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We wanted to clap, we wanted to sing, we wanted to dance. But then we didn’t. Because we were too concerned about how we’d end up looking, although Sarah didn’t care...

The first I heard of Matt was from his rosh yeshivah here in Jerusalem, who called to ask if we could have a Shabbos guest. This particular young man, said the...

I was leaving a meeting at about 9:00 PM on a Thursday night when I heard my cell phone beep. It was a text message from my wife Jody. It read:...

“Mom!” my son calls to me from his room. “C’mere! Look at my six pack!” “Huh?” I think as I climb the stairs. I’m sure he isn’t boasting about beer. What...

The Darvick household is knee deep in breaking away. “Do you realize, Mom,” Emma said one day as we drove to school, “that soon you will have two teenagers, and then...

Four words. They were just four words and not very remarkable ones at that. “Don’t do anything foolish,” my father said as he dropped me off at JFK airport an early July...

I’ll never forget the day I decided to become a “cultural vigilante.” I was driving in our Los Angeles neighborhood, my two little boys in the back seat. My eldest son,...

It’s high time to rewrite the song from Bye Bye Birdie: “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” Let’s call it “What’s the Matter with Parents Today?” and compose lyrics that reflect...

Dr. Aviva Biberfeld is a clinical psychologist treating children, adolescents, and adults, and has a subspecialty in parental counseling. Dr. Biberfeld was involved for ten years at Maimondes Developmental Center, working...

I love solitude. Quiet walks in the woods. Steady waves hitting the seashore. Bird watching and stargazing. I absolutely love solitude. It’s been twenty-two years now since I’ve experienced one quiet...