Jewish Mother

In the essays that follow, we pay tribute to the powerful and enduring influence of our mothers.

INSPIRATION

On Mothers

[My mother] taught me that there is a flavor, a warmth, to mitzvot. I learned from her the most important…

MARRIAGE

Does the Shidduch System Need an Upgrade?

What would you wager? What percentage of our young people are married due to the efforts of a professional shadchan?

LIFE ORDEALS

Being Single

By R. Rosenfeld

LIFE ORDEALS

The Scars of Divorce

For adults who experienced their parents’ divorce, these emotional scars can influence their own experience of dating and marriage.

JEWISH LIVING

Navigating Life Transitions

Walking through the unknown without a compass is bewildering, and at times, devastating. Yet there are those who have managed…

JEWISH LIVING

Digital Dating

In the age of social media, it is also important to remember that one’s persona—and certainly one’s social media persona—may…

RELATIONSHIPS

In Search of the Elusive Chupah

She applies her lipstick and gives herself the once over, vacillating between mild anticipation and utter dread. Another date. Over…

RELATIONSHIPS

Shidduchim Go High-Tech

Technological developments are often aimed at solving the world’s great problems: feeding the hungry, reversing global warming, curing disease. But…

RELATIONSHIPS

Head to Heart: What to Know Before Dating and Marriage

For most of my adult years I lived as a single frum woman--a mountainous challenge. Some days I scaled the…

RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse Abuse in Religious Families

Myth: Every marriage has a few fights now and then. Crying "abuse" is just a way to get attention.

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