Shabbos on the Farmyard

Rochel Gross

Many Yidden, especially in Eretz Yisrael, work in places that cannot close down on Shabbos. How about farms? Cows need to be fed and milked daily. Is there a way to work on Shabbos without desecrating this holy day? I spoke to a farmer and the director of the Institute for Science and Halachah.

It Happened to Me: Stitches on Erev Shabbos

Rhona Lewis

I think the surgeon was pushed there by the Tehillim that my siblings were saying at home. They told me later that everyone who hadn’t been busy with Shabbos chores had sat on the couch davening.

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