Advice

Question No one ever talks about what people like me go through with shidduchim. And only because I am going to have to face shame each meal this coming Pesach...

Dear Esther, Our daughter Mindy has always done things her own way. Although she is our third child, she did not follow in the footsteps of her older brother and...

Dear Esther, When I met my husband, Josh, I was planning on starting law school the following year. My father is a very successful attorney in private practice, and my...

Question I find it alarming how people in second marriages have separate bank accounts, separate credit cards, separate finances, separate expenses, and so on. This system is being promoted, and...

Dear Esther, My brother-in-law died suddenly around eight months ago. He was a young man with three young children. It was such a shocking and tremendous tragedy. My sister-in-law, Rebecca,...

Question I became religious in college, and after I graduated, I started dating marriage-minded men. Even though my parents were against it, I always felt attracted to much older men....

We all know the Chazal, Mi Shenichnas Adar Marbim B”simcha. We also know that this time of year there is a great need for the not so fortunate amongst...

Question I’m not a tall girl; actually, I am short, but I like tall guys. I have no problem getting tall guys to ask me out when I meet them...

Dear Esther, My husband, Chaim, and I have been extremely careful over the past 10 months regarding COVID. Aside from running out early in the day for groceries, we stayed...

 (By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com) When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos – there is a fascinating yet unresolved halachic question. As a preface, we know that Rosh Chodesh is a...