Around the World in Eight Weeks

Meira Feinman

A vacation in your living room! Each week this summer, Mishpacha Junior will take you on a virtual tour of interesting places around the world. This Week:Islands

On the Job: Fiveish

Barbara Bensoussan

Should you happen to see a six-foot-tall, five-dollar bill strolling down the main street of your neighborhood, don’t be alarmed! It’s only Fiveish, the irrepressible mascot and “spokesperson” for Oorah. (Oorah is an organization that works to bring nonreligious Jews closer to Torah and mitzvos.) “Fiveish” gets his name from the famous Oorah Chinese auction, where every ticket costs only five dollars.

Zeidy Zakon: Under the Ground

Rabbi Nachman and Miriam Zakon

Let’s go underground! It’s time to explore a very special tunnel with Zeidy Zakon.

Conversations

What Are We Supposed to Do?
Rabbi Moshe Grylak A tried-and-true remedy — and it shook the heavens

Badgered into Submission
Yonoson Rosenblum Avatars of political correctness in search of dissenters

Drinking Doubt Away
Eytan Kobre Meaning is indispensable for generating happiness

Checks and Balances III
Mishpacha Readers The conversation continues...

Memorable Melodies of Modzhitz
Rabbi Mordechai Besser The struggling survivors became kings in shul on Shabbos

A Whole Song and Dance
Rabbi Ron Yitzchak Eisenman One of those small acts that are giant leaps of chesed

Diamonds
Jacob L. Freedman MD "Each Jewish woman is a bas Melech, Dr. Freedman!"

Streamlined Service
Riki Goldstein "JewishMusic Stream is still about classic kosher music”

Perfect Harmony
Riki Goldstein "The arrangements literally changed the entire song"

Hang On to the Glow
Riki Goldstein Back to the warm camp Shabbos memories

Marking Miracles
Faigy Peritzman The miracles are there, but our eyes are blind to them

Going Against the Current
Sarah Chana Radcliffe Wise to deny our kids something all their friends have?

Clothed in Splendor
Mrs. Elana Moskowitz When dressing up is spiritual, not superficial

The Spokesman: Part IV
D. Himy, M.S. CCC-SLP and Zivia Reischer Every sentence tells a story; make yours well told