Mishpacha Magazine

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“It’s very lonely facing the world as a married woman yet so very much a single mom with an additional adult child”Mama Bears Are Necessary [Elevate / Issue 937]In the special needs world, there are entire organizations that employ teams of full-time staff whose sole mission is to help families navigate the bureaucratic systems to obtain the services their special children need, deserve, and thrive on. Mama Bears are absolutely necessary, albeit in the presence and with the support of Papa. R.

2 weeks ago | mishpacha.com | Cindy Scarr

Israel's US ambassador Yechiel Leiter relives his knock on history's door  Photos: Avi Ohayon / GPOEver since he was a young boy growing up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Yechiel Leiter felt drawn to the Jewish People’s G-d-given land. Decades later, as Israel’s new ambassador to the United States, Leiter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help influence history.

2 weeks ago | mishpacha.com | Cindy Scarr

A daring trek through no-man’s-land to find a Jewish soldier gone missing Photos: Jake Turx, Branden Eastwood, Serxan MedetliThey never heard from him again. Three decades have passed since Vugar Mikhailov bid goodbye to his family and went to join his unit on the front. Two wars and three decades later, his family still hasn’t given up hopeBy Jake Turx, AzerbaijanHE left his family’s doorstep on a crisp winter morning in 1993, a quiet, Jewish 19-year-old boy from the Azerbaijani town of Goychay.

2 weeks ago | mishpacha.com | Cindy Scarr

A deep dive into the myths and realities of pay disparity between gendersIn the larger business world, women earn 80 cents for every $1 men earn. The frum sector is likely the same (or worse). A deep dive into the myths and realities of pay disparity between genders, plus how we can address the issue Men are paid more than women for the same work. Raise your hand if you think that statement is true. It’s an interesting phenomenon — ask most women, and they’ll say yes.

2 weeks ago | mishpacha.com | Cindy Scarr

A guide to the web of evil that spirited away Nazis to sanctuary in South AmericaThousands of Nazis entered Argentina through the “ratlines” — escape routes for Nazi fugitives, aided by the Vatican, international leaders, and powerful financial institutions.