Family

Parenting in the 21st Century: How Do You Parent When You Have So Little Time With Your Kids?

by Barry Holzer | May 15, 2012 in Parenting

Be Pro-active. Set up a schedule and plan ahead for the week and weekends so that the kids have time for supper and homework and still get to bed on time. Prepare clothes, lunch and snacks the night… Read more

When Your Spouse Is an Addict

by JA Mag | February 25, 2012 in Marriage

By Cheryl and Mark Schreck The authors of this article, both of whom are divorce lawyers, describe what they observe in their practice. However, it is important to bear in mind that obviously the… Read more

Budgeting in the New Economy: Finance 101 for the Frum Family

by Eli Pollock | December 7, 2011 in Business & Politics

In one of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s books on Jewish meditation, he asks where meditation is mentioned in the Torah. He goes on to say that some things were so obvious to our ancestors, they did not have to… Read more

Torah “R” Us: Are Too Many Toys Bad for Our Children?

by Jack Botwinik | December 7, 2011 in Chanukah

“Can we stop by the dollar store?” my nine-year-old pleads as we drive home from school. “I really need something for Ari’s party tomorrow, and I also need a police hat and a new gun for Purim.” When… Read more

The Making of a Mensch: Lessons from Tiger Mom

by JA Mag | August 18, 2011 in Opinion

Psychologist Ivan Lerner argues that “Tiger Mom” may have a point after all As an educator and a clinical psychologist for the past thirty-five years, I found the debate generated by the publication… Read more

Keeping Our Kids on the Derech

by Steven Burg | May 26, 2011 in Education

Today’s teens often passionlessly and passively go through the motions of living an Orthodox lifestyle. This is true even for those who have spent years in Jewish day schools. The lack of a solid,… Read more

Reaching the iPod Generation

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | May 26, 2011 in Outreach

NCSY Regional Directors Share Strategies on Raising Children to Love Judaism Jewish Action interviewed NCSY regional directors across the country and asked the following questions: How can we reach… Read more

Why Aren’t Our Kids in Shul?

by Jay Goldmintz | May 26, 2011 in Family

There is a disturbing phenomenon that we in the Modern Orthodox community don’t like to talk about: many of our teenagers do not attend shul on Shabbat morning. To be sure, there are plenty of Modern… Read more

Securing Your Home in an Insecure World

by Abraham J. Twerski | May 26, 2011 in Family

When I was growing up, I don’t recall hearing anything about drugs or adolescent suicide, which is now the third-leading cause of death in that age group. Today, every remnant of modesty has… Read more

The Primacy of the Jewish Family

by Rabbi Steven Weil | March 1, 2011 in Family

One of the major themes of this year’s Orthodox Union (OU) convention was the primacy of mesorah. Learning from some of the leading scholars and… Read more

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