Almost 50% of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce or separation. The divorce rate in the Orthodox community is catching up,

As some of our readers may know, my son Eric, z”l, took his own life less than four years ago, after suffering from mental health

(Permission granted to reprint from The Yated Magazine Shidduch Forum, August 2, 2019)  Question: A shadchan thinks of a shidduch and suggests the idea to

With only one experience under my belt, I don’t know whether the phenomenon I witnessed was singular or representative of a larger trend. After tremendous

Today’s dating scene is often hyper-focused on externals. “Great catches” are described as people who are professionally successful or physically attractive, rather than people who

Step # 4Part 3 פתח תפתח את ידך לאחיך לעניך ולאבינך בארצך “Open your hand to your brother, to your poor and to the needy

When my father returned to the States after serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he bought a pet supply retail store

I was eagerly gearing up for my international trip. I planned on traveling to Europe and touring Greece. In order to prepare, I began studying

Stanton Street Shul, a historic and active synagogue on the Lower East Side, is hosting its latest art show: “The Pen and the Knife: Jewish

This is the story of two brothers. Not two biblical brothers, with opposing personalities and years of raging jealousy and trickery. Two ordinary brothers, six

My father’s 22nd yahrzeit fell on the weekend of a bar mitzvah we attended in Charlotte, North Carolina. While out of town on the occasion,

Step #4 Part 2 פתח תפתח את ידך לאחיך לעניך ולאבינך בארצך “Open your hand to your brother, to your poor and to the needy