This Week's Edition

By Malkie Hirsch I totally wasn’t expecting the reaction I had upon hearing her voice note last week. She was wondering if I sometimes expected my late husband to do...

By Yochanan Gordon Each holiday that we observe contains a myriad of laws and traditions that are enumerated in the Code of Jewish Law that are meant to be studied...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Guess what won’t happen between 2026 and 2044?  If you haven’t guessed it yet, here is a hint: It happens approximately once every 9 years. Hint #2. It...

Dear Esther, Though I always worked at a demanding job, I made sure to be a totally hands-on mother. I was involved in every aspect of my children’s lives, from...

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...

If you’re a homeowner, chances are that at some point your sink will back up, and your spouse will ask you to take a look at it. Because you’re...

By Larry Gordon Next week’s election in Israel might be about the here and now, but, more importantly, it is about who is going to be Israel’s leader of the...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Dahlia Oziel is a singer, songwriter, and Instagram influencer who has started a revolution in how the Jewish community responds to agunos. The terrain has now...

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...

By Malkie Hirsch Life lessons can be presented in a variety of ways, and I’m always open to learning something profound where I can. Like, for example, when my breathless 40-year-old...