"The Milky Way," an Israeli film directed by Maya Kenig, offers a poignant and realistic portrayal of early motherhood through the story of a single mom who works for a company selling breastmilk.

The Family First Inbox in Issue 886 features various perspectives and reflections from readers on different topics.

Meir, a 22-year-old yeshivah student, grapples with the dilemma of needing a smartphone for personal downtime, particularly to follow sports, while seeking his father's approval, which was withheld due to the family's insular environment.

The author reflects on the tradition of secret-keeping in her family, particularly through the use of Yiddish.

The author recounts her experience of initially opposing her daughter getting a tattoo due to their Jewish heritage and the historical association of tattoos with the Holocaust.

This fiction story tells the tale of Ruben Gedalia Petrofsky, who changed his name to Rudolf G. Peters to fit in with the non-Jewish community.

In this Forward article, the author responds to a reader's dilemma about whether they should forgive their father, who supports Trump, before Yom Kippur.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Daniel Kalish discusses how individuals can forge their own path of religious commitment with the right help.

In this episode of the18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Daniel Kalish discusses how each individual can forge their own path of religious commitment with the right help.

In this essay, Etgar Keret reflects on the influence of his parents on his writing.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and his daughter Tzipora discuss their experience of navigating a father-daughter relationship while Tzipora battled an eating disorder.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and his daughter Tzipora discuss their experience with Tzipora's eating disorder and the impact it had on their relationship.

The Orthodox Union (OU) has launched the Empowered Parenting Initiative (EPI) to address the need for emotional development in children.

The writer reflects on a childhood memory of visiting their father in a temporary apartment.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Menachem Penner, dean of RIETS at Yeshiva University, and his son Gedalia, a musician and cantor-in-training who identifies as LGBTQ+, discuss their journey in reconciling their family's religious tradition with Gedalia's sexual orientation.

A symposium on how parents should respond when their child leaves the religious path emphasizes the unique nature of each situation.

The article delves into how the traditional role of Jewish mothers, characterized by self-sacrifice and high expectations, has evolved in modern times.