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HOME & FAMILY

Chessed — a Shidduch for Singles & Marrieds!
by Dena Newman

There have been many articles lately about the plight of singles — and truly, everyone does feel sorry for those whose shidduchim are delayed. Is there value in assigning blame? Yes, to an extent, because that is how we can problem-solve.

Familiar Strains
by Shoshana

The old lady looked at her, vaguely grasping at elusive threads of memory, fragile as the wisps of gray hair that escaped her neat, paisley kerchief. Fragments of conversation echoed in her mind and she waved a hand as if to erase them so she could focus on the smiling woman before her. Was she meant to know her? Perhaps.

Arrival at Gateshead
by Esther Leah Avner

I was fifteen when I first heard of Gateshead Seminary. I had recently lost my father, and our family was preparing to move. During this time of confusion, grief and transition, a relative who resided in Gateshead wrote that we might be interested in a new institution, which had been founded in his town — a seminary for girls.

ASK THE SHADCHAN
Selective Mother

by Rebbetzin Nomi Travis

Question:

Dear Shadchanit,

Don't think that I am a vain mom, but I want the best for my kids in shidduchim and I sometimes find myself becoming so picky that only the best will do... I know a lot of good things about my kids but I would never claim that they were perfection.

Sleep Apnea
by L. Raffles

. . . one of those conditions that can severely alter the quality of life, but which are relatively easy to diagnose and treat

BOOK REVIEW
LOVE OF THE LAND
Volume One

by Rabbi Mendel Weinbach
Reviewed by Home and Family Editor

A compendium of selections from Torah and historical sources which express the special relationship between the People of Israel and the Land of Israel

Your Medical Questions Answered!
by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

Meningitis is an infection of the covering of the brain. Its proximity to the brain makes it especially dangerous.


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