Mindbiz: My Married Daughter Spends Too Many Shabbosim With Us
By Esther Mann, LCSW
Dear Esther,
I’m writing about an issue I’m having that most of my friends would love to have! Many of them have the opposite problem.
Thank G-d, my...
Yid Parenting: Choose Your Battles
Question: A common theme in your articles is “choosing your battles.” My husband and I are trying to figure out which battles are worth fighting so we can make the...
Mindbiz: Left Back in Single Life
Dear Esther,
When I was in my forties, I got divorced. Those were very tough times. Another woman in the area with whom I was casually friendly — I’ll call...
Yid Parenting: Choosing A High School
Question:
My son is in eighth grade, and we are arguing about high school. He wants to go to REDACTED, and I feel that it’s not a great environment....
Mindbiz: Fear of Missing Out
Dear Esther,
I recently read an article about Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), and I finally understand what’s wrong with my younger sister. For so much of my life, she...
Yid Parenting: Help Kids Make Lemonade
Driving in the Five Towns on a Friday or Sunday afternoon is always a fun experience. The main roads are frequently clogged, and the melodious sounds of harmonizing horns...
Mindbiz: Our Married Daughter Has Abandoned Us
Dear Esther,
My husband and I are absolutely heartbroken. When our daughter Tami started dating Heshi, we weren’t crazy about him from the start; but Tami was! From their first...
Rosh Hashanah Through the Prism of Infertility
By Rabbi Gideon Weitzman
Every year we read on Rosh Hashanah about the pain and struggle of infertile women. Sarah faced her challenges and was eventually rewarded with a son,...
Dating Forum: He’s Great, But He’s a Liar
Question
The guy I am dating lies a lot. For example, when I ask him what he was doing at a given time, he will tell me that he was...
Jewish Institutions Must Include Communications in Their Strategy
By Stan Steinreich
COVID-19 has greatly impacted every facet of our community and life — whether it’s a loved one who is or was ill with the disease or the...
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Judgment Day: Yom Kippur Arrives With COVID-19 Cases on the Rise
BY SHIRA HANAU AND PHILISSA CRAMER
(JTA) – In synagogues and in their parking lots, in backyard tent services and on Zoom, Jews around the world will spend...
Cuomo: 10 ZIP Codes Account for 25% of New COVID Infections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised alarm Monday about the emergence of a handful of coronavirus hot spots in New York, saying just 10 ZIP codes represented...
Simcha Is Essential. Drink Wine.
By Gabriel Geller
Royal Wine/Kedem
For many, if not most of us (all of us quite frankly), Shabbos and yom tov are not only great mitzvos;...