Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.

Posted on: February 17th, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsA worried mother asks Dr. Yael how to deal with her two-and-a-half year old daughter's jealousy of her newborn brother.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: February 10th, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.

Posted on: February 10th, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Respler: I disagree with the January 27 letter writer, Desperate Single Woman, who wrote that the frum, older singles scene is easier on the men. Well, I am a man who desperately wants to get married and start a family.

Cooling The Flame Of Teenage Anger
Posted on: February 7th, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our Children“Oh. I was just thinking about you. How was your day?” Ruti’s mother asked her the minute she walked through the door. “Fine, Mommy.”

Posted on: February 7th, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenA few weeks ago in these pages you were introduced to Menifa - Leverage for Life, a nonprofit organization based in Israel that works with youth at risk who have dropped out of high school.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of CrisesReaders weigh in on “A Well-Meaning Outsider” (Chronicles 01-06-2012)

Posted on: February 2nd, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Respler: I will never forget the following situation that happened to me in high school: Some of the boys picked on a boy who behaved inappropriately, causing the boy to feel terrible about himself. The rosh yeshiva, hearing about the situation, spoke to a few boys separately. I was one of those boys.

Literacy Illuminated (Conclusion
Posted on: January 30th, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenIn the previous two columns, we focused on phonics, sight-reading, comprehension and fluency. While phonics and sight-reading are different approaches to reading instruction, comprehension and fluency measure the level at which a student reads.

Father of the Year – Man in Samaria Saves Children from Fire
Posted on: January 29th, 2012
Sections → FamilyFather of three suffered burns on face and shoulders while extricating his family from danger.

Posted on: January 26th, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Yael: I love your column, but I’ve read enough about the husband who wants to daven vasikin and the in-laws who feel that their married children do not express hakaras hatov to them. What about addressing the singles who love to read your column and want to read something about relationships? But instead of complaining to you, I would like you to answer my question.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: January 26th, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.

Surviving Bullying, Silencing And Torment For Being Gay In The Frum Community
Posted on: January 25th, 2012
InDepth → Op-EdsIt’s been more than six months since The Jewish Press published an op-ed titled “Orthodox Homosexuals and the Pursuit of Self Indulgence.” In the article, the writer, while not mentioning my name, calls me shameless and self-indulgent and suggests that I learn to suffer in silence.
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Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communites
Posted on: January 24th, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.

An Inner Harmony Like No Other
Posted on: January 23rd, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Respler: Although I am only 40 years old, I feel as if I have discovered the ultimate emotional healing remedy.

Posted on: January 12th, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenThere was a time when I thought we would never reach this stage. However, I can now say that we are "courtroom-drama free" – at least in regards to our blended family. The scars remain, the experiences no doubt have changed us, but the constant upheavals no longer control our daily lives.

Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: January 12th, 2012
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.

Literacy Illuminated (Part II)
Posted on: January 12th, 2012
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenLike most first grade classrooms, the one I was observing had students with multiple reading levels. Accordingly, the head teacher had divided the students into different groups so that they could practice skills that were relevant to all members of the small group.

Posted on: January 12th, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Yael: As a husband and longtime admirer of your column, I respectfully submit that your answer to A Sleep-Deprived Wife (The Magazine, 12-23-2011) missed the mark. Your response begins as follows:

Posted on: January 11th, 2012
Sections → Family“One night before I went to sleep I spoke to G-d and asked him out loud the following request: “Please – give me one hug from Dvir so that I will know that it was not all in vain.”
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Posted on: January 6th, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and Relationships“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Remember that saccharine line from the famous 1970 movie “Love Story?” It sounded icky to us then, and it sounds icky to us now, but since, like us, many of you also came of age under the spell of that cloying mantra, we’d like to set the record straight once and for all: it’s a big fat lie that has nothing whatsoever to do with love.
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