Advice

Dear Esther, My life often feels like déjà vu. Each year we go through the same routine on Thanksgiving, as we do on many other holidays, though the details vary....

  By Dalia Abott, LMSW RD Whether they know it or not, mothers are powerful nutrition role models for their daughters. As mothers, we pass down specific genetic traits such as...

  Question: My 8-and-a-half-year-old son has recently become disinterested in davening and bentching. When I try to let him know (without pressuring) that “It’s time to bentch now,” or “Let’s...

By Malkie Hirsch “You’re more assertive and, I don’t know … just different. You were more timid, shy even. You don’t recognize that change in you? To me, it’s so...

  Question I don’t see it, but I am told that I am a “handsome young man” by all the ladies who meet me — except the ones that I date....

Dear Esther, When I met my wife, Cindy, we were both amazed at how similar we were in so many ways. We are both type-A personalities — intense, goal-oriented, success-driven....

  I have a quick question and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter. In Yiddishkeit, it is a lofty level for someone to be able to be...

  Excitement comes in different ways for different people. I, surprisingly, get excited about delicata squash. I have 20 delicata squash residing in my freezer. Each time I go to Gourmet Glatt...

As my eyes frantically scanned the rebbe’s desk for a box of tissues, I couldn’t help but laugh inwardly at myself at the fact that I couldn’t hold it...

Question I’m scared and confused about the things that have been happening in my life. I was dying to meet someone with whom I have a lot in common and is...