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Advice October 2, 2025
L’chaim? Rethinking Alcohol In The Jewish Community
The Jewish holidays are in full swing. They are a time of joy, family, and community. For many of us,...
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Advice September 25, 2025
When Did Luxury Become The Baseline?
Recently, I posted this on my social media: When did $900 shoes stop making us gasp? When did $3,000 purses...
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Advice September 16, 2025
NEFESH International Community Program In September
Last Sunday, September 14, 2025, NEFESH International—the network of Orthodox mental health professionals—held its annual Five Towns community program for...
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Advice Business September 16, 2025
When the Stock Market Feels Too High
The headlines keep repeating the same phrase: all-time high. The stock market is up again, portfolio values are higher than...
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Dating Advice September 16, 2025
DATING FORUM
Question My wife and I have decided to divorce after over 30 years of marriage. In a lot of ways,...
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Advice September 16, 2025
A Year In: My Real Introduction
I’ve been here with you in this space for about a year now and I almost feel like we’re friends....
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Advice September 10, 2025
Retirement In The Frum Community: Security, Purpose, And Pickleball
By Jack Strulowitz Retirement in the frum community is not about walking away from work at 65 and spending the next 30...
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Advice September 9, 2025
When The Years Blur: Are We Chasing Or Living?
When The Years Blur: Are We Chasing Or Living? I saw this quote the other day while I was doomscrolling...
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Advice September 9, 2025
Teshuvah: The Law Of Return
Over the years, I have spoken on the topic of “Trauma and Teshuvah,” which was originally a program sponsored by Nefesh, the...
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Advice September 8, 2025
Estate Planning for Blended Families: Avoiding Conflict Before It Starts
Blended families—those formed through remarriage and including children from previous relationships—are now more common than ever. These families bring unique...
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Advice September 2, 2025
More Than Just Words
Every year begins with the same chorus: be grateful, be aligned, change your mindset, change your life, be intentional. These...
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Advice September 1, 2025
He Said/She Said
DISCLAIMER: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with clients. It does not depict...
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Advice September 1, 2025
Building The Broken Bonds Of The Blended Family
By Yael Stern There is an ancient practice in Japanese culture called “Kintsugi,” in which the broken shards of a...
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Advice Health / Nutrition September 1, 2025
Of Clocks And Calendars
Back in the day, when yeshiva structured my life, the onset of the month of Elul was a tense time. We felt something change...
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Advice August 27, 2025
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Elul is here. The “King is in the field,” waiting to hear our prayers and requests, always available to us. So,...
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Advice August 27, 2025
Fear: The Silent Prison Guard
Recently, someone called me and confided, “My job feels like a prison sentence. I’m good at what I do and...
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Advice August 26, 2025
He Said/She Said
DISCLAIMER: The following column is a composite of several different experiences I have had with clients. It does not depict...
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Advice August 26, 2025
Nerves And Surgery: Why Being Nervous Is Normal—And Even Helpful
B. Aviva Preminger, MD, MPH, FACS Thinking about plastic surgery but feeling butterflies in your stomach about it? It is...
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