HOME & FAMILY

The Green Marble

For many years, my husband and I stayed in our large, family house even after the children had married and moved away. We thought that it made sense to keep it, since the children and grandchildren would come home often for Shabbos and Yom Tov.

LETTERS, FEEDBACK

It seems that the "Lost Child" from Parshas VaYeitze's LIFE'S JOURNEYS agitated many people. For one thing, they apparently did not realize that the writer was not the one to whom the events happened, even though she wrote in the first person. This even though the facts are correct, if disguised, they are only being reported and not from experience.

LETTERS

Dear Yated,

I very much enjoyed last week's "Cats of Jerusalem" story.

ISRAEL HERE I COME — AND GO!
by Sara Glaser

Chapter Six of the serialized autobiography, With All of Me by Sara Glaser, author of Lifesaver's Guide

On Small Jars and Big Concepts
by Bayla Gimmel

In this week's parshah, we learn that Yaakov Ovinu remained all alone, across the river, separated from his entire family, because he had returned to get some small jars that had been left behind. Rashi teaches us that tzaddikim are careful with their possessions, and also guard against any hint of theft or impropriety.

The Lazy Woman's Guide to House Cleaning
Focusing on the Small and on the Large
by Risa Rotman

(Part Two)

It had been a hard nine days and an even harder Tisha B'Av. Perhaps it was the year that I had been given a psak to eat in the middle of the fast due to feeling ill and expecting. Somehow, during this period, I had given permission to my two older boys to rearrange the furniture in their rooms.

A Sack of Hope
by Rosally Saltsman

"So many people, in many situations, cry "uncle" because they feel they just can't cry "Tatte" any more.

Proper Posture, Here I Come
by Tzipie Wolner

Our bodies are not made out of elastic. We don't just snap back after giving birth. Our bodies also tend to follow the rules of gravity, a couple of years past the age of twenty. Most of us are working full days, whether it's in an office setting or caring for the little ones at home.

KEEP SMILING
by Avrohom Tzvi Schwartz

Inspirational pieces by Avrohom Tzvi Schwartz, author of Handful of Light and other works.

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

Over-the-counter pain killers are in the news again. The group called NSAIDs — which are derivatives of aspirin — were introduced about twenty years ago and made quite a splash. They were best sellers, and every major drug company had its own brand.

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