Opinion

OPINION

The Best Is Yet to Be

What a Robert Browning poem teaches us about old age and the surprising Jewish influence on his work.

IN FOCUS

Being an Informed Kosher Consumer

In this day and age, reading labels just doesn’t tell the whole story. What does this mean for kosher consumers…

INSPIRATION

My Siddur

I must confess that while I felt more and more familiar with the “new” nusach, I harbored a sense of…

IN FOCUS

A Bigger Tent for Our Teens

As a ninth-grade public school student who made the rare decision to wear a kippah to school, I saw the…

EDUCATION

Dignity in an Oversharing World

Only once our children are armored with certain sensibilities do the halachos of tzenius even begin to make sense to…

LIFE ORDEALS

A Different Kind of Simchas Torah

Simchas Torah would have to pass us by; we were not emotionally ready for the joy, the songs, the ecstatic…

IN FOCUS

The Rewards of Engaging in Chesed

While the particular program might differ from school to school, it is almost universal that chesed is an expectation and…

EDUCATION

Teachers to Remember

Contributors recall teachers who left a lasting impact on their lives.

FAMILY

A Mother of Autism

If you have a child with autism / you know what I mean. /So here starts my poem / about a…

JEWISH LIVING

Of Hospitability And Wine

No one has ever actually eaten the fruit cake, he claimed. Rather, he insisted, “there is only one fruitcake in…

IN FOCUS

Is Moving Out of Town the Answer?

Pandemic or not, the financial stress of living an Orthodox lifestyle has led many to seriously contemplate moving to regions…

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