She’s always asking where I’m going when I go to therapy. It makes the whole thing so much worse.   I confide with my mother about how disillusioned I am with therapy. She gives me a hug and basically just listens for about a quarter of an hour. Then we have a whole discussion about what therapy is, what it isn’t, and that a specific therapist is not a reflection on therapy in general — in any profession some people are just not good. So I feel better about giving it another shot. My parents will do more research this time and my mother promises to come in with me for the first appo ..read more

It’s not if you fight, it’s how you fight Keep Flooding at Bay Abby Delouya You’ve heard it before, but it bears repeating: It’s not if you fight, it’s how you fight. Marriage joins two people with different personalities, processing, and communication styles, childhood influences and experiences — and disagreements are inevitable. Accordingly, equipping yourself with knowledge about the best and healthiest ways to disagree is a smart investment in marriage. Sometimes though, a difficult disagreement is compounded by other aggravating factors (think tiredness, hormonal overdrive, stress ..read more

Pro-Israel and Muslim, Nayib Bukele is a new breed of Latin American strongman Photos: AP Images Nayib Bukele, the brash young president of El Salvador, offers a study in intriguing contrasts. He is descended from Palestinian Arabs, yet embraces a staunchly pro-Israel foreign policy. He entered politics under the banner of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a Communist group that waged a guerilla war during the 1970s and ’80s; but now governs with a right-wing populist style that has drawn support from former US president Donald Trump. And at 37, he is both the world’s youn ..read more

That should have meant it was too late to include any tribute. But maybe not?   When the news came in last Tuesday morning that Rav Gershon Edelstein ztz”l had been niftar, last week’s magazine had already been printed. That should have meant it was too late to include any tribute. But maybe not? Getting a magazine from the printer to your doorstep or supermarket is a tightly coordinated process that must tick in sync to a precise timetable. At each stage, there are multiple considerations and variables. Sometimes those variables are flexible. From the start, we had a clear mandate. If t ..read more

Some people decided that summer doesn’t have to be plagued with tragic statistics Out of the Water Product: SightBit drowning prevention system Inventor: Adam Bismuth Adam Bismuth, a young entrepreneur and inventor from Tel Aviv, was once at the Dead Sea when he heard the hysterical shrieks from the shore: Someone was drowning (although people falsely assume that it’s impossible to drown in the Dead Sea), and the lifeguard was too far away to rescue the victim in time. The image haunted Bismuth for months. “It was a very long strip of beach and there was really nothing the lifeguard could do ..read more

Of course, I’m delighted that my children believe that I am wise and all-knowing “Ask, ask! It is the only way you will ever learn!” This adage may be true, but as a mother, I sometimes want to tweak it a bit so that it sounds like this: “Ask, ask your father! It is the only way you will ever learn…. Plus, I’ve already been answering your questions for 45 minutes, and I’m sure Tatty wants a turn because he’s feeling left out.” Of course, I’m delighted that my children believe that I am wise and all-knowing. I’m flattered, really. I certainly don’t mind the easier questions such as: “Is chicke ..read more