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Advice May 18, 2026

Spring Has Finally Sprung!

Every year it happens. Spring has sprung, and so have your allergies, aches, and winter weight excuses. The flowers bloom,...

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Advice May 13, 2026

We All See The Problem. So Why Isn’t Anything Changing?

The Community Isn’t Short on Opinions. It’s Short on Action We’ve gotten much better at acknowledging and speaking about what...

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Advice May 12, 2026

Suffering In Silence

There is a particular kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone. It comes from being surrounded by friends,...

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Advice May 11, 2026

Shalom Bayis And The Family Business: A Legacy of Peace

The intersection of family and business is often where the greatest challenges to shalom bayis, or family harmony, arise. In our vibrant...

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Advice May 11, 2026

Intercultural Airport Exchange

When one of my recent flights was canceled, I was rerouted to a foreign city. Though I was relieved to...

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Advice May 6, 2026

A No-Holds-Barred Talk About GLP-1

Everywhere we turn lately, people are talking about going on GLP-1s (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound) as a form of weight...

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Advice May 4, 2026

Safe Space: When You’ve Been Taught Not To Trust Yourself

By Jessica Steinmetz, LMHC, CASAC-G Question: My husband has been in recovery for almost a year. Things seem better, but...

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Advice May 4, 2026

Death Envy

In a far-off city on another continent, I provided consultation for some Jewish community organizations. One topic was on guidelines...

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Advice April 29, 2026

Can Your House Fund Your Retirement?

There’s a running joke that the most popular savings account doesn’t have a routing number. It’s the one with a...

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Advice April 29, 2026

When The Dream Arrives And You’re Not Ready For It

I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Not in the passive way we wait for things, the way...

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Advice April 29, 2026

In-Law Relationships Don’t Have to Be This Hard: One Change Can Make A World Of Difference

In-Law Relationships Don’t Have to Be This Hard: One Change Can Make A World Of Difference Recently, I asked my...

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Advice April 22, 2026

A Glatt Kosher Retirement

Every financial advisor’s website has the same stock photo of a silver haired couple on a bench, or playing golf,...

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Advice April 22, 2026

Safe Space: A Relapse Doesn’t Mean It’s Over

Jessica Steinmetz, LMHC, CASAC-G Question: I had eight months of sobriety and I messed up. My family is devastated; I’m...

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Advice April 21, 2026

We Tried Couple’s Therapy… So Why Do We Feel Worse?

A woman wrote in this week with a question that I think about more often that people would expect, especially...

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Advice April 20, 2026

The Shidduch Process And The Pressure To “Appear”

By B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS With Pesach now far in the rearview mirror, we have returned to our...

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Advice April 20, 2026

Bikur Cholim: The Healing Visit

Our Sages offer guidelines on bikur cholim, the mitzvah of visiting those who are ill. These include structure for the timing of the...

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Advice April 15, 2026

Jewish Pride Must Make A Comeback: My Speech At Trump National Doral Miami

For 12 years, I was Vice Chair of Birthright. I went around the country, speaking to families and young people...

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Advice April 15, 2026

Protecting The Family Home For The Next Generation

In the high-cost neighborhoods of the New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas, the family home is often a person’s...

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