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The Lonely Wife - Mishpacha
“Finding a spouse who doubles as a best friend is a wonderful goal but it’s not the basic definition of ‘marriage’ or ‘soulmate’ ” says Rabbi Moshe Hauer a well-known speaker and rav of Congregation Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion in Baltimore. “If a couple respects and appreciates each other the relationship can still be strong and meaningful” It was her birthday and a highly hormonal Simi — pregnant with her fifth her oldest pushing five — was crabby and depleted.
Mourning in Monticello
BRUSH OFF Our only hope: Rabbi Rosenberg the humble camp posek. Surely he would tell us we had a few minutes to play with! Surely he would find some obscure heter! (Pikuach social life? Post-halitosis-stress-disorder?) At the very least he could probably give us the green light to brush with some H2O T he sun was setting the air was steamy and two panicky 14-year-olds embarked on an emergency mission: find Rabbi Rosenberg NOW.
Delivery from Darkness
What happens if your new baby brings you anxiety and depression, instead of joy and delight? How to recognize —and recover from — postpartum reactions “M ommy I want to make you a birthday party ” Shloimy said eyes bright. “Hmm,” Leba mumbled, her head ensconced in a novel. “You know why, Mommy? Maybe if I make you a party, then you’ll smile.”
Take Care - Mishpacha
“I was not fit to be a counselor,” says Elisheva, now a mother of seven children. “It sounds horrible, but in retrospect, I’d never want my child to be cared for by the 16-year-old that I was.” Sleepaway camp offers children a welcome respite from the rigors of school and a sometimes-rare chance to shine in a nonacademic setting.
“I Have Something To Tell You…”
You’re on the third date with someone you really like and you need to reveal classified information, be it a medical condition or a family secret. How to go about it? Those who have been there, share the right and wrong way to break the news, as well as personal stories of the agonizing process. I t was a teensy-weensy white lie, or maybe just the slightest touch-up of reality.
With Stars in Her Hands: The Life of Rebbetzin Chaya Frankel a”h
Wearing an elegant silk kerchief atop her sheitel, she entered the ladies’ section. “Git Shabbes!” she exclaimed to the lavishly bejeweled long-timer, outfitted in a luxurious cashmere sweater and designer scarf. She walked further, approaching a Russian newcomer sporting a colorful babushka. “Git Shabbes!” she exclaimed, not a smidgen of her heartfelt enthusiasm lost. To Rebbetzin Chaya Frankel a”h, they were one and the same.
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